Property to rent

TO LET - An excellent opportunity to lease ground floor retail premises occupying a prominent position in a busy parade fronting the A458 (just past the roundabout at the top of Mucklow Hill). EPC = 75 (C)

The premises have most recently been occupied as one unit but consideration will be given to splitting the accommodation into two separate units subject to appropriate consents and Building Regulations approvals.

The premises are set back from the road behind forecourt parking and there is a side access to a large garage at the rear of number 6 and access for loading to the rear of number 5.

Number 5 Halesowen Road: £22,500 per annum.
Number 6 Halesowen Road: £17,500 per annum.
Combined Rent for 5 and 6 Halesowen Road: £40,000 per annum.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation briefly comprises:

NUMBER 5 HALESOWEN ROAD

RETAIL SHOP: Frontage: 5.55m x 15.06m
Display window, central entrance door and roller shutter door.

TOILET ACCOMMODATION/SIDE STORE: 2.73m x 6.9m overall.

PARTITIONED OFFICE AND REAR WALKWAY: 2.71m x 4.89m (including partitioned office)

REAR STORAGE AREA: 8.77m min. (11.02m max.) x 5.68m
Sliding door to outside and loading area.

6 HALESOWEN ROAD

RETAIL SHOP: 5.57m x 8.62m overall (including stairs to first floor)
Roller shutter door, front door and display windows. Door at rear to yard/garden area.

ROOM OPENING OFF: 1.78m x 2.91m

REAR RETAIL AREA: 3.45m x 2.40m and 2.24m x 2.99m

STAFF ROOM: 3.04m x 4.61m into bay

OUTSIDE:

The door from the retail area leads to an overgrown garden with former air raid shelter. (No access available).

GARAGE: 5.4m x 5.21m
(Garage door not operational).

RATING ASSESSMENT:

Rateable Value (from 1st April 2023):
5 and 6 Halesowen Road: £20,000 (Shop and Premises)

Where provided the Agent has made a verbal enquiry with the Local Authority and this information should be verified by interested parties making their own enquiries.

TENURE:

The premises are available to let. The Agents are advised that there is a vehicular right of access to the side and rear of the building. The Agent has not checked the legal documentation to verify legal status of the property or validity of any guarantees. A buyer must assume the information is incorrect, until it has been verified by their own solicitors.

SERVICES:

Mains electricity and water are available to the ground floor retail premises.

Electric heating is provided to some parts of the accommodation.

The Agents have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order or fit for their purpose. The prospective tenant is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor.

LEGAL COSTS:

The in-going tenant will be responsible for the landlords legal costs.

VAT:

All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE:

A combined Energy Performance Certificate is available in respect of No. 5 (ground floor) and No. 6 (ground and first floor).

LEASE TERM:

By negotiation.

REPAIRING LIABILITY:

The tenant will be responsible for internal repairs, external decoration, shop fronts and roller shutter doors and reimbursement of insurance premium and payment of rates.

VIEWING:

Strictly by prior appointment via Agents.

AGENTS NOTE:
The landlord proposes to modify the shop front to number 5 Halesowen Road and retain a small area within the retail space of this part of the property in order to provide an independent internal staircase access to first floor level (subject to obtaining planning consent and building regulations approval as necessary). This staircase will be self-contained and excluded from the letting of number 5 Halesowen Road. The existing staircase leading from the ground floor accommodation to the first floor accommodation in number 6 Halesowen Road will be closed off by the landlord in accordance with building regulations.

Plans are currently being prepared at this time detailing the proposed alterations.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS:

In order to comply with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, any prospective tenant will be required to provide the following:
1. Satisfactory photographic identification.
2. Proof of address/residency.

In the absence of being able to provide appropriate physical copies of the above, Scriven & Co. reserves the right to obtain electronic verification of identity.

Satisfactory bank and trade references will also be required.

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