Acuitus 16/02/2023 Important Auction & Property Update
ADDENDUM
To the Catalogue for
Auction Sale: 16 February 2023

All Lots
The purchaser of each lot is deemed to purchase with notice and full knowledge of the important notice to bidders, the Common Auction Conditions, where applicable, the special conditions of sale and this addendum.
The purchaser of each lot is deemed to have inspected the property and have verified the accuracy of all information given in the particulars including the extent of the premises to be sold and the floor areas. Additionally, the purchaser is deemed to have read the legal documentation.
The boundary plans in the auction catalogue are for identification only. The correct title plan showing the boundaries of the properties are available for inspection and the purchaser will be deemed to have purchased with full knowledge thereof.
Please note that vendors may require a supplementary amount to be paid by the purchaser to the vendor over and above the purchase price. Please check the special conditions of sale to ascertain whether this applies to the property for which you are bidding.
The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 came into force on the 26th June 2017.
Under the Regulations, Acuitus is legally required to immediately undertake customer due diligence checks on the buyer and related parties.
Acuitus will need to receive identification documents that satisfy the Regulations for the bidder, the buyer (if different from the bidder), the beneficial owners with more than 25% of the voting rights or capital and proof of authority if the bidder is acting as an agent.
Acuitus will also need to receive satisfactory identification on the source of the deposit money provided by the bidder/buyer.
If you are the successful bidder, Acuitus requires a separate payment of £1,500+VAT as a buyer's administration charge payable to Acuitus Limited upon exchange of contracts. A VAT receipt will be provided upon payment.
The Common Auction Conditions have been updated as at June 2024.
Please note the Product Guide for the Octopus Bridging Loan has been updated and is dated March 2025.
Lot 1
The Malt House, 7 The Broadway, Amersham Old Town, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0HL
The property includes a small garage to the rear which forms part of the demise of the first floor flat, all of which has been sold off on a 150 year lease. Please see legal pack for further information.
Lot 3
Unit 3, 250 Palace Court, Finchley Road (A41), Hampstead, London, NW3 6DN
The Special Conditions of Sale provide for the Buyer to pay to the Seller £2,400 in addition to the purchase price as a contribution towards the Seller’s costs.
Lot 4
58 High Street, Strood, Kent, ME2 4AR
As to the retail unit, the lease to Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited is for a term of 10 years from 12th January 2018 until 11th January 2028 and not as stated in the tenancy schedule in the Auction particulars of sale.
The Special Conditions of Sale provide for the Buyer to pay to the Seller an additional 1% of the agreed price to be paid upon completion and a contribution of £900.00 plus Vat for the Seller’s Solicitors Legal Costs and disbursements.
Lot 6
63 Chase Side & 3a Crown Parade, Southgate, London, N14 5BU
As to the lease of the Retail unit, the seller has received an application from the tenant to assign the lease and the assignee has been approved with a 6 months rent deposit and a guarantor. It is expected that the assignment will be completed prior to the auction.
The maisonette comprises a living room and kitchen on the first floor, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor and not as stated in the bullet point, tenancy schedule and description paragraph of the Auction catalogue.
Lot 7
9 & 11 Ashley Road and 2 & 4 Oxford Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2DT
Please note that completion of the sale will take place 20 working days from the Contract Date, as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale, and not as stated in the auction particulars.
Lot 8
Lyndum House, 12-14 High Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3JG
Please note that the Property is subject to two licences in respect of two car parking spaces, each currently let at £750 + VAT per annum, copies of which can be found in the Legal Pack. The parking licences are not completed yet but are paid up to June. The total current rent passing therefore should read £67,385 p.a. and not as stated in the auction particulars.
In respect of footnote (6) in the auction particulars, please note the lease to Connective Solutions Limited has now completed (Room 14 first floor) and a copy of this lease has been added to the Legal Pack.
The tenant of Room 15 first floor has signed and returned the renewal lease. The lease will be completed on expiry of the notice period required under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. A copy of the signed (but undated) lease has been added to the legal pack.
