Berkeley House Hunts Rise, South Marston Park Swindon, Sn3 4Tg Business Centre Investment Opportunity Investment Considerations

BERKELEY HOUSE HUNTS RISE, SOUTH MARSTON PARK SWINDON, SN3 4TG BUSINESS CENTRE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS

• Swindon is strategically located in the M4 • Mixed use building made up of offices and industrial • Net income of £183,271 over a total floor corridor with excellent transport links to with an onsite café that benefits the wider area area of 42,460 sq ft giving an average London, Bristol, Birmingham by road and rail net rent of £4.29 psf with a potential • The property has benefited from high level reversion to £254,472 • South Martson Park is regarded as Swindon’s of capital expenditure which has had the premier distribution park on account of its links immediate effect of reducing vacancy rate to • Offers are sought in excess of £1,800,000 to the motorway network which also makes it below 3% and increasing rents (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds) an attractive location for local businesses reflecting a net initial yield of 9.62% and a • Numerous asset management opportunities to potential reversionary yield of 13.36% after • Freehold site extending to 3.09 acres include reducing non recoverable costs generated deducting usual purchasers costs of 5.8%. (1.25 ha) with good provision of onsite parking by licences inclusive of rates and increasing rents This reflects a low capital value of £42.39 psf. in line with recent letting evidence WORCESTER M40 A49 M1 M5 Evesham A429 Hereford Banbury Milton A46 Keynes A424 M50 Bletchley A49 Gloucestershire A455 Airport A44 M1 BERKELEY HOUSE Cheltenham A40 LUTON GLOUCESTER Oxford A41 Luton ean Aylesbury Forest of D A420 A40 A417 A418 A48 Stroud OXFORD Cirencester Cotswold A449 Airport M40 M5 A420 A419 High Wycombe M48 Newport A34 M25 A433 SWINDON A429 Royal Wootton Maidenhead LONDON M4 Bassett A361 M4 Windsor BRISTOL Chippenham A346 A46 READING Heathrow Bristol Marlborough Newbury BATH A350 Weston-Super-Mare M3 A38 A37 A33 Trowbridge A339 M25 A338 A34 A331 Basingstoke Basingstoke Aldershot FromeA36 GUILDFORD M5 Farnham Shepton A361 Warminster Andover Mallet Mallet A303 A3 A24 Glastonbury A31 A36 M3

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LOCATION Swindon is one of the main towns and commercial hubs in the south west situated adjacent to the M4. The town is approximately 30 miles (48km) south west of Oxford, 30 miles (48km) south of Cheltenham and 75 miles (120km) west of Central London.

The town benefits from good communication links with the A419 providing access to Cirencester 15 miles (24km) to the north west and the M4 (Junction 15) 2.5 miles (4km) to the south east. The M4 provides access to Bristol approximately 40 miles (64km) to the west, Reading 40 miles (64km) to the east and London 75 miles (120km) to the east.

Rail services are provided from Swindon railway station with a quickest journey time to Reading, Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington of 27 minutes, 42 minutes, and 1 hour and 3 minutes respectively.

The nearest international airport is Bristol Airport which is located 47 miles (75km) to the west. The airport currently serves over 100 destinations, around the UK and Europe, and handled over six million passengers in 2014. The airport has undergone significant redevelopment over the past 18 months with £15m being spent on two extensions to the airport. Construction of another terminal is currently ongoing with completion planned for summer 2016. BERKELEY HOUSE

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SITUATION TENURE The property is situated on South Marston Business Park on the The property is held Freehold. north east of Swindon, two miles from the town centre.

BS It is accessed off the A419 dual carriageway which links to NON RECOVERABLES Junction 15 of the M4. The Honda plant is a short distance away. Gross rents on the building are currently £320,082 per annum. The property is prominently situated on the western side of Hunts t s a The majority of occupiers are charged rent inclusive of service M Rise opposite its junction with Spitfire Way. n o i t charge. The annual service charge budgeted is £122,761 per a c i n u The South Marston Park is regarded as the premier industrial annum (£2.89 psf) of which £117,778 is funded by the landlord. m m k o and distribution location in Swindon and has attracted occupiers T C such as Honda, Aldi, Thrifty, Mercedes Benz, Smythson, Nissin Historically the licences were inclusive of rates and there remains (UK), Yuasa, PRL and Renault. a number of tenants that still occupy on this basis. The total non-recoverable cost due to this arrangement and vacancy is

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s The net rents receivable are therefore £183,271 per annum.

