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TAUNTON - BINDON ROAD - Secured to Matalan Retail Limited with 10.4 years unexpired Open A1 Planning Use - Truffull
RETAIL WAREHOUSE INVESTMENT

TAUNTON – BINDON ROAD
Secured to Matalan Retail Limited with 10.4 years unexpired
Open A1 Planning Use

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TAUNTON - BINDON ROAD - Secured to Matalan Retail Limited with 10.4 years unexpired Open A1 Planning Use - Truffull
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
• Taunton is the County Town of Somerset which benefits from an affluent catchment and very little competition
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• The property is fully let on a FRI lease to Matalan Retail Limited until September 2029 – providing an unexpired
  lease term of 10.4 years
• Matalan Retail Limited boast a D&B rating of 5A1 (minimum risk of business failure)
• The passing rent reflects a very low rental base of £8.17 psf
• The property comprises a 1.52 acre site reflecting a low 25% site coverage
• Rare Open A1 Planning use
• Various asset management opportunities
• Low capital value of £118 psf
• Freehold

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Total current income:		 £175,185 per annum
Price:		£2,530,000
Net Initial Yield:		    6.50%
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                    Taunton

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LOCATION
Taunton is the County town of Somerset and is located 49 miles
south west of Bristol, 36 miles north east of Exeter and 158 miles
west of London.

     Taunton town centre is located four miles west of Junction 25
     of the M5 motorway.

     In addition, the town has a mainline railway station, with a
     journey time to London of approximately 1 hour 39 minutes.

Taunton has a population of 110,000 persons (2011 Census) and a
primary retail catchment of 338,000 persons, which ranks the town
72nd in the UK on this measure (Source: PROMIS).

Taunton benefits from below average competition from competing
retail centres and ranks 26 out of the 200 PROMIS centres on the
PMA Competition Indicator. The closest significant competition stems
from Exeter and Bristol, which are 36 and 49 miles away respectively.
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RETAIL WAREHOUSING - TAUNTON                                            Taunton Retail Park is owned by BP Pension Fund and is a traditional retail and leisure
                                                                        park comprising 7 units of 86,000 sq ft in total. The scheme is located approximately 3.1
                                                                        miles to the east of the subject property, and hosts several national occupiers, including
Retail warehouse supply in Taunton is estimated at 497,000 sq ft,
                                                                        Currys/PC World, Oak Furniture Land, The Range, Costa Coffee and Pizza Hut.
ranking the town below the PROMIS average. The majority of the
out of town retail provision in Taunton is situated between the town
                                                                        Further to these key schemes, there is also Deane Retail Park and St Johns Retail Park.
centre and Junction 25 of the M5 Motorway. This includes the two
                                                                        Deane Retail Park is owned by Columbia Threadneedle and key tenants include Halfords
largest schemes, Priory Fields Retail Park and Taunton Retail Park.
                                                                        and Bensons for Beds. St Johns Retail Park hosts DFS and Go Outdoors.
Priory Fields Retail Park is owned by Orchard Street Investment
                                                                        Other than the above, there are a number of key solus non-food operators in Taunton, and
Management and is a traditional park comprising 8 units of 136,000
                                                                        these predominantly offer DIY and furniture goods. The subject property is one of few
sq ft in total. This modern scheme is located approximately 1.6
                                                                        retail warehouses that allows for Open A1 planning consent in Taunton, with the others
miles to the east of the subject property, and hosts several national
                                                                        restricted to the sale of Bulky Goods.
occupiers, including Wickes, Carpetright and Dunelm.
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SITUATION                                                           DESCRIPTION
The subject property is situated on Bindon Road approximately       The subject property was constructed in the 1990’s and comprises of a
1.2 miles north west of the town centre, near the junction of the   single storey steel portal frame, with concrete floor slab and brickwork
A358 and the A3027 which form the main arterial route into the      elevations.
town centre.
                                                                    The property benefits from 143 surface level car parking spaces, offering
The property is situated between Chaplin’s Home Store and Cook      an attractive ratio of 1:150.
Way trade counter which hosts a number of established auto
service occupiers.                                                  The site area totals 1.52 acres (0.62 hectares), reflecting a low site
                                                                    coverage of 25%.
In addition, Taunton Independent School and Nuffield Health
Taunton Hospital are in close proximity.                            Eaves height of 15.4 ft (4.7 m).
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ACCOMMODATION                                                                  TENANCY
The property comprises the following approximate gross internal floor areas:   The property is let on a Full Repairing and Insuring Lease to
                                                                               Matalan Retail Limited for a term of 15 years from 4 September
Total                                         21,439 sq ft      1,992 sq m     2014, expiring on 3 September 2029 (10.4 years unexpired).

