FREEHOLD FOR SALE GUIDE PRICE - £1.6 MILLION PLUS VAT

ABBEY HOTEL 7 - 11 Church Street, , , SO51 8BT

Key Highlights • Historic vacant public house and two • Investment income of £18,362 per annum retail investments in Romsey town centre potentially increasing to £30,000 per • Opposite and close to annum The Broadlands Estate and the • Alternative use and development • Site area 0.13 hectares (0.322 acres) opportunities (STP) • Pub in shell condition ready to receive fitting out

SAVILLS 2 Charlotte Place Southampton SO14 0TB +44 (0) 23 8071 3900 savills.co.uk Location The Abbey Hotel is situated in the centre of Romsey, a market town well-known for its association with the Broadlands Estate, the former home of the Lord Mountbatten. The property has a prominent position in Church Street, immediately opposite Romsey Abbey, close to the shopping area around Market Place and The Hundred where many national retailers are situated. The Abbey Hotel is a substantial property offering a development opportunity that could provide a new pub and restaurant with scope to develop letting accommodation. There are many tourists and visitors to the area visiting attractions such as Abbey, the River Test and the , Stockbridge, The Broadlands Estate and Paultons Park. Pedestrian and vehicle access is directly from Church Street.

Property The Abbey Hotel and the adjacent retail units have a site area of 0.13 hectares (0.322 acres) with a wide frontage to Church Street. The building is arranged over ground, first and part second floors. The upper floors of the Abbey Hotel extend above the 2 retail units. There is an area for car parking/deliveries and a large garden to the rear of the property backing down to a mill stream.

Internal Description The Abbey Hotel is offered for sale part way through a redevelopment of the property. The retail units are fully occupied by third party tenants. The Abbey Hotel provides a number of interconnecting rooms at ground floor level all of which are in ‘shell’ condition. The basement and ground floor combined has a gross internal floor area of approximately 470 sqm (5,060 sq ft).The total gross internal floor area is approximately 790 sq m (8,504 sq ft). The upper floors of the property provide an opportunity to create 9 en-suite letting bedrooms at first floor level and a manager’s flat on the second floor. This accommodation is also provided in shell condition. There are a number of outbuildings that offer a further development opportunity.

SAVILLS SOUTHAMPTON 2 Charlotte Place Southampton SO14 0TB +44 (0) 23 8071 3900 savills.co.uk Investment Income

UNIT USE TENANT SIZE LEASE EXPIRY RENT (PER ANNUM) 7 Retail Malcolm & Diane Smith 38 sqm Holding Over £9,108 t/a Photoflair 409 sqft 9 Retail Sarah Bennett 49 sqm Sep-19 £9,254 t/a Khaos Hair Design 527 sqft Both tenants have indicated a desire to take on new leases of between 5 and 10 years with a combined rent of £30,000 per annum.

Planning EPC The property is not a Listed building but is situated within The Abbey Hotel as an EPC rating of D-80. This was the Romsey Town Centre Conservation Area. We believe undertaken prior to the strip out of the interior of the that there are a number of development opportunities property. associated with the premises, subject to obtaining the • 7 Church Street has an EPC rating of C-64. necessary planning permissions. • 9 Church Street has an EPC rating of E-125. Rating The Abbey Hotel is listed within the 2017 Rating List as Guide Price “Public House and Premises” with a rateable value of The property is available for sale with a guide price of £26,750. It is likely to be re-assessed upon completion £1.6m (plus VAT) to include the freehold interest with of the re-fitting of the premises. vacant possession of the Abbey Hotel and with the benefit of the investment income from the two retail units. • 7 Church Street is described as “Shop and Premises” and has a rateable value of £9,000. Viewing • 9 Church Street is described as “Shop and Premises” For a formal viewing, strictly by appointment with Savills. and has a rateable value of £8,400. The National Multiplier for and Wales for 2019 / 2020 is £0.504.

Tenure The property is held Freehold.

SAVILLS SOUTHAMPTON 2 Charlotte Place Southampton SO14 0TB +44 (0) 23 8071 3900 savills.co.uk Contact Kevin Marsh Poppy Hood Savills +44 (0) 7968 550 369 +44 (0) 7870 183 418 2 Charlotte Place [email protected] [email protected] Southampton SO14 0TB

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