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r business centre comprising 25 office suites, 15 small industrial 111.3m e B units, 2 warehouse units, storage and a café, which share a There are numerous asset management opportunities, some of large secure yard area accessed from Hunts Rise. which are set out below:-

The property has recently undergone a comprehensive cosmetic • Let remaining vacant units El refurbishment program. • Increase rents to a uniform level generating significant reversion Sub Sta Berkeley House benefits from 99 car parking spaces. • Remove all rates inclusive licences improving net income • Move the tenants onto longer leases and run a traditional service charge SITE AREA • Generate further revenue for services including the conference and seminar rooms which are currently used by tenants at zero cost The property occupies a site of approximately 3.09 acres (1.25ha).

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Unit Tenant Use Area Area Start Break End Current Current Rateable L/L Rates Gross ERV Gross Tenure Comments (sq m) (sq ft) Gross Rent Gross Value Liability ERV p.a. psf 2015 (£psf) OFFICE Historic deal preceeding the vendors ownership inclusive of rates Suite 1 Method Consulting LLP Office 245.91 2,647 24/05/13 04/12/16 03/06/17 25,200 9.52 18,500 9,121 37,058 14.00 Licence thereby negating income. Suite 2 Method Consulting LLP Office 26.2 282 21/09/15 04/12/16 03/06/17 4,653 16.50 2,075 5,076 18.00 Licence Suite 3 Away Space Limited Office 35.86 386 08/12/15 07/12/16 6,948 18.00 2,700 6,948 18.00 Licence Suite 4 Truston Ltd Office 42.92 462 01/11/15 31/10/16 7,739 16.75 2,950 8,316 18.00 Licence Suite 5, CVD Ltd Office 24.99 269 20/07/15 19/07/16 4,842 18.00 2,000 4,842 18.00 Licence Suite 6 Bluedot Express Logistics Ltd Office 25.46 274 01/12/15 30/09/16 6,024 21.99 2,020 996 4,932 18.00 Licence Suite 7 Akya Ltd Office 24.71 266 01/01/16 01/07/16 31/12/16 4,788 18.00 2,025 4,788 18.00 Licence Suite 8 - 10 Stanley Electric (UK) Co. Ltd Office 74.79 805 22/04/15 21/04/17 17,710 22.00 6,000 2,958 14,490 18.00 Lease Contract out of the 1954 Act Suite 11 Akya Ltd Office 35.12 378 01/12/15 31/05/16 6,804 18.00 2,950 6,804 18.00 Licence Suite 12 Corr Recruitment Office 24.99 269 21/09/15 20/09/16 4,600 17.10 1,850 4,842 18.00 Licence Suite 12A Arduant Resources Ltd Office 25.18 271 08/12/15 07/12/16 4,607 17.00 1,850 4,878 18.00 Licence Suite 12B and 12C Conference Room & Board Room Office 75.07 808 5,800 Free service to tenants. Rates covered by service charge Suite 12D & 12E Henry Wills t/a Spitfire Studio Office 80.82 870 07/09/15 06/09/16 6,525 7.50 6,400 6,090 7.00 Licence Suite 14 & 15 GS Optinose (UK) Ltd Office 66.43 715 17/01/16 16/07/16 16,452 23.01 5,300 12,870 18.00 Licence Suite 16 Lundie Marketing Services Ltd Office 67.91 731 03/11/15 02/11/16 11,809 16.16 5,300 13,158 18.00 Licence Suite 16A Kiaora Enterprises Ltd Office 25.55 275 21/12/15 20/12/16 4,950 18.00 2,025 4,950 18.00 Licence Suite 44 Cama 3 Ltd Office 36.79 396 13/12/15 12/12/16 6,138 15.50 1,450 6,336 16.00 Licence Suite 45 Castlegate Investments LLP Office 67.82 730 01/12/15 31/05/17 10,220 14.00 7,200 11,680 16.00 Licence Suite 45a Castlegate Investments LLP Office 24.15 260 01/12/15 31/05/17 3,640 14.00 4,160 16.00 Licence Suite 46/46a Rosker Ltd Office 71.72 772 01/01/15 30/06/16 31/12/16 10,121 13.11 6,000 2,958 12,352 16.00 Licence Tenant served notice at break on 31st May 2016 Interest in the unit Suite 47, Quad Design Office 35.86 386 01/12/15 31/05/16 30/11/16 6,948 18.00 2,900 