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CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
CHESTER
NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY

     PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE WITH
       MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
               CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                             WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

››› INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS                                                                                   ››› PROPOSAL
›   Located in the heart of Chester City Centre moments   ›   The site extends to 0.51 acres / 0.21 hectares    ›   Offers are sought in excess of £3,620,000 (Three Million
    away from the prime retailing pitch on Eastgate                                                                 Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) which reflects a NIY
                                                          ›   Whilst some national covenants have not paid
    Street and The Grosvenor Shopping Centre                  their rent during the COVID Lockdown period           of 5.00% subject to contract and exclusive of VAT, allowing for
                                                              NCP have paid                                         purchaser’s costs of 6.52%.
›   Prominent surface level car park providing
    65 car parking spaces                                                                                           Based on the 3% annual increases the running yield will be as follows:
                                                          ›   Strong future development potential, subject to
›   Let to the strong covenant of National Car Parks          vacant possession and the necessary consents          Date                   Rent         Running Yield

    (NCP) Limited for an unexpired term of 16.5 years     ›   Freehold                                              June 2025            £223,502           5.75%
                                                                                                                    June 2030            £259,100           6.66%
›   Rent passing of £192,795 pa subject to annual rent
    reviews, 50% of which is fixed 3% uplifts and 50%                                                               June 2035            £300,368           7.73%
    linked to RPI (Cap 5% and Collar 1.5%)
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
                      CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                                 WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

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››› LOCATION
The Cathedral City of Chester is one of the premier        Rail links are also strong with direct services to       ROAD                                                          AIR
retailing destinations within the UK and is a popular      Liverpool (48mins), Manchester (1h 1mins) and
tourist centre. The City is the administrative centre of   London Euston (2h 4mins).                                Wrexham                   13.4 miles                          Liverpool John                                  24 miles
Cheshire and is situated in the north west of England      Chester is within close proximity of two international   Liverpool                 19.2 miles                          Lennon Airport
approximately 19.2 miles (31 km) south of Liverpool,       airports to include Manchester International Airport                                                                   Manchester Airport                         32.8 miles
                                                                                                                    Manchester               40.3 miles
13.4 miles (21 km) east of Wrexham and 40.3 miles          and Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Both airports
(64 km) south west of Manchester. Chester benefits         operate domestic and international flights.
from excellent communications and is a hub for
major road networks including the M56 motorway                                                                      RAIL
towards Manchester and the M53 motorway towards
Liverpool. The M56 in turn links to the M6, the major                                                               Liverpool Station           48 mins
arterial route along the west coast of England.                                                                     Manchester Station          61 mins
                                                                                                                    London Euston              124 mins
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
                     CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                                           WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

                                                                                                                                                                   © Crown Copyright, ES 100004106. For identification purposes only.

››› SITUATION                                                                                                                                                 ››› SITE AREA
The property is situated on the eastern side of the City Centre just north   nearby is excellent with Tesco, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer’s all             The total site area is 0.51 acres / 0.21 hectares.
of the River Dee and adjacent to Birkenhead. The A51, which connects         accessible in under 10 minutes.
to the M53 motorway towards Liverpool to the north, is easily accessed       Cultural hubs nearby include Chester Cathedral, a 10 minute walk north,
being located immediately adjacent the subject property. The retail core     The Grosvenor Museum, a 13 minute walk south west as well as Grosvenor
is a 2 minute walk east along Eastgate Street connecting to Northgate        Park which is a 7 minute walk to the south. The University of Chester to the
Street, Bridge Street and Watergate Street. The 250,000 sq ft Grosvenor      north is accessible within an 18 minute walk / 12 minute bus journey or a
Shopping Centre is situated a 7 minute walk west with tenants such as        4 minute drive by car.
Hugo Boss, Build-a-Bear, L.K.Bennett and H&M. The 91,000 sq ft Forum         Chester Station on City Road is a 10 minutes walk north east providing
Shopping Centre is also situated some 10 minutes to the west with tenants    direct access to regular services to Birmingham International, Leeds,
including Boots, Iceland, O2 and Specsavers. Nearby food retail provision    Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport.
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
               CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                                 WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

