• Freehold retail and self-contained residential investment opportunity in a picturesque town

• Grade II Listed

• Let to Hays Property Services Limited (Net Assets £10.3m)

• £34,000 per annum

• Prime position on the High Street

• Let until September 2026

• £435,000, subject to contract

• 7.50% Net Initial Yield

• 10.3% Net Initial Yield in respect of commercial element

• Low Zone A rate on the commercial element

• The property is sold with the benefit of a rent guarantee from the vendor to ensure an investor has no issues receiving income in light of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Part 1 Section 82

The subject property is situated within the heart of Petersfield Town Centre, occupying a central position on the High Street. The property lies a short distance to the east of The Square, home to Hampshire Farmer’s Markets, and some 70 metres (75 yards) from the entrance to the Rams Walk Shopping Centre. Occupiers close by include M&S Simply Food, Boots, Poundland, Superdrug and NatWest Bank.

The property is Grade II Listed, located within the Petersfield Conservation Area and provides retail accommodation on ground floor, ancillary on the basement, with a self-contained 2 x bed residential apartment on the first floor and attic. Access to the residential upper parts is to the rear of the property via an attractive courtyard.

The entire property is let to Hays Travel on an overriding lease.

Freehold.

There is a small element of the ground floor where the adjoining ownership oversails as a “flying freehold”. Please refer to the photo gallery and the legal package for further information .

The entire property is let on a full repairing and insuring lease to Hays Property Services Limited (t/a Hays Travel) for a term of 15 years from 29th September 2011, expiring on 28th September 2026. Please note the upper floors are currently sub-let on an AST agreement at a rent of £6,000 per annum.

The current passing rent is £34,000 per annum, which we equate to a low Zone A of only £39 per sq ft, assessing the basement at £3.00 per sq ft and allowing for the AST income on the residential area (plus a 10% allowance for management). There is an upwards only rent review due on 29th September 2024.

Hays are liable for quarterly rent payments under the terms of the lease of £8,500 + VAT, hence £10,200.

In respect of the March and June rents which are in arrears due to the “lockdown”, it has been agreed to accept repayment by the tenant monthly over twelve months, with the first instalment starting on 1st October 2020 and last 1st September 2021 (hence, £1,700 per month). For the quarterly rents due from September 2020 onwards, it has been agreed that rent will be paid monthly (£3,400 per month) on the 1st of each following month, although Hays paid the full December 2020 quarter’s rent.

Hence, receipts from Hays during 2020 have been as follows:

Hence, the arrears as at 12the July 2021 are £3,400 consisting of 2 months of repayments. Arrears will vest with the vendor. We include within the legal package a full payment history including those relating to insurance premium.

The property is elected for VAT. We anticipate that the sale should be capable of being treated as a Transfer of Going Concern (TOGC).

Our enquiries indicate that two bedroom flats of a comparable nature within Petersfield have values in the order of £170,000 to £195,000.

We also believe that residential properties of this nature are commanding monthly rents in the order of £600 - £700, hence £7,200 - £8,400 per annum.

The self-contained flat is currently sublet on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy at only £500 per month/ £6,000 per annum.

We are instructed to seek offers in the region of £435,000 (Four Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Pounds), subject to contract, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.50%, assuming standard purchaser’s costs of 4.39%

When considering the value of the residential upper parts in the region of £170,000, this leaves a value attributable to the commercial area of £260,000, which represents an attractive net initial yield in the region of 10.30% based upon the rental value attributable to the commercial accommodation of £28,000 per annum.

Please note that a purchaser will be re-charged the costs of searches and surveys which are provided in the data room.

Please note that a purchaser will be charged a Transaction Fee of 1.00% of the Purchase Price plus VAT.

1. An opportunity to acquire a freehold retail investment in the heart of Petersfield town centre;

2. The property occupies a prime position on the High Street within close proximity to M&S Simply Food;

3. Let to the established covenant of Hays Property Services Limited (Net Assets £10.3m);

4. A purchase at the asking price will provide an investor with an attractive net initial yield of 7.50%;

5. Underlying value held within the residential upper parts;

6. The asking price represents a substantial discount to the quoting price on the adjoining unit;

7. The property is sold with the benefit of a rent guarantee from the vendor to ensure an investor has no issues receiving income in light of the Coronavirus Act 2020 Part 1 Section 82.