FREEHOLD TOWN CENTRE OFFICE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

15-19 NORTH STREET ASHFORD, , TN24 8LF 15-19 NORTH STREET, ASHFORD, KENT, TN24 8LF 2

INVESTMENT SUMMARY

 Located in Ashford town centre, close to the High Street and within walking distance of Ashford International train station.

 Three self contained office buildings comprising 9,461 sq ft in total, with 10 car parking spaces

 Freehold

 Multi-let to three tenants on three separate leases

 AWULT of approximately 0.73 years to break options and 3.55 years to lease expiries

 Barclays in occupation of no. 17 have exercised their break in September 2016, leaving 5,340 sq ft (NIA) vacant and prime for alternative use or re-letting

 Current rent of £104,415 per annum, equating to an average rent of £11.04 per sq ft

 Asset Management Initiatives • Explore change of use on vacant space • Let vacant space • Settle dilapidations with Barclays

 Offers are invited in excess of £800,000 (Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds), reflecting a Capital Value of £85 per sq ft (assuming purchaser’s costs at 5.49%) A10

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KEY R A40 W N E O M1 O Y M5 R W E LOCATION N M11 R L L A IL B H S D A1(M) S 11 E Chelmsford A T A D L O O R S L A40 E T R Bus route OM ER M25 E SE SET E R The property is located in Ashford, Kent, a historic market town T ER GH ROAD RO N M R A W A12 O O BU D M25 R S DIN W E H approximately 55 miles to the South East of and 15 T A420 Watford O Knoll LanePARK MALL . M40 O Bus stopR bothT sides of the road D S NE O G . W ST. High Wycombe N miles North West of . Ashford benefits from excellent A LN . R E PA D G RK ST. D E R N R N FO EW PA transport links and road communications, located directly A40 S R Mead Road RK M40 T. EN Bus stop on one sideS Tof. the Y road S T E Swindon T . S ES N H L M25 Southend-on-Sea L IG S M4 between JunctionsM4 9 and 10 of the linkingSlough W H S HIGH ST. T. E M H IG L U H H L A13 . IGH S with the M26 and Junction 3 M25. The town also benefits from R ST. TREET E A34 Windsor . T M4 T D G Direction of travel Grays S A4 S W G Reading T K ST Bristol O . . M5 excellent rail links with international and domestic train services D S COUNTY N J OHN’S M4 Staines IN A T LA R S A N O T E SQUARE E A O B available from Ashford International with direct high speed trains D N Y SHOPPING 11 Newbury M3 E Infrequent journeys only A2 L CENTRE TU Gillingham S F T D Bath Chatham P ON to London St Pancras (approximately 38 minutes) Paris Gare du A . SUBJECT PROPERTYA M2 T ST A37 GO S RE O A336 Woking M20 DI Sainsbury’s ET R Nord (1 hr 52 minutes) and Brussels-Midi/Zuid (1 hr 39 minutes). NT K S ON Terminus point K N N VIC M25 R A O A A3 M26 O RO R RA M3 E AD B W GE W N E O LA Basingstoke S A OD N N A L L S E W T O Aldershot Guildford G Q . U I The 2011 census revealed that the of Ashford saw Rail D line and station I EE C T N A K A A2 S O

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CE Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to r SITUATION prosecution or civil proceedings. 100019238. 2015 M27 D A37 A3(M) A27 A Car O Park A27 R R The property is situated within Ashford town centre at the E Brighton V A Ashford E northern end of North Street, just to the east of Park Street B International A35 Dorchester and a shortBournemouth distance to the north of the High Street. North A35 Street comprises a mix of retail and office accommodation, including a range of restaurants such as Pizza Express and Weymouth Amici Italian.

