A snapshot of recent mandates across UK industrial, retail showroom and food-retail sectors.
Chiswick, London W4
Prime car showroom premises purpose built in 2007 and pre-let to Volvo. The contemporary design and high specification provides a spacious ground-floor showroom with a further sales area at first-floor level, offices and staff accommodation.
Hounslow, Middlesex
Well located freehold first-generation food store, with car parking for up to 159 cars — a ratio of 1 space per 229 sq ft GIA on ground and first floors.
Wantage, Oxfordshire
Extensive freehold industrial warehousing / manufacturing facility extending to 143,000 sq ft on 10 acres with over 8 years unexpired income and considerable development potential.
Borehamwood
A Freehold modern production warehouse 33,000 sf of steel portal frame construction providing high bay clear span space on a site of approx. 0.94 acres. Let to Reggiani Lighting for 6 months with a view to refurbishment. Acquired on behalf of BEGG (Nominees) Ltd.
London E1
Substantial Freehold block of 40,000 sf used as a hostel within a ten minute walk of Tower Bridge, acquired on behalf of JMS Ltd and converted to a 'Wombats' Youth Hostel.
Windsor
Freehold open plan offices arranged over ground, first and second floors of some 15,000 sq ft acquired for a family office for Permitted Development.
Peterborough
Prime Freehold purpose built retail unit let to Yours, sold to a private purchaser on behalf of AXA.
Luton
Prime Freehold purpose built retail unit let to Specsavers, sold to a private purchaser on behalf of Bedrock Capital.
Keswick Road, London SW15
Modern self-contained offices arranged on the ground floor extending to 5,587 sq ft, sold long leasehold to an overseas purchaser for Permitted Development on behalf of Coplan Estates.
Liverpool
A rectangular vacant, freehold residential development site measuring approximately 0.23 ha (0.57 acres) with planning permission for the development of 24 apartments, sold to a local developer on behalf of a family office.
51–53 Old Compton Street, London W1
Renowned Freehold public house situated in prime Soho, arranged over basement, ground and 2 upper floors, by way of sale and leaseback on behalf of CBREGI.
Newport
The property comprises 13 ground floor retail units (Marks and Spencer also occupy the 1st and 2nd floors above) with offices above the retail (3rd–8th floors). This was a comprehensive asset management project.
Fulham, London
A Prime Freehold mixed use opportunity in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Finborough Road, London SW10
Impressive Freehold hostel of 32,857 sq ft (GIA), purchased on behalf of JMS Ltd for redevelopment to international student housing.
Chiswick Park, London SW18
An attractive Freehold modern group of buildings arranged over 7 floors — Ground and 1st being B1 offices. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th floors comprise 128 self-contained apartments, 90 being privately owned and 38 sold at a peppercorn to Notting Hill Housing Association for affordable housing. Sold to overseas purchasers on behalf of Coplan Estates.
Winchester
Modern Freehold offices arranged over a three and four storey building, comprising plus two self-contained ground floor retail units of 22,000 sf. Sold to East Hampshire CC Pension Fund on behalf of a family office.
Stevenage
Freehold site acquired for a family office client with full planning consent for 64 luxury apartments, situated over seven floors (Ground to 7th).
Croydon, CR9 1HB
Freehold offices sold to a private developer for Permitted Development. The property comprised an imposing 1970's building with a public house at ground and first floors and self-contained offices on the 2nd–5th floors served by a lift.
Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
Two high quality modern Freehold hybrid office buildings fully let totalling 36,129 sq ft with 89 designated parking spaces in the main Maylands Business Area close to Hemel Hempstead town centre. Acquired on behalf of a family office from Kindale.
Wandsworth
Properties forming part of a modern purpose built development constructed in 2007 with 130 apartments, comprising a retail unit let to Roche Bobois and a gym arranged at ground floor. The ground floor and basement sold long leasehold to an Irish investor on behalf of Coplan Estates.
9 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent
Freehold store premises arranged on ground, first, second and part basement. The entire property let to Wilkinsons Hardware Stores Ltd for a term of 20 years expiring 15th July 2017 on a full repairing and insuring lease, sold to Threadneedle on behalf of Bedrock Capital.
45 Great Oaks, Basildon, Essex
Extensive office building of over 33,000 sq ft acquired on behalf of Wonder Developments for permitted development to apartments.
Stockport
Freehold prime car showroom let to HR Owen PLC t/a Lamborghini / Maserati on a new 25 year lease with annual fixed uplifts to RPI. Acquired on behalf of Alpha Real Capital.
Shepshed, Loughborough
Extensive freehold manufacturing and warehouse buildings acquired by way of sale and leaseback on behalf of Fiera Real Estate Long Income Fund UK ("FRELIF"), totalling some 99,000 sf over 6.1 acres. The property was let for a term of 20 years subject to five-yearly reviews geared to RPI, with an annual cap and collar at 1% and 3% per annum compounded.
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