23 BUTTS COURT LS1 6AG FREEHOLD CITY CENTRE OFFICE OPPORTUNITY Town Hall The Light St. Johns Centre

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The Core Park Row

Victoria Quarter

Albion Street Commercial Street

Briggate

City Square

Trinity Leeds

Corn Exchange

Leeds Railway Station

23 Butts Court, Leeds LS1 6AG Butts Court Frontage Albion Street Frontage

INVESTMENT SUMMARY

• An attractive and modern office opportunity in the heart of Central Leeds • Let to Leeds Building Society (5A1) • Open plan office accommodation, refurbished to a high standard in 2013, • Freehold providing 10,344 sq ft (961 sq m) over three floors • Currently producing a rent of £177,951 per annum reflecting £16.66 per sq ft • Four secure car parking spaces, 13 person passenger lift and suspended • Asset management opportunities through future re-letting, conversion to ceilings with LG7 Compliant lighting residential or hotel use (subject to necessary planning consents) • Self-contained access from Butts Court with an additional entrance from • Offers are invited in excess of £1,860,000 subject to contract and exclusive Albion Street of VAT. This reflects a Net Initial Yield of 9.00% and a low capital value of £179 per sq ft taking into consideration standard purchaser’s costs of 6.24%

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Leeds is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) north east of Manchester, 15 Stoke-on-Trent Nottingham Leeds Station some 190 miles (306 km) north of London and is strategically located to connect into the national motorway network. The City lies 7 miles (11 km) north of the intersection of the M1 (Junction 42) and M62 (Junction 29) SITUATION motorways. The M1 is directly accessed from the city centre by the M621 which in turn link with the A1(M). The property is situated within the heart of the prime commercial area in with an excellent mix of office and retail occupiers Leeds City railway station is one of the UK’s busiest railway stations in the vicinity. The main entrance to the property is situated on Butts outside of Central London with over 100,000 passengers using it each Court, a quiet no-through road which enjoys very little vehicular traffic. day. Services to London Kings Cross run every 30 minutes with a fastest The rear of the property is on the western side of Albion Street, a busy journey time of approximately two hours. It also benefits from direct thoroughfare providing access between The Headrow to the prime services to Manchester, , York and Newcastle. shopping area of Commercial Street and the new Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre. Occupiers within the immediate area include a 300 space NCP Leeds Bradford International Airport is situated 8 miles (13 km) north- car park, Waterstones, Specsavers, Currys PC World and Barclays. west of the City Centre and is serviced by a dedicated coach link. It provides daily flights to major UK and European destinations including Spain, Italy, France and Germany.

23 Butts Court, Leeds LS1 6AG DESCRIPTION

ALBION STREET The property is formed of two adjoining and prominent period buildings with separate ground floor retail accommodation and open plan office set over first, second and third floors. The main entrance to the property is via Butts Court with a ground floor reception area and a rare secure garage providing four tandem car parking spaces through two separate roller shutter doors. The property was substantially refurbished in 2013 and now provides modern, open plan office accommodation with the following specification;

• Open plan, efficient floor plates • 13 person passenger lift • Suspended ceilings with recessed LG7 compliant lighting • 4 secure on-site car parking spaces accessed via two roller shutter doors • Comfort Cooling system • Male, Female and Disabled toilet facilities on each floor

ACCOMMODATION

We have been provided with floor areas which we understand have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th Edition) on a net internal basis, as follows:

Floor Use Sq M Sq Ft

Ground Reception

First Office 326.62 3,515

Second Office 339.30 3,652 St.

Meeting Room Male WC Female WC Male WC Female WC Meeting Room Escape Stair IT Room Third Office 293.00 3,154

Lift Lift Total 958.92 10,321

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Meeting Room

Office Open Plan Office TENURE Open Plan Office

REV. DATE AMENDMENT REV. DATE AMENDMENT Meeting Room Meeting Room The property is held Freehold. WPL WPL WPL Consulting LLP WPL Consulting LLP 1 Airport West Lancaster Way Leeds LS19 7ZA 1 Airport West Lancaster Way Leeds LS19 7ZA Tel: 0113 202 9444 Fax: 0113 202 9333 Tel: 0113 202 9444 Fax: 0113 202 9333 E-mail: [email protected] Floor Plan E-mail: [email protected] PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE First Floor Plan Office Premises Office Premises First floor Third23 Butts Court floor 23 Butts Court Leeds, LS1 5JS Leeds, LS1 5JS for for Albion Assets and Albion Assets No.2 Ltd Albion Assets and Albion Assets No.2 Ltd

