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HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
WATLING STREET
         HINCKLEY
                LE10 2JQ

 FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT
LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY
     WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT LOCATED IN CLOSE
         WATLING STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 2JQ                                                                                            PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS

INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS                                                                                                          PROPOSAL
■ Strategically located Petrol Station Forecourt and foodstore,   ■ Let until March 2038 with no break option -                    ■ We are instructed to seek offers in excess of
  170 yards away from junction 1 of the M69 motorway                unexpired term of 17 years                                       £1,650,000 (One Million, Six Hundred and
■ Situated southbound on the busy A5 trunk road, being the        ■ Let to Rontec Properties (No.4) Limited,                         Fifty Thousand Pounds) subject to contract
  final petrol station before the motorway                          guaranteed by Rontec Roadside Retail Limited                     and exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this level
■ Comprising of 2,342 sq ft of retail accommodation                 and Rontec Service Stations 1A                                   reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.75% rising
  and 8 petrol pumps, occupying a site of 0.34 acres              ■ Additional guarantee by the undoubted covenant                   to 6.00% in June 2024 after allowing for
■ Located south of Hinckley town, 13 miles                          of Co-operative Group Food Limited until 2027                    purchaser’s costs of 6.15%.
  from Leicester and Coventry                                     ■ Estimated retail sales of £570,000 per annum and fuel volume
■ Producing an income of £100,814.76 per annum                      of 4.3m litres per annum
  subject to fixed annual uplifts of 2%                           ■ Freehold
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT LOCATED IN CLOSE
          WATLING STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 2JQ                                                                                                                                   PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS

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Hinckley is the second largest town in Leicestershire, located at the midpoint between Leicester and Coventry approximately 13 miles                               M6
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The town is strategically located for logistics purposes, being at the heart of the motorway network system with excellent road connections
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                                                                             COMMUNICATION

                                                                             CAR                                                TRAIN                                                                      MAJOR ROADS
                                                                              LEICESTER          13.9 miles      24 mins          LEICESTER                         19 mins                                 M69 (Junction 1)                                                                                170 yds
                                                                                                                                  BIRMINGHAM                        35 mins
                                                                              COVENTRY           13.8 miles      25 mins                                                                                    M6 (Junction 2)                                                                           6.6 miles
                                                                                                                                  LONDON EUSTON                    100 mins
                                                                              BIRMINGHAM         31.8 miles      35 mins          (VIA NUNEATON)                                                            M1 (Junction 21)                                                                          9.7 miles
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT LOCATED IN CLOSE
                   WATLING STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 2JQ                                                                                                                          PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS

                                                                                                                                                                                M69
                                                                                                                                                                                MOTORWAY

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     SITUATION
     The property is strategically positioned immediately adjacent to Junction 1 of the
     M69 Motorway, on the south side of the busy A5 trunk road. The surrounding
     area is semi-rural, thereby serving both transient and regular commuter trade.
     Being the last stop before the motorway, accessible from both lanes and open         SITE AREA
     for 24 hours, this site is strategically placed relative to its competition.         0.34a (0.14 ha).                                                                     FUEL VOLUME                     SHOP SALES
     The property is situated directly next door to Miller & Carter Steak House and
     the Hinckley Knight Public House, on the southern border of Hinckley town.           DESCRIPTION
                                                                                          The forecourt provides 8 pumps with customer parking and a medium sized

                                                                                                                                                                                4.3m
                                                                                          Shop N’ Drive convenience store, open 24 hours a day with integral Costa
     PRIME LOGISTICS CONNECTIVITY                                                         Express and ATM facilities. The retail accommodation totals 2,342 sq ft, of which
                                                                                          the sales area is approximately 1,423 sq ft. Additionally, there are 8 car parking
                                                                                                                                                                                                              £570,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    p.a.
     DPD’s largest parcel hub in Europe, totalling 276,454 sq ft, is 1.7 miles north
     of the property located in Sketchley with an additional hub 1.6 miles south
     of the premises also demonstrating the prime location of the property
                                                                                          spaces creating an easily accessible retail store.
                                                                                          The forecourt was constructed in the middle of the site allowing for HGVs
                                                                                                                                                                                 litres*
     in terms of far reaching road connectivity. Being the last stop before the           and lorries to conveniently enter and exit the site without difficult manoeuvring.
     motorway combined with the heavy traffic flow onto nearby motorways
     provides a solid base for a competitive fuel station.                                TENURE
                                                                                          Freehold.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        *Source: Experian Catalist
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT LOCATED IN CLOSE
            WATLING STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 2JQ                                                                                                                                               PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS

