Grosvenor Rd St Albans

ATTRACTIVE M25 REVERSIONARY OFFICE W I T H A LT E R NAT I V E U S E P OT E N T I A L

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GROSVENOR ROAD ST ALBANS AL1 3AW

G RO SVEN O R ROA D ST ALBANS AL1 3AW

INVESTMENT SUMMARY 45 Grosvenor Road is a modern office building arranged over ground and three upper floors totalling 62,361 sq ft with alternative use potential

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• St Albans is one of the strongest M25 office centres • 45 Grosvenor Road is situated within the principal commercial area within St Albans in close proximity to St Albans mainline railway station • 45 Grosvenor Road is a modern office building arranged over ground and three upper floors totalling 62,361 sq ft

ATTRACTIVE M25 REVERSIONARY OFFICE WITH ALTERNATIVE USE POTENTIAL

• Let in its entirety to Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government until 22nd August 2018 at a current passing rent of £940,000 per annum equating to a low average passing rent of only £15.07 psf overall • The building is currently sub-let in its entirety • Excellent car parking ratio of 1:241 sq ft • Current rental evidence in St Albans stands at £34.50 per sq ft • St Albans has a Grade A vacancy rate of only 2.6%

• Numerous asset management opportunities to increase the rental tone, improve the income profile and/or explore alternative uses (subject to planning) • St Albans is recognised as an attractive commuter town such that demand for housing in the town centre is very strong with capital values achieving £650 psf plus • Freehold • Offers are invited for the freehold interest, subject to contract and exclusive of VAT

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Sittingbourne St Albans is readily accessible by rail, via the Thameslink service M2 St Albans City Station to London St Pancras and onward from connections direct to Brighton to the South and Bedford and Luton to the north. The station provides a regular service to M20 London St Pancras with approximately 7 trains per hour and a Ashford fastest journey time of 18 minutes

St Albans has a catchment of 1,400,000 people within a 12 mile radius of the Centre. As a result of the City’s excellent communications and availability of skilled labour, St Albans has become a favoured office location with major employers including Deloitte, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Premier Foods, Ford Credit and AON. Hastings

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45 Grosvenor Road is situated within Uckfield the principal commercial area within Lewes St Albans in Brighton close proximity to Hailsham Chichester Littlehampton Hove St Albans mainline railway station Worthing Newhaven A5

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Grosvenor Road

Ziggurat House

23 Beaufort House

4 Victoria Square

St. Albans Rail Station

4 Beaconsfield Road

SITUATION 45 Grosvenor Road is prominently situated in the principal office pitch in St Albans on the corner of Grosvenor Road and London Road. St Albans mainline railway station and St Albans City Centre are both conveniently situated approximately 0.5 miles to the north / north west of the property.

45 Grosvenor Road’s excellent micro location allows for easy multi-modal access to both rail and road. The property’s situation on London Road provides easy access to the A1 (M) via the A414 to the north, the M25 via the A1081 to the east and the M1 via the M10 to the south.

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ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor

The property has been measured in accordance with the new International Property Measurement Standards (IPMS) 1st Edition, May 2015 and the RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th Edition) and provides the following net internal areas: NIA

IPMS3 Area

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Reception

1,189

110.5

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Ground

13,809

1,282.9

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First Floor

21,581

2,005

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Second Floor

21,483

1,995.9

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4,299

399.4

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62,361

5,793.7

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*Indicative areas. Further details upon request

The property benefits from being configured in two wings allowing for ultimate letting flexibility and multiple occupation 6

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DESCRIPTION 45 Grosvenor Road was constructed in 1993 and comprises an attractive brick built HQ office building arranged over ground and three upper floors. The property benefits from being configured in two wings allowing for ultimate letting flexibility and multiple occupation.

Internally, the property had been finished to a modern specification and benefits from the following: • • • • • • • •

VAV comfort cooling Central heating Fully accessed raised floors Suspended ceilings with recessed lighting 2.7m floor to ceiling height Two 13 person passenger lifts WC accommodation on all floors and shower facilities on first floor Covered bike store

The property benefits from 259 car parking spaces. This provides an excellent parking ratio of 1:241 sq ft.

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Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250

This plan is published for the convenience of identification only and although believed to be correct is not guaranteed and it does not form any part of any contract. © Crown Copyright.

All rights reserved. Licence Number LIG0074.

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TENANCY 45 Grosvenor Road is fully let to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on an FRI lease from 23rd August 1993 and expiring on 22nd August 2018 at a passing rent of £940,000 per annum (£15.07 psf). By way of a separate agreement, there is a further payment from the tenant for £705 per annum, again expiring on 22nd August 2018.

The property was previously occupied by the Learning & Skills Council For England, however this organisation closed in March 2010 when the lease was transferred to Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

COVENANT INFORMATION Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government does not publish any accounts but is considered an undoubted covenant.

