Catalogue launched for July sale

17th June 2015

The fourth Acuitus auction of 2015 will take place on July 9th and the catalogue for the sale can be viewed online here.   The May auction saw the sale of £49m at a 90% sale rate. Acuitus has now sold more than £1bn of assets on behalf of clients.   The July auction offers 60 lots encompassing a wide range of retail, office, industrial and leisure assets producing current total rental income in excess of £4.3m. The assets for sale represent a wide geographic spread across the UK and a similarly extensive range of investment opportunities with guide prices from £75,000 to £5.375m.

Lots featured in the auction have been entered by vendors including Legal & General, CBRE Global Investors, Wesleyan Assurance and Heron Foods together with major banks, administrators and LPA Receivers including JLL, Deloitte, Smith & Williams, DTZ, Moorfields and Fairacre. The sale will include two major lots that are being offered with guide prices in excess of £5m.

United House in York is a 43,468 sq ft office building which is offered with vacant possession and planning consent for residential conversion  a guide price of £5m.   Five Temple Square in Liverpool is a 40,737 sq ft office building with tenants including BDO, Wealth At Work and Armstrong Solicitors. The current income is £513,537pax and the guide price is £5.375m.

 

Other lots in the auction include: 

  • London, SW11, Northcote Road: Freehold retail investment let to Let to Marsh & Parsons on a 15-year lease until 2030 (no breaks). Income: £59,550pax. Guide price: £1m
  • Romsey, 10 The Hundred:  Freehold retail investment let to Superdrug Stores until 2023 (no breaks). Rent: £72,500pax. Guide price: £1.3m+
  • Stafford, 5 Market Square: Freehold bank investment let to Lloyds Bank plc until June 2026 (no breaks). Rent: £79,000pax. Guide price: £1.1m
  • Sheffield, Furnival House, Furnival Gate: Substantial 68,041 sq ft multi-let office investment. Rent £478,710 pax. Guide £2.25m
  • Banbury Cross, Odeon Cinema: Freehold cinema investment entirely let to ABC Cinemas, guaranteed by Odeon Cinemas Ltd until April 2032 (no breaks).Rent: £128,304pax. Guide price: £1.85m-£1.9m
  • York, Saxby House, Piccadilly Court: Freehold Grade A office investment in prime city centre location. Let to Siemens PLC. Rent £318,960pax. Guide £3m
  • Devizes, Monday Market Street: Freehold Supermarket Investment let to Marks & Spencer Simply Foods until 2030 (subject to option). Rent £72,500pax. Guide £1.3m+

The auction will take place at The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, 22 Portman Square, London, W1 at 1.30pm on July 9th.