6,176 16.00 Licence from tenants in the building SUB TOTAL 1,138.25 12,252 170,718 13.93 16,033 180,746 14.75 INDUSTRIAL Units 17,18, 19 Scanna MSC Ltd Industrial 242.1 2,606 01/12/15 30/09/16 11,584 4.45 9,900 22,151 8.50 Licence Unit 20 Steven Hurst t/a GWR Motorsport Industrial 89.19 960 07/09/15 06/03/16 06/09/16 6,720 7.00 3,500 8,160 8.50 Licence Unit 27 XS Distribution Ltd Industrial 78.97 850 24/06/15 23/06/16 7,650 9.00 3,100 7,225 8.50 Licence Unit 28 Sauleprint Ltd Industrial 39.48 425 17/08/15 16/08/16 3,825 9.00 1,500 3,613 8.50 Licence Unit 29 Hampton Trust Industrial 40.6 437 07/05/15 06/11/15 3,933 9.00 1,575 776 3,715 8.50 Licence Unit 30 XS Distribution Ltd Industrial 115.57 1,244 23/10/15 22/10/16 12,440 10.00 4,650 12,440 10.00 Licence Unit 31 Scanna MSC Ltd Industrial 111.48 1,200 01/10/15 30/09/16 12,000 10.00 4,400 12,000 10.00 Licence Unit 32-33 Accelerated Weathering Laboratories Ltd Industrial 66.43 715 01/07/15 30/06/16 7,620 10.66 3,000 6,078 8.50 Licence Unit 34 Inception Business Technology Ltd Industrial 66.8 719 04/02/16 03/08/16 5,033 7.00 2,700 6,112 8.50 Licence Unit 41 Scanna MSC Ltd Industrial 83.98 904 01/10/15 30/09/16 7,800 8.63 3,350 7,684 8.50 Licence Unit 42 VACANT Industrial 104.05 1,120 4,050 1,997 9,520 8.50 Unit 43 Bluedot Express Logistics Ltd Industrial 80.64 868 01/12/15 30/09/16 3,183 3.67 3,200 7,378 8.50 Licence Store A Henry Wills t/a Spitfire Studio Industrial 2.79 30 14/10/15 13/10/16 450 15.00 107 53 450 15.00 Licence Store B Zimmer Ltd Industrial 2.79 30 13/12/15 12/12/16 420 14.00 110 450 15.00 Licence Store C Quad Design Industrial 2.79 30 16/11/15 15/05/16 15/11/16 450 15.00 110 450 15.00 Licence Store D Akya Ltd Industrial 5.85 63 01/08/15 31/01/16 945 15.00 225 111 945 15.00 Licence Store E Cama 3 Ltd Industrial 6.78 73 13/12/15 12/06/16 12/12/16 1,095 15.00 260 1,095 15.00 Licence Store F Carol Amanda Whitield Industrial 3.25 35 01/03/16 28/02/17 525 15.00 128 525 15.00 Licence Store G, VACANT Industrial 3.25 35 0 0.00 128 63 525 15.00 Store H Lundie Marketing Services Ltd Industrial 3.44 37 04/05/15 03/05/16 03/11/16 555 15.00 135 555 15.00 Licence SUB TOTAL 1,150.23 12,381 86,228 £6.69 3,000 111,069 8.97 WAREHOUSE Warehouse 1 Greenmeadow Commercial Services Ltd Industrial 549.15 5,911 01/12/10 30/11/16 19,136 3.24 28,750 23,644 4.00 Lease Contract out of the 1954 Act. SC csontribution of 0.30p psf Licence in place. Lease in solicitor’s hands for 7 years at a rent Temporary Warehouse 2 Luckes & Son Industrial 993.96 10,699 22/02/16 21/03/16 30,000 2.80 42,796 4.00 of £30,000 pa with 3 year break. 1 month of rent free. licence SC contribution of 0.30p psf. SUB TOTAL 1543.11 16,610 49,136 2.96 66.440 4.00 CAFÉ Spitfire Cafe Lesley Clare Allcorn Café 113.06 1,217 21/05/13 20/05/18 14,000 11.50 4,850 13,996 11.50 Lease Contract out of the 1954 Act SUB TOTAL 113.06 1,217 14,000 11.50 13,996 11.50 TOTAL 3,944.65 42,460 320,082 7.54 19,033 372,251 8.77 EPC Further information can be provided upon request.

VAT The property has been elected for VAT and therefore VAT will be payable on the purchase price. It is anticipated that the sale will be treated as a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC).

PROPOSAL Offers are sought in excess of £1,800,000 (One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds) reflectinga net initial yield of 9.62% and a potential reversionary yield of 13.36% after deducting usual purchasers costs of 5.8%. This reflects a low capital value of £42.39 psf.

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