721 Capability Green Business Park Luton Bedfordshire LU1 3LU

  • 721 Capability Green Business Park<br>Luton<br>Bedfordshire<br>LU1 3LU

721 Capability Green Business Park
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3LU

Freehold Office Investment

  • Modern office building of 284 sq m (3,060 sq ft)
  • Part let to Orchard Funding Group Plc
  • To be part let to Williams Lea Limited on a new lease (1)
  • 12 car parking spaces
  • Lot
    74
  • Auction
    5th December 2018
  • Rent
    £58,145 per Annum Exclusive
  • Status
    Sold
  • Price
    £625,000
  • Auction Venue
    The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
    22 Portman Square
    London W1H 7BG
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Freehold Office Investment

  • Modern office building of 284 sq m (3,060 sq ft)
  • Part let to Orchard Funding Group Plc
  • To be part let to Williams Lea Limited on a new lease (1)
  • 12 car parking spaces
  • Lot 74
  • Auction 5th December 2018
  • Rent £58,145 per Annum Exclusive
  • Status Sold
  • Price £625,000
  • Sector
    Office
  • Auction Venue
    The Radisson Blu Portman Hotel
    22 Portman Square
    London W1H 7BG

Property Information

Location
Miles
20 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
30 miles north-west of Central London
35 miles south-west of Cambridge
41 miles east of Oxford
Roads
A6, A505, A1081, M1 (Junction 10)
Rail
Luton Railway Station
Air
London Luton Airport
Situation

Luton is a well established commercial centre located 30 miles north of Central London, 41 miles east of Oxford and 35 miles south-west of Cambridge.The town benefits from its close proximity to the M1 motorway (Junctions 10 and 11), together with Luton International Airport and regular rail services to London and the North. The M25 motorway is 11 miles to the south. The property, located on the Capability Green Business Park, is accessed via the A1081 2 miles to the south of Luton town centre and 1 mile from the M1 (Junction 10). Tenants on the purpose built business park include Ernst & Young, Handelsbanken, Randstad, Astrazeneca, Stonegate Pub Company and the Wates Group. Other occupiers nearby include a David Lloyd gym and Marriott Hotel.

Tenure

Freehold.

Location
Miles
20 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
30 miles north-west of Central London
35 miles south-west of Cambridge
41 miles east of Oxford
Roads
A6, A505, A1081, M1 (Junction 10)
Rail
Luton Railway Station
Air
London Luton Airport
Situation

Luton is a well established commercial centre located 30 miles north of Central London, 41 miles east of Oxford and 35 miles south-west of Cambridge.The town benefits from its close proximity to the M1 motorway (Junctions 10 and 11), together with Luton International Airport and regular rail services to London and the North. The M25 motorway is 11 miles to the south. The property, located on the Capability Green Business Park, is accessed via the A1081 2 miles to the south of Luton town centre and 1 mile from the M1 (Junction 10). Tenants on the purpose built business park include Ernst & Young, Handelsbanken, Randstad, Astrazeneca, Stonegate Pub Company and the Wates Group. Other occupiers nearby include a David Lloyd gym and Marriott Hotel.

Tenure

Freehold.

Description

The property comprises a ground and first floor semidetached office building. The office accommodation benefits from suspended ceilings, raised floors, staff WCs, comfort cooling and the right to 12 car parking spaces.

VAT

VAT is applicable to this lot.

Completion Period

Six Week Completion

EPC

Band D. See legal pack at acuitus.co.uk.

Description

The property comprises a ground and first floor semidetached office building. The office accommodation benefits from suspended ceilings, raised floors, staff WCs, comfort cooling and the right to 12 car parking spaces.

VAT

VAT is applicable to this lot.

Completion Period

Six Week Completion

EPC

Band D. See legal pack at acuitus.co.uk.

Tenancy & Accommodation

Floor Use Floor Areas (Approx) Tenant Term Rent p.a.x Review/
(Reversion)
Ground Office
142 sq m
(1,530 sq ft)
WILLIAMS LEA
LIMITED (4)
5 years from 2018 on a
full repairing and
insuring lease (1)
£32,895 (3) (2023) (2)
First Office
142 sq m
(1,530 sq ft)
ORCHARD
FUNDING GROUP
PLC (5)
5 years from
11/02/2016 on a full
repairing and insuring
lease
£25,250 2018
outstanding
Total
284 sq m
(3,060 sq ft)
    £58,145  

(1) Terms for a new five year lease have been agreed and are currently in solicitors hands. due to complete imminently.
(2) Tenant’s option to determine in the 2nd year and if the break option is not exercised, then a 2 month rent free period applies.
(3) The tenant has a 3 month rent free period. The Seller will adjust the completion monies so that the unit effectively produces £32,895 per annum from completion of the sale.
(4) For the year ended 31st December 2016, Williams Lea Limited reported a turnover of £354,227,000, pre-tax profits of £5,706,000 and a net worth of £38,500,000 (Source : Experian 5/11/2018). In 2017, Williams Lea Tag became an independent global company backed by one of the world’s most experienced private equity investors, Advent International (Source: www.williamslea.com).
(5) For the year ended 31st July 2017, Orchard Funding Group Plc reported a turnover of £4,559,966, pre-tax profits of £1,640,997 and net worth of £13,090,927 (Source : Experian 5/11/2018). Orchard Funding Group Plc is a financial group, which specialises in insurance premium finance and the professional fee funding market. The group has been trading since 2002 (Source: www.orchardfundinggroupplc.co.uk).

Contacts

Seller's Solicitors
Mills & Reeve 1 New York Street
Manchester
M1 4AD
Helen Brierley 0161 235 5442helen.brierley@mills-reeve.com

Useful Links

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

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