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CORTONWOOD RETAIL PARK
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S73 0UF
W E L L L E T R E TA I L PA R K I N V E S T M E N T O P P O R T U N I T Y

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PHASE 4 CORTONWOOD RETAIL PARK - BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S73 0UF WELL LET RETAIL PARK INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Staunton Whiteman
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INVESTMENT SUMMARY
    Cortonwood is a very well located out of town retail destination totalling 454,000 sq ft.

    The subject property is situated opposite Cortonwood Shopping Park, which opened in 2017.

    Phase 4 is an attractive retail park of 32,519 sq ft, which was developed in 2011.

    Open A1 (non-food) planning permission.

    Let to Smyths Toys, TK Maxx and Pets at Home.

    WAULT of 7 years.

    Dun & Bradstreet rate all of the tenants as having a ‘Minimum Risk of Business Failure’.

    Our client is seeking offers in excess of £11.644 million, subject to contract and exclusive of VAT.
    A purchase at this level would show a net initial yield of 6.00%, after allowing for purchaser’s costs of
    6.8%. This will rise to 6.40% following the fixed uplift in the Smyths Toys lease on 24th November 2021.

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           SHEFFIELD
                                                  33                                                               The subject property benefits from its situation within a 454,000 sq ft cluster of out of town
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                                           A630                                                                    retail. Directly opposite the subject property is Cortonwood Shopping Park, a 79,750 sq ft
                                                          M1                                                       new development that is let to Outfit, New Look, H&M, River Island, Poundland, JD Sports,
                                                                                                                   M&S Simply Food, Clarks, Mountain Warehouse and Wilko.

                                                                                                                   To the south of the subject property and adjoining Cortonwood Shopping Park is a further
                                                                                                                   development of 226,194 sq ft that is let to B&Q Warehouse, Sports Direct, Boots, Next, Argos
                                                                                                                   and Matalan.

                                                                                                                   The location also benefits from a Morrisons foodstore of 82,000 sq ft, with a 24 hour petrol
                                                                                                                   filling station.

                                                                                                                   All of the above retail parks and the Morrisons foodstore share a single access point with the
                                                                                                                   subject property from the roundabout junction on the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway.

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DESCRIPTION                                                                                           EPC
The subject property comprises an attractive retail park of three units totalling 32,519 sq ft that   Copies of the Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) are available upon request.
was built in 2011.

As may be noted from the accompanying photographs, the units have been constructed to a high          TENURE
specification with large glazed entrances and feature signage panels above.
                                                                                                      The property is held on a 125 year lease from 5th April 2011 at a peppercorn rent (expiring on 4th
The building is of steel portal frame construction with an internal height of 23 ft (7 m). The        April 2136). There is an option to purchase the freehold for £1 from the 20th year (5th April 2031).
elevations are clad with profile steel cladding, with an inner leaf blockwork wall. The roofs are
pitched and clad with Plastisol coated profile steel sheets.

Unit 2 (TK Maxx) has a full cover sales mezzanine floor and Unit 1 (Smyths Toys) has a storage
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mezzanine.                                                                                            The subject property was originally granted planning permission on 18th March 2010 for the
The property provides 153 customer car parking spaces to the front of the building, giving an         erection of five non-food retail units. This permission was subsequently varied on 23rd March
excellent car parking ratio of 1:213 sq ft.                                                           2011 to allow for the current configuration of three units.

                                                                                                      The property has Open A1 (non-food) planning permission, with no restriction upon the range of
THE SITE                                                                                              goods that may be sold from the units.

The site is level and extends to some 2.56 acres (1.035 ha).

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                                                        Cortonwood Retail Park

                                                     Cortonwood Shopping Park

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TENANCIES
The property is let to Smyths Toys, TK Maxx and Pets at Home in accordance with the following tenancy schedule, producing a total income of £746,150 pa.

                                                                                                        LEASE EXPIRY
    UNIT             TENANT                AREA (SQ FT)        RENT (PSF)          RENT (PA)                                  COMMENTS
                                                                                                       (BREAK OPTION)

      1            Smyths Toys                15,098              £24.91            £376,150              23/11/2026          Fixed uplift to £425,576 pa on 24/11/2021. Storage mezzanine.

                                                                                                          06/07/2029          Tenant’s break at Year 10. Full cover sales mezzanine. Rent review dated
      2              TK Maxx                   9,921              £20.16            £200,000
                                                                                                         (06/07/2024)         07/07/2019 to OMRV, capped at 115%.