Variations to replies to CPSE 7 Question 16
Further correspondence has been received relating to the electricity supply to the shop units. Please refer to the correspondence marked “CPSE7 Q16” which has been added to the legal pack. The seller believes this may relate to the vacated front ground floor shop unit. The seller has notified Messrs Biscoes that the rent deposit for the vacant front ground floor shop unit has been utilised in full and is now looking to finalise a surrender with the missing tenant in order to ease the marketing and reletting process going forward. Please refer to the correspondence marked “CPSE7 Q16 (2) which has been added to the legal pack.
We summarise below a breakdown of the repair and maintenance expenditure (incurred in excess of £500 only) carried out at the Property and referred to in CPSE2 10.1
April 2020 £25,500* plus VAT spent on major roof works
May 2020 £6,500* plus VAT spent on external decoration
August 2020 £2,000* plus VAT spent on drain works
June 2021 £720* plus VAT spent on miscellaneous internal repairs
January 2022 £15,000* plus VAT spent on tile hanging in the courtyard area near shops 2/3 (Lucy Graham)
These figures are based on the verbal confirmation of Nurstead Builders who carry out the maintenance work on behalf of the Seller and do not include any small repair items (such as replacement hinges etc) that cost less than £500. These figures are provided in good faith to guide prospective bidders.
*Round figures have been provided.
This information supersedes the figures previously set out in CPSE2 Q10.1 under the heading “repairs and maintenance’’
In respect of footnote (9) in the auction particulars, please note this lease has now completed & a copy of the new lease is included in the legal pack’’
Please note that the office tenant in room 16, 17, 18 and 22, Premier UK Business LLP currently pay their rent monthly.
Lot 9
42 High Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1BZ
Sold prior to auction.
Lot 12
329 Southchurch Road (A13), Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2PE
Sold prior to auction.
Lot 14
Vantage Point, 23 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7DN
Sold prior to auction.
Lot 15
418 Chester Road, land at Wright Street and Empress Street Works, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HD
As to the particulars of sale, please delete reference to the EPC section.
Lot 16
Invicta Works, Owen Road, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 2PZ
Sold prior to auction.
Lot 17
Continuity House, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2XH
As to the planning consent obtained, there is a Section 106 cost of £210,488. A breakdown of these costs is available upon request.
Lot 19
HSBC, 60 Albert Road and 33-35 Corporation Street, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS1 1RS
Correspondence from agents acting for HSBC regarding HSBC presenting terms for a new 5 year lease have been received and have been placed in the legal pack
Lot 21
27, 27a and 29 Bridge Place, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1DT
Please note that Unit 1 (Former M & Co) has now been let to Futino Limited on a 1 year term from 3/2/2023 at a peppercorn rent. The lease is drawn up outside the provisions of S24-28 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954. A copy of the lease is included in the Legal Pack.
Sold prior to auction
Lot 24
18-30 Chapel Walk, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2PD
The Special Conditions of Sale provide for the Buyer to pay to the Seller on completion, the Seller’s solicitors legal fees & disbursements in the sum of £1200 + VAT.
Lot 25
19 - 21 Haymarket, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2AW
The Special Conditions of Sale provide on COMPLETION for the BUYER shall pay to the SELLER in addition to the amount payable under CONDITION G6.2, the seller’s full legal fees in the sum of £2,500.00 inclusive of VAT.
Lot 29
9 &11 West Main Street, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3PZ
Sold prior to auction.
Lot 33
59 and 61 Grosvenor Street, Stalybridge, Manchester, SK15 2JN
As to 59 Grosvenor Road, the unit is let for a term until 31st August 2023, however of the tenant has informed the Seller that tenant has vacated the property and is now in arrears of one month’s rent.
As to unit 61 the tenant has served notice to determine the lease on 30th April 2023.
The Special Conditions of Sale provide on COMPLETION for the BUYER to pay to the SELLER in addition to the amount payable under CONDITION G6.2, the seller’s full legal fees in the sum of £2,500.00 inclusive of VAT.