DRAWING TITLE DRAWING TITLE Existing First Floor Plan Existing Third Floor Plan

PROJECT No: DRAWING No: REVISION: PROJECT No: DRAWING No: REVISION: 8775 100 8775 102

SCALE: DATE: DRAWN BY: SCALE: DATE: DRAWN BY: 1:50@A1 01.06.18 ISB 1:50@A1 01.06.18 ISB

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23 Butts Court, Leeds LS1 6AG TENANCY LEEDS OFFICE MARKET

The property is let on full repairing and insuring terms to Leeds Building Rents continue to rise with £30 per sq.ft. headline rent set on the letting to Burberry at 6 Queen Street. Lettings at Platform, Bruntwood’s Society for a term of 5 years from 31st March 2019 subject to a tenant comprehensive refurbishment above the train station, regularly achieve only break option on 31st March 2022 (on 6 months’ notice) at a rent of in excess of £30 psf with a deal currently in legals at a headline rent £177,951 per annum. at £34 psf. Over the last 12 months, 68% of deals by floor area were concluded at rents reflecting £25 psf or more. The tenant has occupied the office accommodation since 2013. Merton House, directly opposite the subject property has achieved rents of £18 per sq.ft. on floors of almost identical size and specification. TENANT COVENANT Conversion of secondary office stock to residential under Permitted Development rights continues to squeeze supply of stock, placing Leeds Building Society upward pressure on rents. With this in mind, we consider the passing rent based upon £16.66 per sq.ft. plus £1,500 per car parking space, to Formally established in 1875, Leeds Building Society is currently the 5th be reversionary. largest building society in the UK. It trades as a mutual society and is therefore not required to be registered under the Companies Act. Leeds Building Society has had its head office at 96 Albion Street (some VAT 240 feet (70 m) north of the subject property) since 1886. We understand that the property has been elected for VAT. It is therefore Leeds Building Society has a D&B rating of 5A1, reflecting a “minimum” anticipated that the transaction will be treated as a Transfer of a Going risk of business failure. Summary accounts for the last 3 years are set Concern (TOGC). out below:-

Leeds Building 31/12/2017 31/12/2016 31/12/2015 Society (000’s) (000’s) (000’s) EPC

Sales Turnover £233,100 £211,400 £222,400 The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is available upon request.

Profit before Taxes £133,000 £116,600 £113,000

Tangible Net Worth £18,937,200 £16,485,200 £14,328,900

ASSET MANAGEMENT Albion Street Frontage OPPORTUNITIES

The property provides a wide array of possible asset management PROPOSAL options which could include (subject to necessary consents); Offers are invited in excess of £1,860,000 (One Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. • Conversion to Residential under Permitted Development (recent residential sales within Park Row have achieved £290 per sq ft) A purchase at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 9.00% and a low capital value of £179 per sq ft taking into consideration standard purchaser’s costs of 6.24% • Re-letting on a floor by floor basis • Conversion to a smaller scale Hotel use • Letting the secure car parking spaces for a premium to individuals given the central location

CAD drawings are available upon request.

23 Butts Court, Leeds LS1 6AG FURTHER INFORMATION

Should you require further information or wish to view the property please contact either:-

JONATHAN SKERRY STEVEN POLLACK

T: 020 7042 6004 T: 020 7042 6002 M: 07736 300 594 M: 07530 424 019 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

3-5 Barrett Street St Christopher’s Place London W1U 1AY

020 7042 6000 www.buchananbond.com

SIMON CRAWFORD T: 0113 388 4867 M: 07813 160063 E: [email protected]

WestOne 114 Wellington Street Leeds LS1 1BA www.sc-associates.net

Misrepresentation Act 1967 & Declaration Buchanan Bond Real Estate Ltd, for themselves and for the vendors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that: i) The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. ii) All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. iii) No person in the employment of Buchanan Bond Real Estate Ltd has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. MARCH 2019