     TENANCY
     The property is let in its entirety to Rontec Properties (No.4) Limited on a lease expiring on
     20th March 2038 at a passing rent of £98,838 per annum. The rent will rise to £100,814.76
     per annum in June 2021 and the vendor will top up to this level.
     The lease is subject to fixed annual increases of 2% every June and is guaranteed by Rontec
     Roadside Retail Limited.
     The rent is set to increase to £102,831.06 per annum in June 2022.
     There is a tenant’s guarantee by Co-Operative Foodstores Limited (32443R) and additionally,
     a guarantor’s guarantee by Cooperative Group Food Limited (26715R) until June 2027 or lease assignment.
     The property is let on a fully repairing and insuring lease and is excluded from the security
     provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

TENANT’S COVENANT

RONTEC ROADSIDE RETAIL LIMITED                                                                                                                   CO-OPERATIVE GROUP FOOD LIMITED
Rontec Roadside Retail is one of the leading players in the UK         revamp, all Rontec stations will be held up as brand champions for        Co-Operative Group Food Limited is the controlling entity of the
forecourt industry, operating 240 forecourts, making it the ninth      Esso. Supported by a major TV advertising campaign, the stations          food retailing division of the wider Co-Operative Group society.
largest UK forecourt retailer, ahead of retailers including Esso
and Co-Op. The company was formed in June 2011 to acquire
                                                                       will be at the very cutting edge of forecourt design, to raise
                                                                       greater awareness and market penetration for the Esso brand.
                                                                                                                                                 The Covid Pandemic witnessed this division of the Co-op Group                   5.2%
                                                                                                                                                 grow and underlying Group Profits were boosted by the surge in                Food sales up
the assets of Total Oil UK and is led by Gerald Ronson, a highly
                                                                       Rontec Properties (No.4) Limited - Below Average Risk (80)                sales of the food business.                                                 since March 2020
experienced fuel retailer and founder of Heron Service Stations
                                                                                                                                                 The annual accounts for the last three years show the following:                lockdown
in 1966, and its successor, Snax 24.                                                        30 Sept 2019        30 Sept 2018     30 Sept 2017
Rontec has remained acquisitive: in 2014, it purchased 36 stores        Turnover              £3,574,000          £3,931,000       £3,757,000    Cooperative Foodstores Limited (32443R)
in South Wales and the South West of England from Esso. A
                                                                        Pre-Tax Profit         -£464,000         -£1,858,000       £8,547,000                           4 Jan 2020       5 Jan 2019       6 Jan 2018
year later, it purchased a further 25 stores from Esso and BP in
the South East of England. Rontec and Snax 24 then merged,              Total Net Worth       £3,973,000          £4,499,000       £6,716,000     Revenue           £1,569,000,000   £1,577,700,000   £1,575,500,000
combining the operations and assets of those companies to                                                                                         Profit              £83,400,000      £51,000,000      £41,100,000
trade under the Rontec name. In 2016, Rontec acquired a
package of 40 sites from the Co-Op and an additional 11 in
                                                                       Rontec Roadside Retail Limited - Very Low Risk (100)                       Total Net Worth    £447,300,000     £527,000,000     £521,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7.2%
2019 across England and Wales.                                                              30 Sept 2019        30 Sept 2018     30 Sept 2017    Cooperative Group Food Limited (26715R)                                  Food retail market share
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           in July was highest for
In 2015, Esso launched their innovative Synergy programme.              Turnover           £1,292,192,000      £1,251,371,000   £1,229,857,000
                                                                                                                                                                        5 Jan 2019       6 Jan 2018     31 Dec 2016         almost two decades
Designed to promote a number of new fuels and refresh the               Pre-Tax Profit-      £68,074,000         £27,345,000      £27,883,000
                                                                                                                                                  Revenue           £7,185,200,000   £6,940,200,000   £6,933,400,000
Esso brand, Synergy targets premium fuel purchasers and reflects
                                                                        Total Net Worth     £502,795,000       £170,315,000     £126,845,000      Profit             £232,400,000     £247,600,000     £170,500,000
a higher quality brand experience. As part of this global brand
                                                                                                                                                  Total Net Worth   £1,970,000,000   £1,875,100,000   £1,805,400,000