High Street is the focus of retailing in Ashford, providing a strong retailing pitch with occupiers such as Natwest Bank, Boots, McDonalds, HSBC, KFC and Sports Direct. The town centre boasts a multi choice of excellent top brand shopping opportunities, traditional and continental restaurants, bars, and local markets. shopping mall is a short distance to the south of the subject which includes two floors of top brand retail stores, communication and leisure outlets. 15-19 NORTH STREET, ASHFORD, KENT, TN24 8LF 4

DESCRIPTION TENURE

The subject property comprises a row of three 3-storey office buildings of brick construction Freehold. under a pitched roof arranged over ground, first and second floors. All three buildings are self-contained. TENANCY The offices benefit from the following specification:

 Carpets The property is let to three tenants on three separate leases as follows:  Double glazed windows  Perimeter trunking Unit 15  Suspended ceilings with recessed lighting Ground floor: Let to Mears Care Limited for a term of 5 years from 9th July 2014, expiring  Gas fired central heating to radiators 8th July 2019. There is a tenant’s only break option on the 8th July 2017. The annual rent is £9,315 per annum, equating to £14.65 per sq ft. Lease is subject to a schedule of condition. There is parking for 10 cars to the rear of the building, providing a parking ratio of 1:946 sq ft. First Floor: Vacant

Second Floor: Vacant ACCOMMODATION Unit 17 (whole) We have been provided with the following Net Internal Areas (NIA): Let to Barclays Bank Plc for a term of 5 years from 14th September 2013, expiring 13th September 2018. There is a break option on the 13th September 2016. The annual rent is £66,500 per annum, equating to £12.45 per sq ft. Barclays have exercised their break Unit Sq ft Sq m option and will be vacating in September 2016. 15 1,916 178 17 5,340 496 Unit 19 (whole) 19 2,205 205 Let to Calcutt Matthews Limited for a term of 10 years from 20th July 2013, expiring 19th July 2023. There is a break option on the 19th July 2018. The annual rent is £28,600 per Total 9,461 879 annum, equating to £12.97 per sq ft.

COVENANT

Mears Care Limited (04320403) Mears Care Limited provides high quality and flexible care for all ages, including older and disabled people who want to avoid costly nursing homes and would like to continue living in their own homes. Mears Care services are available throughout the UK providing home care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Mears employs over 20,000 people in every region of the UK. Their care teams provide support to around 30,000 people a year, enabling older and disabled people to continue living in their own homes.

Calcutt Matthews Limited (04279252) Calcutt Matthews are a firm of Chartered Accountants established in Kent in 1999, providing services such as accounting, auditing, business growth, tax and VAT compliance. Calcutt Matthews have two offices, one located in Ashford and the other in Rainham. The firm has consistently grown by 25% per annum over the last five years to become one of the better- known accountancy firms in the South East. 15-19 NORTH STREET, ASHFORD, KENT, TN24 8LF 5

ASHFORD RESIDENTIAL MARKET EPC

Ashford is currently undergoing rapid expansion and is a designated growth area of the The properties have the following EPC ratings South East with 31,000 new houses targeted for development. no. 15 C66 There are a variety of new residential schemes in Ashford town centre currently. The no. 17 C63 Panorama building, which is being developed by Dukelease, is located to the east of no. 19 C69 the subject property and was formerly an office building which has been converted into A copy of the EPC is available upon request. residential to provide 234 apartments together with commercial accommodation at ground floor level. The building offers a mix of one and two bedroom apartments across nine floors, with 14 luxury penthouses on the two top floors. PROPOSAL Offers are invited in excess of £800,000 (Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds), reflecting a Trafalgar House, a scheme currently being developed by London Green under permitted Capital Value of £85 per sq ft (assuming standard purchaser’s costs of 5.49%). development rights, is the conversion of an existing vacant office building to 33 new high spec one bedroom apartments. London Green are also developing Elwick House, a former office building directly next door to Trafalgar House, into 18 one bedroom flats and three penthouse flats. These new developments will bring quality new residential units to Ashford town centre.

ASSET MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

 Refurbish and let  Regear leases with current tenants  Explore alternative uses subject to the necessary consents. VAT The property has been elected for VAT purposes. It is intended that the sale will be treated as a Transfer of a Going Concern (ToGC).

CONTACT CHARLES CURTIS TOM BRIDGMAN [email protected] [email protected] Strictly via joint agents. 020 7631 1202 020 7046 6519 For further information please contact:

TOM KERINS PIERS LEIGH [email protected] [email protected] 020 7631 1202 020 7046 6521

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