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Investment Summary
█ Freehold 443 bedroom purpose built student accommodation property
█ T he scheme is made up of three blocks of accommodation; St Michaels, St Julies and the Trinity Building
█ T he scheme lies within a predominantly residential suburb of Liverpool
█ T he property benefits from two leases to Liverpool Hope University, both expiring 16 September 2024 (11.5 years remain). At expiry, the University has a right to buy back the asset for £1
█ R ent reviews are annual to RPI with a cap of 3.5%
█ S trong residential under-pinning value
█ Affordable student accommodation option
█ T here are approximately 54,780 full time students studying within Liverpool. Of the full time students, only 30% are able to be accommodated in purpose built student accommodation
█ Approximately 8,000 students studying at Liverpool Hope University
█ Derwent Living are the new manager and will operate the property for a fixed period of 3 years, subject to Landlord’s options to break on 3 months notice
█ F orecast gross rent of £1,306,063 for the 12/13 academic year location The scheme, built on a 1.54 ha / 3.81 acre site in the Liverpool suburb of Aigburth is approximately 3 miles to the south of Liverpool city centre. The properties make up a substantial part of Liverpool Hope University’s - Aigburth Park campus.
The Aigburth Park Campus is set within the St Michaels Hamlet conservation area.
There is a dedicated University shuttle bus service to the main campus at Hope Park which takes between 15-20 minutes and approximately 2.5 miles to the north east. Four trains per hour leave from St Michael’s station for Liverpool Moorfields station in the city centre providing access to the ‘Creative Campus’ and city centre amenities. There are also public buses accessible at the eastern end of St Michaels Road with services to the city centre and past the main Hope Park campus.
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8 Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2011. Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Licence number 100020449. Plotted Scale - 1:7500 All rights reserved. Licence number 100020449. Plotted Scale - 1:1300 DESCRIPTION St Michael’s Accommodation Summary The scheme is made of three blocks of accommodation St Julies, St Michaels and the Trinity Building. St Julies is a traditional accommodation scheme of student flats providing 250 rooms in 27 flats with shared facilities Flat Type Flats No of Beds and was built in 1955. Each flat has a kitchen and living room with a bath/shower rooms and a separate WC. A total of 27 bedrooms (1 in each flat) have been recently furnished as additional communal lounge areas 3 bed flat 2 6 at the request of the University. Therefore a total 223 lettable rooms can be allocated by the University to their students within this element. 4 bed flat 4 16
Heating is supplied to each flat via a wet radiator heating system driven by a large calorifying boiler at 5 bed flat 18 90 basement level below the flats.
St Julies Accommodation Summary 6 bed flat 18 108
All rooms are provided as standard single bed spaces with wash basins included. Total 42 220
Flat Type Flats No of lettable Beds The third building on site, The Trinity Building, is contemporary with the original halls and 8 bedroom flat 3 21 (7 lettable) is a large single storey building with rotunda elevations to the northern end of the scheme. The building houses the student reception and additional ancillary spaces to include: 9 bedroom flat 14 112 (8 lettable) • Student reception, management suite and security office 10 bedroom flat 10 90 (9 lettable) • Large student common room with table top games, vending and projector screen with seating and sofas for approximately 100 (former Halls canteen) Total 27 223 • Large former kitchens and staff changing and administration areas (now in use as management stores
St Michaels comprises phase 2 of the development at Aigburth Park, opened in September 2002. The • Coin operated laundry with 6 washers and 6 driers (relatively low proportion of machines building was added in 2001/2002 to the southern end of the site providing a total of 220 new en-suite to students) bedrooms configured as 3, 4, 5 and 6 bed cluster flats and are roughly equal size of 10.2m². The building • Computer room including 12 terminals (provided & maintained by the University) is configured around a central courtyard from which all the flats are accessed off four stair core with external • Unisex WCs (3 cubicles and 4 wash basins) access in the corners of the courtyard.
All rooms within St Michael’s flats are provided as single ensuite cluster flats. We understand that the computer equipment within the computer room is provided and maintained by the University. Wall mounted CCTV system linked to management suite with secured gated access to site. The scheme is covered by 24 hour manned site security provided by 4 maintenance staff on rolling shift pattern.
Car parking is available for circa 55 cars, 49 of the spaces are made available for students to rent.
Bicycle store for approximately 60 bicycles located adjacent to the gated entrance.