                                                                               The rent is subject to five yearly, upward only open market rent

TENURE                                                                         reviews in 2019 and 2024.

                                                                               The total current income is £175,185 per annum.
Freehold

        The site totals 1.52 acres, comprising 143 car parking spaces (1:150 ratio).
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COVENANT INFORMATION
Established in 1985, today Matalan is one of the UK’s leading value retailers.
                                                                                           £1.06 billion       £29.8 million
The company trades from 230 UK stores and serves 12 million UK shoppers each year.         (up 2.5% Y-o-Y)     (up 189.3% Y-o-Y)
                                                                                              turnover           Pre Tax Profit
Matalan Retail Limited display a D&B rating of 5A1 which indicates a “minimum risk” of
business failure. The last two annual accounts are summarised below:

                                 Y-o-Y                 24/02/2018            25/02/2017

Turnover                          2.5%             £1,062,500,000        £1,036,100,000
                                                                                            12 million          230 stores
Pre Tax Profit                  189.3%                £29,800,000           £10,300,000   shoppers each year       in the UK
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Rare Open A1 Planning use, various
asset management opportunities

INVESTMENT COMPARABLES

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Set out below are a number of comparable investment evidence from the South West region:

DATE        TOWN         ADDRESS             TENANT               PRICE            YIELD    UNEXPIRED TERM
Sep 2018    Yeovil       Lysander Road       B&M Homestores       £4,715,000       6.22%         11 years
Apr 2018    Swindon      Ashworth Road       Wren Kitchens        £5,500,000       6.13%          7 years
Mar 2018    Bodmin       Dunmere             Home Bargains        £2,600,000       5.94%         12 years

ASSET MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
•   Realise a rental uplift at the upcoming rent review in September 2019. The unit is let off a very low rental                           For indicative purposes only.
    base of £8.17 psf. We are aware of recent comparable rental evidence in the region of £10.00 - £13.00 psf.
    Further information available upon request.
                                                                                                                   EPC
•   Consider developing A3/A1 pods on the car par (STPP).
                                                                                                                   The property has an EPC rating of B (50).

PLANNING
                                                                                                                   VAT
Open A1 (including food) Planning Use.
                                                                                                                   The property is elected for VAT. It is anticipated
The subject property is one of few retail warehouses that allows for open A1 planning consent in Taunton, with     that the sale will be treated as a Transfer Of a
others restricted to the sale of Bulky Goods.                                                                      Going Concern (TOGC).
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        PROPOSAL
        We are instructed to seek offers in excess of
        £2,530,000 (Two Million Five Hundred and
                                                                                            FURTHER INFORMATION
        Thirty Thousand Pounds), Subject to Contract
        and exclusive of VAT. Allowing for purchasers
                                                                                            Joe Baio                                             Richard Bashford
        costs of 6.39%, a purchase at this level would
                                                                                            joe@fawcettmead.co.uk                                richard@fawcettmead.co.uk
        reflect a Net Initial Yield of 6.50%.                                               020 7182 7489                                        020 7182 7497
                                                                                            07515 889 649                                        07774 619 204

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