Prime M&S Foodhall Investment Opportunity

St Mary’s Row, , , , B13 9EG INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS LOCATION

Opportunity to acquire a prime foodstore ‘Moseley Village’ is one of Birmingham’s most desirable suburbs located approximately four miles south of Birmingham City Centre. investment in the affluent Moseley village Moseley, benefits from excellent public transport including two nearby stations at University and located 4 miles south of Birmingham city Five Ways. Plans have recently been submitted for a new Moseley train station on the old Camp Hill line. ’s planning committee has already approved the construction centre. of the and Hazelwell railway stations. This would be the third station on the line and is proposed to open in 2021. The new station is to be located opposite the M&S Foodhall and travel times to the city centre would be approximately 15 minutes.

The property occupies a prominent position on the corner of St Mary’s Moseley village has a creative and vibrant community appealing to young families, professionals and students all drawn to its relaxed lifestyle. There is a wide range of independent and national Row and Oxford Road almost directly opposite St Mary’s Church. retail occupiers, restaurants and bars, including the Michelin star ‘Carters of Moseley’.

The M&S Foodhall comprises of 18,000 sq ft arranged over ground Moseley was named ‘Best Place to Live in the UK’ in the 2015 Sunday Times top 50 list of floor and first floor with the benefit of 75 designated parking spaces. Britain’s urban districts, it was also named best place to live in Birmingham by the Times in 2017. Let to Marks and Spencer Plc t/a M&S Foodhall with an unexpired term in excess of 17 years.

The passing rent of £240,500 per annum reflects a rate of £18.50 psf, based on the ground floor area of 13,000 sq ft. M6 A41 A34 Marks and Spencer Plc has an Experian rating of 100/100, representing M5 a very low risk of business failure. SMETHWICK M6 The property is being offered with the benefit of a Freehold title. BIRMINGHAM £4,500,000 (Four Million, Five Hundred A456 Offers are sought in excess of BIRMINGHAM Thousand pounds). An acquisition at this level would reflect a net AIRPORT initial yield of 5.02% after graduated purchaser costs of 6.57%. A45

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A435 A441 SOLIHULL Alcester Road St Mary’s Church

Moseley Park & Pool Alcester Road CATCHMENT & DEMOGRAPHICS FOODSTORE COMPETITION

Moseley has a primary catchment population within a 5 minute drive time of The M&S Foodhall is the only premium food We would anticipate strong competition for 24,235 people and 120,308 people living within a 10 minute drive time (Experian). offer within Moseley Village itself. The direct this site from multiple foodstore retailers if competition is from the Sainsburys local and it was available in the open market. The top key ‘mosaic groups’ within this catchment according to Experian are as CO-OP on Alcester Road however, these follows: stores do not benefit from a customer car park which M&S provides. 47.13% - N Urban Cohesion - Residents of settled urban communities with a strong sense of identity. Within a 10 minute drive time there is a range of value and mid market operators with 24.40% - O Rental Hubs - Educated young people privately renting in urban Waitrose being the only other premium brand. neighbourhoods. The arrival of the new Moseley station will further benefit M&S Foodhall being located Moseley has the 14th highest average income amongst the city’s 69 wards within directly opposite. Birmingham. Resident employment rates are above the city average and claimant count unemployment proportions are below those for Birmingham as a whole (BCC).

