18 Boucher Way,

The subject Premises comprise a highly prominent two storey car sales showroom constructed around 1997, with ancillary workshop, mezzanine offices, a car forecourt at the front of the property and yard to the rear. The property is of steel portal frame construction with double skin profile metal pitched

The subject Premises comprise a highly prominent two storey car sales showroom constructed around 1997, with ancillary workshop, mezzanine offices, a car forecourt at the front of the property and yard to the rear. The property is of steel portal frame construction with double skin profile metal pitched roof. The walls are of concrete block construction, with metal profile cladding. The front facade benefits from floor to ceiling glazing.

There is direct access into the site from Boucher Way. The forecourt of the property has approximately 80 car parking and display spaces.

Situation

The subject is located approximately 2 miles south of Belfast city centre, bounded to the rear by the M1 motorway. The site is located off Boucher Crescent on the west side of Boucher Way

The immediate area is the print pitch for car showrooms and out-of-town retail warehousing with excellent transport links both by rail and bus, and access directly onto the M1 motorway.

The Boucher area is generally regarded as Belfasts premier car showroom location and accommodates one of the largest concentrations of car showrooms in the United Kingdom, with a large section of the market controlled by the Charles Hurst Group and Isaac Agnew Group.

Site Area

We have calculated the site area to be 0.95 acres.

Tenure

The property is held long leasehold for a term of 125 years from 1st February 1995. The current ground rent is £38,460 per annum and Rent reviews are 5 yearly, the next being 1st February 2020.

Tenancy

The property is single let to Isaac Agnew (Holdings) Ltd t/a Agnew Corporate for a term of 10 years from 24 October 2016; expiry 24 October 2026. Open market rent reviews are 5 yearly.

There is a tenant break option on 24 October 2021. The current passing rent is £84,500 per annum. Considering the current ground rent of £38,460 per annum, the net rental income is £46,040 per annum.

Agnew Corporate had a turnover of £21.82m to the year end Dec 16, a pre-tax profit of £1.19m and a net worth of £3.97m

Customer Due Diligence

As a business carrying out estate agency work we are required to verify the identity of both the vendor and the purchaser as outlined in the following:The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 – http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/692/made Any information and documentation provided by you will be held for a period of five years from when you cease to have a contractual relationship with Lisney. The information will be held in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on our client file and will not be passed on to any other party, unless we are required to do so by law and regulation.

Asking Price

£625,000 (exclusive of VAT) reflecting an attractive 7% net initial yield assuming purchasers costs of 5.12%.

EPC

The property has an energy rating of C56.

Full certificates can be made available upon request.