Access to the site is controlled by key fob to the perimeter access points on St Michaels Road and the access points for the St Michaels block and by traditional keys to the individual flats. Income OPERATOR The property is subject to two leases with Liverpool Hope University expiring 16 September 2024. The The property has historically been owned and operated by Opal. The operation of the property has current income receivable from these leases for the 2012/13 academic year is £1,281,063.15. Rent been taken over by Derwent Facilities Management Limited (Derwent FM), a fully owned subsidiary of reviews are on an annual basis to RPI, capped at 3.50%. The structure of the leases allows the University Derwent Living. Derwent Living is a not-for-profit organisation providing the full spectrum of support to purchase the freehold interest of the properties for a nominal price of £1 at expiry of the leases. services to student, commercial and public sector property. Formed in 1964, Derwent has been operating for over 15 years in the student sector and currently operate over 4,000 student units. Derwent Living The landlord retains responsibility for all repairs, maintenance and insurance whilst the tenant is have a net worth of over £400m. responsible for utilities and internet costs. The leases are subject to a standard service level agreement. Liverpool Student Market In practice the University control student allocations, grant individual tenancy agreements, receive rental Liverpool is home to four main Higher Education providers; the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John payments and deposits and provide pastoral care for students at Aigburth Park. Moores University, Liverpool Hope University and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. In summary there are a total of 54,780 full-time students within Liverpool (HESA 11/12).
NUMBER OF AVERAGE RENT GROSS RENT FOR 2012/13 ROOM TYPE CONTRACT LENGTH BEDS PER WEEK ACADEMIC YEAR Of the 54,780 students, 43,610 (80%) are full-time and are likely to require student accommodation over the life of their studies. Of these full-time students, 38,145 (87%) are undergraduates and 5,465 (13%) Standard Single 223 52 £56.72 are post-graduates. The total number of international students is 8,135 (19%) with 1,445 (18%) from £1,281,063 Single En-Suite 220 52 £56.72 inside the EU and 6,690 (82%) from non-EU countries.
The University of Liverpool is ranked 29th and Liverpool John Moores is ranked 93rd in the Times Good Sundry & Vending Income £25,000 University Guide 2013. Occupational demand for student accommodation in Liverpool remains robust with an increase in full time student numbers of 6.1% from 2010/11 to 2011/12. In particular, Liverpool Total Gross Income £1,306,063 has experienced an increase in international student numbers of 7.7% from 2010/11 to 2011/2012. Opal Budgeted Operational Costs 2012/13 -£301,000
Total Net Income £1,005,063 Circa 10,226 (18%) full time students are offered accommodation by Universities in “halls of residence”. A further c6,090 (11%) of students are offered accommodation by private sector landlords in purpose built accommodation. Accordingly, c38,464 (70%) full time Liverpool based Higher Education students are unable to access university or private sector purpose-built accommodation.
Liverpool hope university Liverpool Hope University was re-constituted in 2005 and is the only ecumenical university in Europe with a current student population of just under 8,000.
More than a quarter of the academics were entered for the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise - a higher proportion than most comparable institutions. The University was identified as producing ‘world leading work in Theology and Appealed Social Sciences’.
The University has a dual campus in a world-class location - European Capital of Culture in 2008.
The University provides an affordable, high quality student experience - Liverpool is the second most cost effective student city in the UK (NatWest Student Living Index 2009) and Ranked first out of 15 Russell Group institutions for satisfaction with the cost of living, accommodation cost, financial support, assessment, feedback on coursework and visa advice (International Student Barometer 2008, i-Graduate). Aigburth park Liverpool, L17 7JQ
VAT The building is not elected for VAT. FURTHER INFORMATION EPC RATING For more information please contact: The EPC Energy Efficiency Rating for this residential property is C (64). Marcus Roberts MRICS CAPITAL ALLOWANCES 0207 016 3799 We understand that unclaimed capital allowances of approximately £471,660 were available at year end 30th September 2011. 07807 999 187 [email protected] Tenure The Property is held Freehold subject to a tenant’s option to purchase the freehold for £1 at expiry of the lease. James Hanmer MRICS 0207 016 3711 Planning 07676 555 897 Planning Consent was granted for phase 2 on 30th October 2001 under planning reference 99P/0276 ‘To erect a part four–storey/part three–storey/ [email protected] part two–storey block containing 42 self-contained flats comprising 221 bedrooms for student residences; to lay out 28-space car park and associated Lizzie Whetman MRICS landscaped area’. 0207 016 3863 Proposal 07807 999 174 Savills are instructed to seek unconditional offers for the freehold of the property by 12pm on the 7th June. Multiple Dwelling Relief may be applicable [email protected] to a purchase of the property subject to further investigation.
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