1 The Apex 55 Calthorpe Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 1TH

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1 The Apex
55 Calthorpe Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1TH

Modern Well Located Office Investment

  • Part of well established Apex office development
  • Let to Countrywide Estate Agents FS Ltd and Jobson James Financial Services Ltd
  • Imminent rent review in July 2010
  • Lot
    33
  • Auction
    27th May 2010
  • Rent
    Gross: £143,325 per Annum
  • Status
    Withdrawn Post
  • Price
     
  • Auction Venue
    Millennium Hotel
    39-44 Grosvenor Square
    Mayfair
    London W1K 2HP
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Modern Well Located Office Investment

  • Part of well established Apex office development
  • Let to Countrywide Estate Agents FS Ltd and Jobson James Financial Services Ltd
  • Imminent rent review in July 2010
  • Lot 33
  • Auction 27th May 2010
  • Rent Gross: £143,325 per Annum
  • Status Withdrawn Post
  • Price  
  • Sector
    Office
  • Auction Venue
    Millennium Hotel
    39-44 Grosvenor Square
    Mayfair
    London W1K 2HP

Property Information

Location
Birmingham
Major regional centre and UK's second city
Miles
?1.5 miles west of Birmingham city centre
20 miles west of Coventry###70 miles south of Manchester
Roads
A456, M5 (Junction 3), M6 via A38(M)
Rail
London Euston, London Marylebone
Air
Birmingham International Airport ?
Situation

Forms part of Apex Office Development constructed in the mid 1980s. The Five Ways Junction is situated immediately to the east forming part of city's ring road. Fiveways Railway Station is an approximate 5 minutes' walk to the south of the property. Other nearby occupiers include RBS and Big Lotto.

Tenure

Leasehold.

Location
Birmingham
Major regional centre and UK's second city
Miles
?1.5 miles west of Birmingham city centre
20 miles west of Coventry###70 miles south of Manchester
Roads
A456, M5 (Junction 3), M6 via A38(M)
Rail
London Euston, London Marylebone
Air
Birmingham International Airport ?
Situation

Forms part of Apex Office Development constructed in the mid 1980s. The Five Ways Junction is situated immediately to the east forming part of city's ring road. Fiveways Railway Station is an approximate 5 minutes' walk to the south of the property. Other nearby occupiers include RBS and Big Lotto.

Tenure

Leasehold.

Description

An attractive SELF-CONTAINED OFFICE arranged over ground and three upper floors. The accommodation benefits from under floor trunking, suspended ceilings, gas-fired central heating, comfort cooling units on the second and third floors, an 8-person passenger lift and car parking for approximately 13 cars. VATVAT is applicable to this lot. Tenure (additional information) Long leasehold. Held from The Calthorpe Estate for a term of 125 years from 29th September 1986 at ?480 p.a. rising by ?160 every 10 years.

EPC

The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.

Description

An attractive SELF-CONTAINED OFFICE arranged over ground and three upper floors. The accommodation benefits from under floor trunking, suspended ceilings, gas-fired central heating, comfort cooling units on the second and third floors, an 8-person passenger lift and car parking for approximately 13 cars. VATVAT is applicable to this lot. Tenure (additional information) Long leasehold. Held from The Calthorpe Estate for a term of 125 years from 29th September 1986 at ?480 p.a. rising by ?160 every 10 years.

EPC

The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.

Tenancy & Accommodation

Floor Use Floor Areas (Approx) Tenant Term Rent p.a.x Reviews
Ground
First

Office
Office

206 sq m
231 sq m

(2,213 sq ft)
(2,488 sq ft)
COUNTRYWIDE ESTATE AGENTS FS LTD (1)(2) 25 years from 17/07/1990
£75,000 (6) 17/07/2010
Second
Third

Office
Office
246 sq m
178 sq m
(2,650 sq ft)
(1,919 sq ft)
JOBSON JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD (3)(4) 10 years from 24/06/2008 £68,325 (5)(7) 24/06/2013
Total Floor Area

861 sq m

(9,270 sq ft)
  Total Rent £143,325  

(1)?Countrywide Estate Agents FS Ltd was previously known as Hambro Countrywide Financial Services Ltd. (2)?The first floor has been sub-let to Jobson James at ?30,000 p.a.x. until 2015. (3)?Jobson James was formed in 1991 and have operated their business from 1 Apex since 1998. In 2008 the company renewed their lease on the top two floors for a further 10 years and have now recently taken a sub-lease of the first floor. For more information please visit www.jobson-james.co.uk?(4)?The lease for the second and third floors is outside the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954. The lease also contains a tenant's option to determine on 24th June 2013. (5)?The current passing rent for the second and third floors is ?48,325 p.a.x. which rises by ?10,000 p.a.x. through to June 2011. The seller will pay the buyer the sum equal to the difference between the current rent reserved and ?68,325 p.a.x. from completion of the sale until june 2011(6)?The passing rent for the ground and first floors includes rent for 4 car parking spaces. (7)?The passing rent for the second and third floors includes rent for 9 car parking spaces.

Contacts

Associate Auctioneers
CBRE 4th Floor Cornwall Court, 19 Cornwall Street
Birmingham
B3 2DT
John Hammond +44 (0)121 627 5590john.hammond@cbre.com
Seller's Solicitors
Solomon Taylor & Shaw 3 Coach House Yard, Hampstead High Street
London
NW3 1QF
Gary Phillips 020 7431 1912gary@solts.co.uk

Useful Links

Acuitus Finance
Stuart BuchananStuart Buchanan +44 (0)20 7034 4850 +44 (0)7879 432868stuart.buchanan@acuitus.co.uk

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