EDGBASTON KEY TYPE PROPERTY ADDRESS DRIVE TIME (mins) 4 3 1 Sainsburys local Alcester Road, Moseley 2

TYSELEY 2 2 CO-OP Alcester Road, Moseley 2 1 MOSELEY 5 (mins) 10 (mins) 3 Aldi Edgebaston Road 5 approx approx 4 Lidl Moseley Road, Balsall Heath 5

5 Asda High Street, Kings Heath 5 5

KINGS HEATH 6 Waitrose Stratford Road, 10

6 HALL GREEN 7 Tesco Express Alcester Road, Moseley 7

BOURNVILLE 7 For indicative purposes only SITUATION AND DESCRIPTION ACCOMMODATION

The property occupies a prominent and highly visible The gross internal areas of the store are set out in the table below: position on the corner of St Mary’s Row and Oxford DESCRIPTION AREA (SQ FT) AREA (SQ M) Road which is an established retail and leisure pitch. Ground Floor 13,000 1,208 St Mary’s Row is a busy thoroughfare running east to First Floor 5,000 464 west through Moseley. St Mary’s Church which is the Total 18,000 1,671

key landmark in Moseley sits almost directly opposite The store benefits from 75 designated customer parking spaces at the rear of the the property. property accessed via Oxford Road.

The property forms part of a larger purpose The M&S Foodhall comprises 18,000 build development which consists of a sq ft arranged over ground and first floor parade of retail units and a restaurant along as detailed in the accommodation section with the M&S Foodhall. The upper floors opposite. It has been fitted out internally consist of 22 apartments. to Marks and Spencer Foodhall corporate St Marys Row specification and branding.

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Park TENANCY TENURE COVENANT INFORMATION

The property is let to Marks and Spencer The property will be sold with the benefit of Marks and Spencer Plc was established in 1884 and is a Public Limited Company Plc, trading as a Marks & Spencer Foodhall, a Freehold title. listed on the London Stock Exchange FTSE 250 Index having previously been in the on an FR&I lease for an unbroken term of FTSE 100 Index from its creation until 2019. 20 years from 31/10/2017. The current rent passing is £240,500 per annum which Marks & Spencer offers high quality fashion, award-winning food and stylish reflects £18.50 psf based on the ground homeware. Marks and Spencer employ over 80,000 people and operates over 1463 floor area of 13,000 sq ft. stores across 57 countries. The rent is subject to 5 yearly reviews from the term commencement date to the lower M&S food has been a thriving part of the business and now have over 700 food of open market rental value or 2.5% per outlets which include standalone stores and M&S’s in train stations, hospitals and annum compounded. petrol forecourts.

Marks and Spencer Plc has an Experian rating of 100/100, representing a very low risk of business failure. Their most recent accounts are shown below:

03/03/2019 31/03/2018 01/04/2017 (000) (000) (000) Turnover £10,555,400 £10,311,400 £10,309,700

Pre-tax profit £488,800 £600,000 £580,400

Net worth £5,222,000 £4,791,600 £4,383,400

PLANNING EPC VAT

Planning information is available on request. An EPC will be made available on request. We understand the property is elected for VAT. It is envisaged that any sale will be dealt with as a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC). PROPOSAL FURTHER INFORMATION

Offers are sought in excess of £4,500,000 MMX RETAIL (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds), subject to contract and exclusive of Scott Mitchell MRICS VAT. An acquisition at this level would D: +44 (0)203 130 4660 M: +44(0)7967 552995 net initial yield of 5.02% reflect a after E: [email protected] graduated purchaser costs of 6.75%.

MISREPRESENTATION ACT 1967: MMX Retail as agents for the vendor, or as the case may be, Lessor (the “Vendor”) and for themselves, give notice that: (1) These particulars are given merely as a general guide to the property. They are not and shall not hereafter become part of any offer or contract. (2) The statements here in are made in good faith but without any responsibility whatsoever on the part of the Vendor, MMX Retail, or their servants. It is for the purchaser or as the case may be Lessee (the “Purchaser”) to satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy and fullness, he must not in entering into contract or otherwise rely upon these particulars as statements or representations of fact. (3) The Vendor does not make or give and neither MMX Retail, nor their servants has any authority, express or implied, to make or give any representations or warranties in respect of the property. (4) In the event of any inconsistency between these Particulars and the Conditions of Sale, the latter shall prevail.

ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING: A successful bidder will be required to provide the necessary information required to to satisfy the AML requirements.