Ruishton Court, Ruishton near , TA3 5LT Key Facts  Prominent location adjacent to the A358.  0.25 miles from Junction 25 of the and 2 miles from the county town of Taunton.  Impressive detached property with ample parking close to the Park & Ride.  Currently offices, but suitable for a variety of uses.  Main Building 6,889 sq ft; Coach House 1,263 sq ft; Total 8,152 sq ft.  Ground floor refurbished to a high standard; remainder & Coach House require completion.  Available vacant throughout or ground floor let to Tithegrove Ltd via a 10 year FRI lease with a review and tenants’ break on the fifth at £32,000 per annum.  Freehold. Guide Price: £1,000,000.

Location Ruishton Court occupies an attractive rural setting only 0.25 miles from Junction 25 of the M5 motorway and 2 miles from the centre of Taunton.

Offering a slightly elevated position, this substantial property benefits from particularly good views to the south and west over the Vale of and towards the Blackdown Hills.

Being directly accessible off the A358, the A303 is within 8 miles to the south, while the M5 provides connectivity to Bristol within 45 miles and Exeter within 35 miles.

Taunton, the county town and Somerset’s principal administrative centre, offers an extensive range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, whilst its mainline railway station provides a regular service to London Paddington in less than 2 hours.

Description Constructed in 1898, this Grade II Listed property was originally a private country residence, occupied by the owners of the nearby Creech Paper Mill and, from 1993 until recently was a nursing/residential home.

The property is approached via a tree lined drive leading to the building’s principal porched entrance and large parking area suitable for some 37 vehicles. Lying within its own grounds, the property extends to 1.77 acres having an attractive south facing lawned garden as well as various mature trees.

Although there is a small cellar, the main building is arranged over ground, first and second floors with an impressive entrance hall, sweeping main staircase, large landing areas and a number of particularly attractive rooms with period features, benefitting from good natural light. The building has gas fired central heating and a passenger lift that serves each floor, whilst the ground floor, which has been substantially refurbished to provide good quality modern offices, has compliant light fittings, security grills, data cabling, a modern kitchen, WCs and it has been re-wired throughout.

Linked to the principal building is the former Coach House arranged over ground and first floor levels which can be independently accessed and occupied separately if required, offering flexible accommodation equally suited to open plan or cellular layouts, whilst having its own kitchen and WC facilities.

Accommodation The approximate net internal floor areas are as follows:-

Main Building Offices 142 sq m 1,528 sq ft Kitchen 7.85 sq m 84 sq ft 2nd Floor Stores 24.44 sq m 264 sq ft Sub-Total 174.29 sq m 1,876 sq ft

Offices 212.82 sq m 2,291 sq ft Kitchen 16.66 sq m 180 sq ft 1st Floor Store 2.75 sq m 29 sq ft Sub-Total 232.23 sq m 2,500 sq ft

Offices 202.44 sq m 2,177 sq ft Kitchen 5.83 sq m 63 sq ft Ground Floor Stores 13.76 sq m 148 sq ft Sub-Total 222.03 sq m 2,388 sq ft

Cellar Stores 11.62 sq m 125 sq ft Total 640.17 sq m 6,889 sq ft Coach House 1st Floor Offices 34.17 sq m 368 sq ft Ground Floor Offices 83.19 sq m 895 sq ft Total 117.36 sq m 1,263 sq ft

Grand Total 757.53 sq m 8,152 sq ft Planning Formerly, the property was a house, and then had C2 Use as a nursing/residential home for the elderly. In 2017, this was changed to B1 Offices by our clients, Tithegrove Ltd, who occupy the ground floor of the main building for this purpose. Whilst the upper floors of the main building and the Coach House are currently vacant and un-modernised, they are similarly well suited to office use.

The premises’ are also suitable for other uses to suit requirements, including residential, healthcare or as a hotel or guesthouse subject to planning.

Services Mains gas, electricity and water are connected. We are advised that foul drainage is via a pumped system to an adopted sewer. The Coach House is separately metered and has its own central heating system.

Terms of Sale The freehold interest is offered for sale with vacant possession throughout, or with Tithegrove Ltd in occupation of the ground floor of the main building with 11 parking spaces via a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 10 years with a tenants’ option to break and upward-only rent review on the fifth anniversary paying £32,000 per annum, at a guide price of £1,000,000.

Business Rates Viewing The ground floor has a rateable value of £13,750 per annum. The remainder is not currently assessed. Strictly by appointment by sole agents:

Duncan Brown / Joseph Hughes Energy Performance Certificate The premises’ have an Asset Rating of C(68). A full copy Greenslade Taylor Hunt of the EPC is available upon request. 9 Hammet Street, Taunton,

Somerset, TA1 1RZ VAT T: 01823 334455 E: [email protected] / [email protected] The property is registered for VAT, therefore VAT will be payable on the purchase price.