››› DESCRIPTION                        ››› TENANCY                                                                        ››› ALTERNATIVE USE
The property comprises a broadly       The property is let in its entirety to National Car Parks Limited on a             The property offers strong alternative use potential to residential
rectangular shaped surface level car   full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 34 years and 11 months             due to the wealth of amenities nearby and proximity to the
park accessible from Bold Place. The   (no breaks) from 29th June 2002 to and including 28th May 2037.                    City Centre (subject to the necessary consents). The Chester
surrounding area is mixed use with     The current passing rent is £192,794.72 p.a, reflecting £2,966 per space.          Growth Partnership has unveiled long term plans for the Central
terraced houses to the north and a     The lease benefits from fixed rental increases, occurring annually on              Business Quarter situated a 10 minutes walk to the north east
garage to the rear. In total the car   29th June, subject to the following split review pattern, apportioned              of the subject property. The proposals include 200 new homes
park provides 65 car parking spaces.   on a 50:50 basis:                                                                  including 100 canal side apartments, 500,000 sq ft of office
                                       • 50% of the preceding rent benefits from 3% fixed increases occurring             space, a hotel, restaurants and leisure facilities. One City Place,
››› TENURE                               annually on 29th June.                                                           next to Chester Railway Station, was unveiled in 2016 as the first
                                                                                                                          of seven office blocks that will form the 500,000 sq ft business
Freehold.                              • 50% of the preceding rent benefits from annual Retail Price Index
                                                                                                                          quarter scheduled to complete by 2028. The six-storey 70,000
                                         linked rent reviews, with a collar of 1.5% and a cap of 5%.
                                                                                                                          sq ft building was sold to Hermes Investment Management by
                                       The tenant has an option to renew the tenancy for a further 20 years on            developers Muse for a reported £17.5m.
                                       identical terms, at the rent then passing. The lease is contracted outside
                                       the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act.
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                    WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

                                                                       ››› DEMOGRAPHICS
                                                                       The total population within the Chester Primary Retail Market Area is estimated at 323,000 at
                                                                       the end of 2019. PMA estimates the Consumer Base of Chester to be 218,000, ranking the city
                                                                       43 of the PROMIS centres. Chester is projected to see growth in population within its Retail
                                                                       Market Area over the period 2020-2024. The age profile of the Chester Primary Retail Market
                                                                       Area includes a particularly high proportion of the retired aged 65 and over; older working
                                                                       age adults aged 45-64 are also over-represented. The level of car ownership in Chester
                                                                       is significantly above average with a particularly high proportion of 2 car households. Car
                                                                       ownership increased at significantly below the average for the PROMIS centres between 2001
                                                                       and 2011, in terms of both total car ownership and multiple car ownership.
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
                   CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                           WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

     ››› POST COVID CAR USE*
                                                                                                 Transport usage by type
                                                                                      (index comparing usage to pre-Covid periods)

                                                                          120

                                                                          100

                                                                          80

                                                                          60

              Increase in Car use compared                                40
              to Public Transport                                         20
              Public transport use has remained very low whereas            -
              vehicle use has returned to c.80% of pre-Covid levels          9-Mar   29-Mar       18-Apr      8-May      28-May        17-Jun

                                                                                       Vehicles        Rail       Bus (exc. London)

              Government Guidance to use cars                                             Can social distancing be observed outside of a car?
              The Government has stated that all other forms of                           92% of respondents don’t think social distancing on public transport will
              transport should be considered over public transport and                    be feasible and will continue to stay away from public transport unless
              has implemented a number of driver friendly measures to                     social distancing is in place
              encourage car use during Covid

              The public want to drive                                                    Public interest in purchasing cars has spiked
              46% of respondents said say they are more likely to drive                   On the day of Prime Minister’s easing of lockdown measures traffic
              than use public transport with only 1 in 5 happy to use                     on Autotrader peaked at more than 1m views, the highest since the
              public transport in the future                                              lockdown began in March

*Source Passenger Focus
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
PROMINENT SURFACE LEVEL CAR PARK LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHESTER CITY CENTRE
                CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CH1 3LY                                          WITH MINIMAL FIXED UPLIFTS AND RPI LINKED REVIEWS LET TO NCP FOR A FURTHER 16.5 YEARS

DRIVER DEMAND

                                       ››› CONVENIENT ACCESS                                ››› CHESTER’S CULTURAL QUARTER
                                       Located in the heart of Chester City                 Cultural hubs nearby include Chester Cathedral,
                                       Centre being moments away from                       a 10 minute walk north, The Grosvenor Museum,
                                       Grosvenor Shopping Centre and the                    a 13 minute walk south west as well as Grosvenor
                                       prime pitch on Eastgate Street.                      Park which is a 7 minute walk to the south.

