PRIME FREEHOLD RETAIL INVESTMENT 2-3 The Borough, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7NA
Investment Summary • Affluent Surrey commuter market town • Prime High Street unit with large frontage • One of the few well-configured units in town that suit modern retail requirements • Let to the excellent covenant of Poundland Limited • New Lease of 15 years from November 2014 • Offers invited in excess of £3,950,000 • Net in al yield 5.5%
Loca on Farnham is an affluent and a rac ve historic market town with a popula on of approximately 39,500. The town is close to the Surrey-Hampshire border, 39 miles south west of London, 11 miles west of Guildford and 15 miles east of Basingstoke.
Situa on The property is prominently posi oned on the northern side of The Borough, close to its junc on with West Street and Downing Street. The Borough is a prime retail trading pitch with a number of na onal retailers including Boots, Fat Face, Jo Jo Maman Bébé, Jigsaw, Timpson, Clarks, White Stuff, Natwest, Vision Express and Prezzo.
Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports are within an hour's drive of the town.
Slough Reading M4 A33
Descrip on The property is an a rac ve period building arranged over basement, ground and two upper floors, forming part of a retail parade. The building is of tradi onal brick construc on with a more recent concrete frame extension to the rear.
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The upper parts, which have separate access, are to be retained by the vendor for conversion to residen al.
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Tenancy The ground floor retail unit is let to Poundland Limited on a 15 year lease expiring on 13 November 2029. The passing rent is £230,000 pa and is subject to an upward only rent review in the 5th and 10th years.
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The ground floor comprises a well configured retail unit with glazed frontage and to the rear the tenant has fi ed out to include storage space, a kitchen, staff rest rooms and office space. The property benefits from a rear yard with parking, goods access and a li .
The town is within the London commuter belt with regular trains to London Waterloo with a fastest journey me of 53 minutes. The town benefits from excellent road communica ons with the A31 and A331 in close proximity. The M25 can be reached via Guildford on the A31 or via the A331 which joins the M3 circa 8 miles to the north.
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Farnham is a strong retail loca on and The Borough together with West Street are the prime retail streets. Rents exceeded £100.00 Zone A in 2007 and during the recession rents only reduced slightly with deals agreed in between £85.00-£95.00 ITZA.
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The property is being offered for sale as Freehold with the upper parts let to the vendor on a 999 year lease. Alterna vely the property could be purchased by way of 999 year leasehold for the ground floor retail unit.
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Energy Performance Cer ficate (EPC) The property has an Energy Performance Asset Ra ng of C (57). A full copy of the EPC is available on request.
VAT
Further informa on, please contact: Rob Cragg 020 7629 1533
[email protected] The property has been elected for VAT.
Proposal Offers in excess of £3,950,000 (Three Million Nine hundred and Fi y Thousand Pounds) are invited for the freehold or long leasehold interest, subject to contract and exclusive of VAT, reflec ng a yield of 5.5% a er deduc on of standard costs of 5.8%.
Aston Rose Chartered Surveyors St Albans House 57/59 Haymarket London SW1Y 4QX
020 7629 1533 www.astonrose.co.uk
Ma Hunter 020 7629 1533 ma
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MAY 2015