8 High Street Battle East Sussex TN33 0AE

  • 8 High Street<br>Battle<br>East Sussex<br>TN33 0AE

8 High Street
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 0AE

Freehold Retail Investment with Potential

  • Let to Day Lewis Plc (on assignment from Boots UK Limited)
  • 1.5% fixed annual uplifts rising to £33,256.69 in April 2019 and £33,755.54 in April 2020
  • Located in attractive market town
  • Nearby occupiers include Boots, Co-operative Food, Fat Face and NatWest
  • Residential development potential (subject to consents)
  • Lot
    61
  • Auction
    24th May 2018
  • Rent
    £32,765 per Annum Exclusive
  • Status
    Sold
  • Price
    £334,000
  • Sector
    High Street Retail
  • Auction Venue
    The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
    22 Portman Square
    London W1H 7BG
  • On behalf of Trustees
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Freehold Retail Investment with Potential

  • Let to Day Lewis Plc (on assignment from Boots UK Limited)
  • 1.5% fixed annual uplifts rising to £33,256.69 in April 2019 and £33,755.54 in April 2020
  • Located in attractive market town
  • Nearby occupiers include Boots, Co-operative Food, Fat Face and NatWest
  • Residential development potential (subject to consents)
  • Lot 61
  • Auction 24th May 2018
  • Rent £32,765 per Annum Exclusive
  • Status Sold
  • Price £334,000
  • Sector
    High Street Retail
  • Auction Venue
    The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
    22 Portman Square
    London W1H 7BG
  • On behalf of Trustees

Property Information

Location
Miles
3 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea
4 miles north-west of Hastings
Roads
A2100, A21
Rail
Battle Rail
Air
Gatwick Aiport
Situation

Battle is a market town in East Sussex located 4 miles north-west of Hastings. The property is situated on the south-west side of High Street, close to its junction with the famous Battle Abbey which is a popular English Heritage tourist attraction. Nearby occupiers include Boots, Co-operative Food, Fat Face and NatWest.

Tenure

Freehold.

Location
Miles
3 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea
4 miles north-west of Hastings
Roads
A2100, A21
Rail
Battle Rail
Air
Gatwick Aiport
Situation

Battle is a market town in East Sussex located 4 miles north-west of Hastings. The property is situated on the south-west side of High Street, close to its junction with the famous Battle Abbey which is a popular English Heritage tourist attraction. Nearby occupiers include Boots, Co-operative Food, Fat Face and NatWest.

Tenure

Freehold.

Description

The property comprises a prominent Grade II listed property, providing retail accommodation on ground floor with ancillary accommodation on basement, first and second floors. To the rear of the property is a garden area.

VAT

VAT is applicable to this lot.

Completion Period

Six week completion

EPC

The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.

Description

The property comprises a prominent Grade II listed property, providing retail accommodation on ground floor with ancillary accommodation on basement, first and second floors. To the rear of the property is a garden area.

VAT

VAT is applicable to this lot.

Completion Period

Six week completion

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 Reversion
Ground
Basement
First
Second
Retail
Ancillary
Ancillary
Ancillary
153.75 sq m
33.81 sq m
120.30 sq m
131.55 sq m
(1,655 sq ft)
(364 sq ft)
(1,295 sq ft)
(1,416 sq ft)
DAY LEWIS
PLC (1) on
assignment
from Boots UK
Limited (2)
15 years and 4
months from
22/03/2005 on a
full repairing and
insuring lease
£32,765.21 21/07/2020
Total
439.41 sq m
(4,730 sq ft)
    £32,765.21 (3)  

(1) The Day Lewis Group is an award winning family business, consisting of one of the largest independent pharmacy chains in the UK and Europe. Day Lewis employs over 2,500 people, owning and managing over 300 pharmacies in the UK today, with the management rights to the pharmacy concession in Harrods (Source: www.daylewis.co.uk 18/01/2018). The tenant is not currently in occupation.
(2) Boots UK Limited remain liable by way of an Authorised Guarantee Agreement. For the year ending 31st August 2016, Boots UK Limited reported a turnover of £6,876,000,000, pre-tax profits of £523,000,000 and a total net worth of £1,204,000,000 (Source: Experian Group 17/01/2018). Boots is the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With around 2,500 stores in the UK, ranging from local community pharmacies to large destination health and beauty stores. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc, the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise (Source: www.boots-uk.com 27/04/2018).
(3) The lease provides for 1.5% annual fixed rental increases.

Property Documents

  • Site Plan
    Updated Date
    28.10.19
    File Size
    2 MB
    View PDF
  • Catalogue Page
    Updated Date
    28.10.19
    File Size
    737 KB
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  • Common Auction conditions
    Updated Date
    10.06.21
    File Size
    168 KB
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  • Memorandum of Sale
    Updated Date
    27.03.17
    File Size
    27 KB
    View PDF

Contacts

Seller's Solicitors
Gowling WLG Two Snowhill
Birmingham
B4 6WR
Nisha Minhas 0121 393 0648Nisha.Minhas@gowlingwlg.com

Useful Links

Acuitus Finance
Stuart BuchananStuart Buchanan +44 (0)20 7034 4850 +44 (0)7879 432868stuart.buchanan@acuitus.co.uk

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