                                                                                                          09/06/2028
      3            Pets at Home                7,500              £22.67            £170,000                                  Tenant’s break at Year 10. Rent review dated 10/06/2023 to OMRV.
                                                                                                         (09/06/2023)

    TOTAL                                     32,519              £22.58            £746,150

The property has a weighted average unexpired lease term (WAULT) of 7 years.

RETAIL WAREHOUSING AT CORTONWOOD
There is a total of 454,000 sq ft of out of town retail at Cortonwood. Brief details of the various developments are as follows:-

Cortonwood Shopping Park                                                                                 Phase 3 Cortonwood Retail Park

Cortonwood Shopping Park was developed by Helical Retail in 2017 and totals 79,750 sq ft. It             Phase 3 of Cortonwood Retail Park opened in 2005 anad directly adjoins the shopping park. It totals
comprises 11 units let to M&S Simply Food, Outfit, New Look, H&M, River Island, Clarks, JD Sports,       33,619 sq ft and is let to Asda Living, Halfords and ScS.
Poundland, Mountain Warehouse, Wilko and Frankie & Benny’s. Rents of up to £30 psf have been
achieved upon the retail units on the park, which was funded by Aberdeen Standard.                       Morrisons Foodstore

Cortonwood Retail Park                                                                                   The Morrisons foodstore totals some 82,000 sq ft and opened in 1998. The site includes a 24 hr
                                                                                                         petrol filling station.
Cortonwood Retail Park was developed in 2001 and comprises 226,194 sq ft let to B&Q Warehouse,
Boots, Argos, Next, Matalan, Sports Direct, McDonald’s and Pizza Hut. Rents of up to £29.50 psf
have been achieved upon the park.

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Not to scale. For indicative purposes only.

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                                                                                                   1. Phase 4
                                                                                                   2. Morrisons Foodstore
                                                                                                   3. Cortonwood Retail Park
                                                                                                   4. Phase 3
                                                                                                   5. Cortonwood Shopping Park

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INCOME SECURITY
All of the tenants at Phase 4 Cortonwood Retail Park are national multiple retailers who are household names.

The income from the existing lettings has a weighted average unexpired lease term (WAULT) of 7 years to the
earlier of lease expiry/break.

A summary of the most recent financial information upon the tenants is set out in the table below:-

                                                                                          PRE TAX
                            D&B      RISK OF BUSINESS                    TURNOVER                       NET WORTH
        TENANT                                            YEAR ENDING                     PROFIT
                           RATING         FAILURE                         (£'000S)                       (£'000S)
                                                                                          (£'000S)

                                                           30-Dec-16       396,490         10,100          23,390
     Smyths Toys UK
                            4A1           Minimum          30-Dec-15       334,381          5,963          14,540
        Limited
                                                           31-Dec-14       256,050          3,841          11,394

                                                           28-Jan-17      2,684,000        111,400        640,500
         TJX UK             5A1           Minimum          30-Jan-16      2,434,000        142,300        599,400
                                                           31-Jan-15      2,195,400        134,300        583,400

                                                           30-Mar-17       752,374         67,557         650,186
 Pets at Home Limited       5A1           Minimum          31-Mar-16       739,726         81,843         598,310
                                                           26-Mar-15       689,697         79,920         517,138

As may be noted from the above, all of the tenants are rated by Dun & Bradstreet as having a ‘Minimum Risk of Business
Failure’.

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                                                     Cortonwood Shopping Park

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PURCHASE PRICE                                                                                                                         FURTHER INFORMATION
Our client is seeking offers in excess of £11.644 million (eleven million, six                                                         Should you require any further information on the property or wish to arrange an
hundred and forty four thousand pounds) subject to contact and exclusive                                                               inspection, please do not hesitate to contact:
of VAT. A purchase at this level would show a net initial yield of 6.00%, after
allowing for purchaser’s costs of 6.8%. This will rise to 6.40% following the fixed
uplift in the Smyths Toys lease on 24th November 2021.                                                                                 Nick Staunton                                  James Dunlop
                                                                                                                                       nick@stauntonwhiteman.co.uk                    James.Dunlop@sgcommercial.co.uk

                                                                                                                                       Hamish Whiteman
                                                                                                                                       hamish@stauntonwhiteman.co.uk

                                                                                                                                       Staunton Whiteman LLP                          SG Commercial LLP
                                                                                                                                       9-10 Savile Row                                Standbrook House
                                                                                                                                       London                                         2-5 Old Bond Street
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MISREPRESENTATION ACT 1967 AND DECLARATION
Messrs Staunton Whiteman LLP and SG Commercial LLP, for themselves and for the vendors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that:
i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract:
ii) all descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct,
     but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness
     of each of them:
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iii) no person in the employment of Staunton Whiteman LLP or SG Commercial LLP has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property.
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