Excellent trading location directly opposite Green Lanes Shopping Centre and close to Marks & Spencer, WHSmith, Next, Boots the Chemist and Superdrug
Attractive North Devon market town
Lot 20
Auction 14th February 2018
Rent £22,500 per Annum Exclusive
Status Sold
Price £326,000
Sector High Street Retail
Auction Venue The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel 22 Portman Square London W1H 7BG
Property Information
Location
Miles
38 miles north-west of Exeter, 45 miles west of Taunton
Roads
A39, A361, A377, M5 (Junction 27)
Rail
Barnstaple Railway Station
Air
Exeter International Airport
Situation
Barnstaple is a popular North Devon town with a population of 28,000 which is swelled by the influx of tourists in the summer months. The property is situated on the western side of High Street, at the edge of the pedestrianised section and opposite one of the main entrances to Green Lanes Shopping Centre. The property is adjacent to JD Sports and Clintons Cards, with other nearby occupiers including Marks & Spencer, WHSmith, Costa, Boots the Chemist, Superdrug, TK Maxx and Caffè Nero. Cattle Market Car Park is located nearby with parking for over 200 cars.
Tenure
Freehold.
Location
Miles
38 miles north-west of Exeter, 45 miles west of Taunton
Roads
A39, A361, A377, M5 (Junction 27)
Rail
Barnstaple Railway Station
Air
Exeter International Airport
Situation
Barnstaple is a popular North Devon town with a population of 28,000 which is swelled by the influx of tourists in the summer months. The property is situated on the western side of High Street, at the edge of the pedestrianised section and opposite one of the main entrances to Green Lanes Shopping Centre. The property is adjacent to JD Sports and Clintons Cards, with other nearby occupiers including Marks & Spencer, WHSmith, Costa, Boots the Chemist, Superdrug, TK Maxx and Caffè Nero. Cattle Market Car Park is located nearby with parking for over 200 cars.
Tenure
Freehold.
Description
The property comprises a ground floor shop with ancillary accommodation on the first floor. The two upper floors of the adjoining building (trading as Clinton Cards) fly over the ground floor at the front, whilst a small area of the subject property’s first floor extends over the adjacent property occupied by Clinton Cards – please see title documentation.
VAT
VAT is applicable to this lot.
EPC
The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.
Description
The property comprises a ground floor shop with ancillary accommodation on the first floor. The two upper floors of the adjoining building (trading as Clinton Cards) fly over the ground floor at the front, whilst a small area of the subject property’s first floor extends over the adjacent property occupied by Clinton Cards – please see title documentation.
VAT
VAT is applicable to this lot.
EPC
The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.
Tenancy & Accommodation
Floor
Use
Floor Areas (Approx)
Tenant
Term
Rent p.a.x
Review/ (Reversion)
Ground First
Retail Ancillary
97.60 sq m 69.40 sq m
(1,051 sq ft) (747 sq ft)
D. BRUCE ESQ. t/a Coopers Jewellery (1)
10 years (less a day) from 25/10/2012 on a full repairing and insuring lease (3)
£22,500
24/10/2017 (2) (23/10/2022)
Total
167.00 sq m
(1,798 sq ft)
£22,500
(1) With over 40 years of experience in the trade, Coopers Jewellery opened their first retail shop in 1995 in the historic North Devon town of Bideford. Coopers Jewellery offer fine antique, vintage and modern jewellery (Source: www.coopersjewellery.com 09/01/2018). (2) Under the terms of the lease, the tenant may only terminate the lease 28 days after a notice of determination of the first rent review in October 2017. However, the landlord has not actioned the October 2017 rent review. The option to determine in 2014 was not operated by the tenant. (3) The lease is full repairing and insuring, subject to a Schedule of Condition.