                              Turnover                                                            Operating from
                                                                   Net Worth
                           £1.29bn                              £502m                             260 sites
                                 2019                                                                 in the UK
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT LOCATED IN CLOSE
        WATLING STREET, HINCKLEY, LE10 2JQ                                                                 PROXIMITY TO M69 MOTORWAY WITH AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 17 YEARS

UK FORECOURT CONVENIENCE MARKET

MODE A TRAVEL TO STORES                      STATISTICS                               DISTANCE TRAVELLED TO STORE

DRIVE                                        THE AVERAGE SHOPPER VISITS THEIR LOCAL
                                                                                                                   THAN 1 MILE

71%                                                                                                           MORE
                                             FORECOURT

                                             2.66 TIMES P/W                                                     LESS

                                                                                                                 LESS
                                                                                                                     THAN 1 MILE

                                                                                                                      THAN ¼ MILE

                                                                                                                         AN 100 YAR
                                                                                                                     S TH
                                                                                      41%                         LES
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WALK/ON FOOT

25%                                          19%
                                             ARE BUYING ON
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                                                                                                                                            34%

                                                                                           59%                                   14%

WALK/ON FOOT

3%                                           59%
                                             ARE FULL TIME WORKERS

PUBLIC                                       AVERAGE
TRANSPORT                                    SPEND IS                                   FORECOURT INVESTMENT MARKET

1%                                           £5.60                                      Within the forecourt convenience market, demand for prime assets
                                                                                        offering long leases to strong covenants remains particularly high. The
                                                                                        market is one of only a few sectors where the occupiers remain active
                                                                                        and are willing to agree 15 year plus occupational leases, with fixed or
                                                                                        index-linked rent reviews.
                                                                                        Due to the essential nature of these forecourts, they have remained

                                             50%
                                             OF CUSTOMERS PAY BY CASH
                                                                                        open throughout the pandemic and benefitted from the additional
                                                                                        business. Given the lack of prime stock providing these characteristics
                                                                                        available in the open market, forecourt convenience yields have
                                                                                        hardened in the last 12 months.
HINCKLEY WATLING STREET - LE10 2JQ - Allsop
EPC
                                                                                                                                                       EPC will be available upon request.

                                                                                                                                                                        VAT
                                                                                                                                   The property is elected for VAT and it’s anticipated the transaction
                                                                                                                                       will be treated as a transfer of a going concern (TOGC).

                                                                                                                                            ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING
                                                                                                                                  A successful bidder will be required to provide information to satisfy
                                                                                                                                        the AML requirements when Head of Terms are agreed.

                                                                                                                                                               DATAROOM
                                                                                                                                     For access to the Allsop dataroom please use the following link:
                                                                                                                                           https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/hinckley

                                                                                                                                                          PROPOSAL
                                                                                 We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £1,650,000 (One Million, Six Hundred
                                                                                  and Fifty Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase
                                                                                    at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.75% rising to 6.00% in June 2024
                                                                                                        after allowing for purchaser’s costs of 6.15%

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

                                                                                                                                                Gergo Petrovics                  Alex Butler
                                                                                                                                                 07961 234029                    07801 219888
                                                                                                                                      gergo.petrovics@allsop.co.uk               alex.butler@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 searches and enquiries. Allsop
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