                                       ››› GROSVENOR                                        ››› CHESTER EDUCATIONAL                                       ››› CLOSE TO
                                           SHOPPING CENTRE                                      ESTABLISHMENTS                                                CHESTER STATION
                                       The Grosvenor Centre is situated a                   The University of Chester to the north                        Chester Station on City Road is a 10 minute walk
                                       6 minute walk from the subject property              is accessible within an 18 minute walk                        north east providing direct access to regular
                                       in the heart of Chester City Centre. The             / 12 minute bus journey or a 4 minute                         services to Birmingham International, Leeds,
                                       centre comprises 250,000 sq ft of retail             drive by car.                                                 Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport.
                                       accommodation within 70 units.

                  ››› NCP COVENANT
                  NCP is the UK’s most recognised and longest standing private car park operator           parking operator with over 1 million spaces in 19,000 sites across 8 countries. DBJ
                  having been founded in 1931. NCP operates car parking spaces across the UK at            is a Japanese Government owned financial institution with a strong track record in
                  over 500 sites for approximately 150,000 cars, possessing a 30% market share. NCP        infrastructure finance.
                  Limited is jointly owned by Park24 and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), both
                  investment grade rated businesses with substantial cash generation potential and          Year Ending                   31/03/2017               25/03/2016           27/03/2015
                                                                                                                                            (£’000s)                 (£’000s)             (£’000s)
                  cash/capital reserves relative to the NCP Group.
                                                                                                            Turnover                           £211,461              £202,703             £198,736
                  The joint venture (JV) purchased NCP Limited in July 2017 for an indicative enterprise
                  value of £440 million. As part of the Acquisition 100% of the NCP Group’s external        Pre Tax Profit                     £24,793                £28,001              £14,859

                  debt was repaid. Park24 is a listed Japanese company based in Tokyo, and is a major       Net Worth                          £210,138              £186,896             £156,973
CHESTER NCP CAR PARK, BROWNS YARD, YORK STREET & BOLD PLACE, CHESTER CH1 3LY - Allsop
››› PROPOSAL
           ››› VAT                                                                                                                                 Offers are sought in excess of £3,620,000 (Three Million
           The property has been elected for VAT and it is anticipated that                                                                        Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) which reflects
           the transaction will be treated as a TOGC.
                                                                                                                                                   a NIY of 5.00% subject to contract and exclusive of VAT,
           ››› ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING                                                                                                               allowing for purchaser’s costs of 6.52%
           A successful bidder will be required to provide information to                                                                          Based on the 3% annual increases the running yield will be as
           satisfy the AML requirements when Head of Terms are agreed.
                                                                                                                                                   follows:
           ››› DATAROOM                                                                                                                             Date                                Rent               Running Yield
           For access to the Allsop dataroom please use the following link:
                                                                                                                                                    June 2025                       £223,502                      5.75%
           https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/NCP-Chester
                                                                                                                                                    June 2030                       £259,100                      6.66%
                                                                                                                                                    June 2035                      £300,368                        7.73%

                                                                                                                                                   For further information or to make arrangements for viewing please contact:

                                                                                                                                                   Liam Stray                                Gergo Petrovics
                                                                                                                                                   07956 981575                              07961 234029
                                                                                                                                                   liam.stray@allsop.co.uk                   gergo.petrovics@allsop.co.uk                                              allsop.co.uk

Misrepresentation Act: 1. Allsop LLP on its own behalf and on behalf of the vendor/lessor of this property whose agent Allsop LLP is, gives notice that: (a) these particulars do not constitute in whole or in part an offer or contract for sale or lease; (b) none of the statements contained in these particulars as to the property are to
be relied on as statements or representations of fact; and (c) the vendor/lessor does not make or give, and neither Allsop LLP nor any of its members or any person in its employment has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. The only representations, warranties,
undertakings and contractual obligations to be given or undertaken by the vendor/lessor are those contained and expressly referred to in the written contract for sale or agreement for lease between the vendor/lessor and a purchaser or tenant. 2. Prospective purchasers or tenants are strongly advised to: (a) satisfy themselves as
to the correctness of each statement contained in these particulars; (b) inspect the property and the neighbouring area; (c) ensure that any items expressed to be included are available and in working order; (d) arrange a full structural (and where appropriate environmental) survey of the property; and (e) carry out all necessary
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