18 Murraygate, Dundee Prime Retail Investment Opportunity 18 Murraygate, Dundee Prime Retail Investment Opportunity
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18 Murraygate, Dundee Prime Retail Investment Opportunity 18 Murraygate, Dundee Prime Retail Investment Opportunity INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS g Dundee is Scotland’s 4th largest city with a resident population of over 200,000 g Highly prominent retail investment positioned on the prime pedestrianised retailing pitch of Murraygate g Let to Thorntons PLC on FRI LOCATION SITUATION terms expiring 27 March 2017 at a Dundee is Scotland’s fourth largest city with a resident The subjects are situated on the western side of Murraygate, passing rent of £72,500 per annum population of over 200,000 and is situated on the north side of Dundee’s prime pedestrianised retailing pitch. Murraygate the River Tay estuary, 60 miles north of Edinburgh, 25 miles links the Overgate Centre at the western end of the street, to (£84 per sq.ft. Zone A) east of Perth and 67 miles south of Aberdeen. The city is the the Wellgate Centre located at its eastern end. Surrounding principal centre in the Tayside region, providing the major occupiers include HSBC, JD Sports, Marks & Spencer, Tesco g focus for retail, administration, financial, leisure, education Metro, Phones 4U. New 5 year lease extension at and health services as well as boasting one of the UK’s re-based rent leading Universities. DESCRIPTION The city benefits from excellent motorway links to Glasgow, g Creditsafe Rating of 97 out of Perth, Edinburgh and Aberdeen enabling over 90% of the The property comprises a well configured retail unit 100 indicating ‘very good credit Scottish population to be in Dundee within a 90 minute drive arranged over ground and first floors within a traditional time. Dundee is also situated on the main East Coast rail line, tenement building. The principal retailing area is located worthiness’ providing regular rail services to Aberdeen in the north and on the ground floor with ancillary storage accommodation Edinburgh and eventually to London in the south. Dundee located at the first floor. The upper floor residential flats are also has a domestic airport with regular flights to and from in separate ownership. g Offers in excess of £685,000 London, Birmingham, Belfast, and Jersey. reflecting a net initial yield of 10% Dundee is regarded as one of Scotland’s most attractive after purchasers costs of 5.8% in retailing terms supporting over one million sq ft of dedicated retailing floor space. Dundee’s total catchment retail expenditure is in excess of £1.4bn and the city has over 640,000 persons within a 60 minute drive. 18 Murraygate, Dundee Prime Retail Investment Opportunity TENURE ACCOMMODATION COVENANT STATUS Heritable Interest. The property has been measured in accordance with the RICS With a trading history of over 100 years, Thorntons PLC is Code of Measuring Practice (6th Edition) and extends to the the largest independent confectionary company in the UK. following: The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and TENANCY has a current Dun & Bradstreet rating of 3A1, classified as a minimum risk of business failure, based on their latest Following a strategy review last year, Thorntons announced SQ. M SQ. FT accounts filed in July 2012. they would re-shape their own store portfolio concluding Ground floor 82.78 891 they could trade profitably from an estate of 180 – 200 stores. For the year ending 30/06/2012 the company recorded a sales These stores are to be located in vibrant high streets and First floor 113.81 1,225 turnover of £217.14m, a trading loss of £2.21m and a tangible malls with sustainable footfall and rents that support their net worth of £10.02m. business model. ITZA 80.55 867 Thorntons has also recently announced its half year results Thorntons have successfully traded from the subject The ITZA of 867 sq. ft was agreed at previous rent reviews. for the 28 weeks ended 12th January 2013. Key points include: property for over 15 years and in March 2012 extended their lease for a further 5 year period at a re-based rent. • Revenues up 2.9% to £133.7 million (2012: £130.0 million). The property is therefore let to Thorntons PLC on FRI lease • Profit before tax and exceptional items rose by £2.2 million terms expiring on 27 March 2017 at a passing rent of £72,500 to £5.3 million (2012: £3.1 million). per annum (£84 per sq.ft. Zone A). • Profit after tax rose by 49.3% to £4.0 million (2012: £2.7 million) Further information can be obtained at investors. thorntons.co.uk A H P 8 A E 6 AR EC OR RE M C O DE H T IN EA S 5 C 9 IC I R E B RV A T F T X A A SE E 4 V T 6 O O - N G C E H 2 Z 3 S 6 E A N D N S E E E O I S R E V R A R W A Y O D W S R R D A R S H A E H WA C U A F C I C R M A 2 S M 7 IE 5 D 1 S A 8 R S L L E Y T E Z A G N G N N E S Z I I R U U E O H A IG N I O T E 4 R F G H O SD A 1 ` O L 1 C R Y E C 6 N H I A C O B - 5 T T L 7 B K 9 4 - C T U 5 3 1 A T N 7 N E P N E T S S R N R E A A E I P B C T N I 3 H O T E T T 6 R O P R T U E R A E O U T C F A P E L E I S & E 5 A E G E 6 Y C L C V N 0 A G ) A E T 4 R N B E N & A I N P S N ) R D S A 3 N T O O S E A 6 C R C H O O R O R A L I S P S O O A D T V S T R E E C O E N S E S L A N A S F F 1 A R & LO B U G S W S A F N A 3 ` L Y 1 L I O N S F O T R D E S C S E S I T A T S C E A H O N E E O D T D K E O O T O I N I IL V Y N E S T C C O T R R C R 0 I D E K O A O S N E R 4 L S I G 2 O S O L ( A V T R G H A B D L O L E D E 5 C P Y 7 P F D U M N T MA E A B E V V E A E L S I P O A H O 9 Y R L E S 5 1 R D L K W 7 O E R T L H U 3 K I 3 R E H M G 9 O ( N S O 6 E T N C A - E A N ` 5 A I H 6 G T S G Y H R 9 B S C M 6 O F S I E - U I T N K L 5 R L N 6 H O S R W O W L G R E O B E M 3 E L 4 O E S 6 E H 7 - T 3 A U S W D R 1 V C E 6 L O E U E P U E W J O A N O D C H P O M L S S A S L H N 5 I E D 5 S A M IL C C 2 E C H C E I G G O E I R H 3 H L 9 & 3 C T G 5 T E I B 3 C 0 P 0 P T R 7 M 5 U F N 3 P O C M S A P W I E A A 1 S I F T S T 5 O 50 metres Y C 6 F L N K H O M U 6 E L A R E 8 C 2 K F T I O O G A A 3 4 S S 6 W SE O O N W N R B N L O B OU E I A 2 H E A 2 E E H S T 5 T F 4 R I T G N T G E R T L 5 0 T D W L 9 M N B E K US 4 4 W O N N E E A A E R 2 A Dundee I N A B E A L I C M U H A R D T B N I G Z - NS I E T T S A A M I P C A A E Z S 4 Y A T I E G T T U 7 4 L L 0 I E A E C L A 6 P V M - E T A 2 L R E S V N D A R T E W .