SUB-TENANT INFORMATION The property has been sub-let to 10 tenants over 12 occupational leases. The sub-leases are drafted outside the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act. Demise

Tenant

Sq ft

Lease Start

Break Date

Lease End

Rent

Part Ground Floor

The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

8,682

21/08/2015

-

19/08/2018

£71,626.50

Part Ground Floor

Privatefly Limited

4,500

09/11/2015

-

20/08/2018

£74,250

Part 1st Floor

Lambert Smith Hampton Group Limited

4,290

25/06/2012

24/06/2017 6 months notice

23/06/2018

£70,140

Part 1st Floor

Futuresource Consulting Limited

6,340

14/01/2015

-

19/08/2018

£104,610

Part 1st Floor

Outsourced Professional Administration Limited

7,800

20/10/2014

-

19/09/2018

£128,700

Part 2nd Floor

Sherrards Solicitors LLP

3,115

14/12/2012

23/06/2017

19/08/2018

£49,480

Part 2nd Floor

Williamson Thornton Morton LLP

6,114

20/02/2013

-

19/08/2018

£99,076

Part 2nd Floor

Scott & York Intellectual Property Limited

3,401

24/06/2008

25/12/08 onwards 6 months notice

19/08/2018

£84,880

Part 2nd Floor

Bidwells LLP

2,743

16/12/2013

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19/08/2018

£41,145

Part 2nd Floor

Netcel Limited

1,625

24/01/2005

25/06/2008 onwards 6 months notice

19/08/2018

£30,780

Part 2nd Floor

Netcel Limited

1,238

27/05/2010

27/11/2011 onwards

19/08/2018

£24,160.50

Part 3rd Floor

Sherrards Solicitors LLP

4,889

14/12/2012

23/06/2017

19/08/2018

£78,244

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ASSET MANAGEMENT 45 Grosvenor Road provides a purchaser with numerous opportunities to create additional value and drive investment performance through active management.

Opportunities include: - The head tenant is not in occupation. Re-gear with existing sub-tenants on a direct basis to significantly enhance the rental tone and WAULT - Fully re-position and re-let the office to address the limited availability of prime space in the town - Explore redevelopment of the building to alternative uses (subject to planning)

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ATTRACTIVE M25 REVERSIONARY OFFICE WITH ALTERNATIVE USE POTENTIAL

Residential Market

Permitted Development Opportunity

St Albans has been a vibrant and growing market for the past decade, due to its attractive architecture and open spaces which has attracted London buyers looking to benefit from the price differential.

45 Grosvenor Road presents itself with the opportunity to secure Prior Approval (GPDO 2015) for a residential scheme of studio, one and two bedroom apartments. The Government announced within the Housing Bill on 15th October 2015 that office to residential permitted development rights are to be permanently extended and that all current permitted development prior approvals will benefit from having a further three years to be implemented prior to expiry.

The town’s proximity to Central London and excellent transport links have made St Albans a sought after commuter location and popular “Buy to Let” investor location. Additionally St Albans benefits from excellent schools and an extensive retail provision which has attracted first time buyers to the town.

Residential market evidence in St Albans suggests that 1 and 2 bedroom flats are highly sought after. We are aware of recent transactions that have achieved between £625 and £660 per sq ft.

Local authorities may be given another opportunity to exempt sites, however Grosvenor Road is not included in any of the proposed areas.

JLL has reviewed land use options for 45 Grosvenor Road and are of the view that due to the proximity of the town centre’s amenities and access to St Albans City Station we believe the property is well suited to residential development.

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OCCUPATIONAL MARKET OVERVIEW St Albans Office Market

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The North West M25 office markets have shown robust performance with strong occupational demand with take up increasing, void periods reducing and rents increasing.

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St Albans constitutes the principal office centres of the North West quadrant of the M25. Other principal centres include Watford and Hemel Hempstead.

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St Albans has an office stock total of approximately 2 million sq ft.

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There is currently very little genuine Grade A available stock in St Albans with a vacancy rate of only 2.6%.

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Prime rents in St Albans currently stand at £34.50 per sq ft, as witnessed by the recent letting at Trident House, Victoria Street to NCFE.

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Prime headline rents in St Albans have increased by 46% over the last 3 years.

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Take up in 2015 was 54% above the 7 year average.

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76% of all take up since 2008 in St Albans has occurred in the town centre.

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Grade A supply is likely to remain under pressure with no speculative development anticipated in the short term.

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There has been in excess of 200,000 sq ft of office space removed from the St Albans market through Permitted Development Rights for alternative uses in the last 3 years. The most recent being the 86,000 sq ft Ziggurat, 25 Grosvenor Road.

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SITE The property extends to approximately 0.95 acres.

CAPITAL ALLOWANCES The vendor will seek to retain the benefit of any unclaimed capital allowances.

VAT The property is elected for VAT and as such 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).

EPC Further information is available upon request.

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PROPOSAL We are instructed to seek offers for the freehold interest, subject to contract and exclusive of VAT.

FURTHER INFORMATION For further information or to arrange an inspection, please contact the following: Simon Verrall Direct Line: 020 7087 5393 Mobile: 07815 940 656 Email: simon.verrall@eu.jll.com Tom Fowler-Tutt Direct Line: 020 7399 5034 Mobile: 07834 782 328 Email: tom.fowler-tutt@eu.jll.com James Cobb Direct Line: 020 7087 5552 Mobile: 07812 823 151 Email: james.cobb@eu.jll.com

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