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New Street & Stephenson Place, Birmingham, B2 4PY

Mixed-use Trophy Asset
in the Heart of Birmingham City Centre
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Investment Summary
•B
  irmingham is the regional centre for the West
 Midlands and is firmly established as the UK’s second
 city with a population of over 1.1m (2019).
•B
  irmingham is a city with ambitious growth plans.
 Billions of pounds have been invested under the Big
 City Plan (2010) and the city is now reaffirming its
 strategy with the launch of Our Future City Plan (2021).
• A centrally located, mixed-use hotel and
   retail investment.
•S
  trategically positioned at the entrance to Grand
 Central train station and at the junction of New Street,
 Corporation Street and Stephenson Place, making it
 one of the highest footfall locations in Birmingham.
• Tenants include HSBC, Premier Inn, McDonald’s
   and Greggs.
•F
  ive tenants with 82% of income secured to ‘5A1
 minimum risk’ covenants.
• WAULT of 8.62 years to expiry and 7.14 years to
   earliest breaks.
•A
  sset management opportunities available to drive value.
• We are instructed to seek offers in excess of
   £32,000,000 (Thirty Two Million Pounds), subject to
   contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this level
   would reflect the following yield profile (after allowing
   for standard purchaser’s costs of 6.77%).

 6.12% NIY			                    Rising to 6.26% in 2023
 5.96% NEY		                     5.95% NRY
 4.65% NIY on Hotel		            7.06% NIY on Retail
 Based on current CPI forecasts and our opinion of ERV.
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An international city at the heart of the UK                                                               Key Statistics
Birmingham is the regional centre for       Birmingham is a truly international city. It is at the heart
                                            of the UK’s road and rail network and has one of the
the West Midlands and is firmly             country’s busiest international airports, which handled
established as the UK’s second city with    over 12.6m passengers in 2019. Billions of pounds have
a population of 1,149,000 (2019), making    been spent on infrastructure projects since the launch of                    The UK’s second                               A population of
                                                                                                                      largest economy after                   1.149 million making it England’s
it the largest regional centre in England   the city’s Big City Plan, with further investment planned               London worth £110 billion                   largest city outside London
                                            for the airport, roads and most significantly into the HS2
by a significant margin.                    rail network, as the city continues to grow under the
                                            direction of Our Future City Plan (January 2021).

                                                                                                               Home to 110,000 companies and               Hosting the 2022 Commonwealth
                                                                                                              over 715,000 employees, the largest                Games – the UK’s largest
                                                                                                                concentration outside of London           sporting event since the 2012 Olympics

                                                                                                              The UK’s top regional city                 Home to
                                                                                                                   for start-up creation              5 universities                   6 Michelin Star
                                                                                                              for the 5th consecutive year          and 82,000 students                  restaurants

                                                                                                                 Grand Central and
                                                                                                            New Street Station redeveloped              42 million                      HS2 49 minute
                                                                                                                 at a cost of £750m                   tourists per year             train journey to London
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Connectivity
        ROAD                                                         MIDLAND METRO
Birmingham is in the heart of England’s motorway             The Midland Metro has proven popular with the city core
network linking the M1, M5, M6, M40 and M42. 90% of          now linked to the whole network. The Grand Central stop
the country’s population can be accessed within 4 hours      is located on Stephenson Street, just 100 metres from
from Birmingham city centre.                                 Exchange Buildings. Since the extension through the city
                                                             core in 2019, passenger numbers are up significantly and
  M1 J.18                                      38 miles     expected to be boosted further once the latest extension,
  M5 J.1                                        5 miles     running west to Edgbaston, completes in 2021.
  M6 J.6                                        3 miles
                                                               YEAR                      PASSENGER JOURNEYS
  M40 J.3(A)                                   14 miles
                                                               2015/20164.8m
  M42 J.3                                       11 miles
                                                               2016/20176.2m
                                                               2017/20185.7m
                                                               2018/20198.3m
         RAIL                                                  2019/20208.0m
Birmingham has three main train stations in the city
centre: Moor Street, Snow Hill and New Street, all
                                                                                                                                  HS2
with regular services across the country. Birmingham
New Street is the busiest interchange station in the UK                                                                  The UK’s largest infrastructure project will
outside of London with a train leaving the station every                                                                 consolidate Birmingham as the epicentre
37 seconds and more than 140,000 people passing                                                                          of the country. Phase I will deliver a new
through every day.                                                                                                       high speed rail line reducing journey
                                                                                                                         times from Birmingham to London to
Birmingham New Street station underwent a £750m
                                                                                                                         49 minutes. Phase II will go on to link
redevelopment in 2015, increasing the capacity of the
                                                                                                                         Birmingham to the northern conurbations
station from 32 million passengers per year to 52 million.
                                                                                                                         of Leeds and Manchester.
  London (Euston)                           1hr 20mins                                                                  HS2 will become the world’s most
  Manchester                                 1hr 28mins            AIR                                                  advanced passenger railway system. It is
                                                             Birmingham Airport is located approximately 7 miles south   anticipated that around 25,000 direct jobs
  Leeds                                     1hr 46mins
                                                             east of Birmingham City Centre but is accessed in less      will be created in the region as well as an
  Edinburgh                                        4hrs                                                                 additional 100,000 in the wider network.
                                                             than 10 minutes via Birmingham New Street station.
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Catchment & Demographics
Birmingham is firmly established as England’s second city
with a population of 1,149,000 (2019). Furthermore, this
population is forecast to grow +0.51% pa over the period
2019-2024, 19% higher than the UK average.
The city has been ranked the number one English regional city for quality
of life for the past six years running (Mercer Quality of Life Survey 2019)
and boasts one of the fastest growing demographic bases in the country.
Birmingham pulls from a geographic area significantly in excess of its regional
location and attracts additional spending from well beyond its primary
catchment area, particularly from affluent satellite towns like Solihull
and Sutton Coldfield to the south-east and north-east respectively.
The population is boosted by students; there are over 80,000 students,
studying at the five universities in the city.

                                                      Derby

                             Stafford

                                                                Leicester
                Wolverhampton            Sutton
                                        Coldfield

                            BIRMINGHAM
                                          Solihull   Coventry
                   Dudley

                                                         Leamington
                                                         Spa            Northampton
                       Worcester
                                                                        Catchments
                                                                            Primary
                                    Evesham                                 Secondary
                                                                            Tertiary
                                                                            Quarternary
                                                                            Centre
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Tourism
A growing part of the city’s economy is tourism. Birmingham received
a record 42.8m visitors in 2018 and the wider West Midlands region
a total of 131 million visitors. The West Midlands Combined Authority
visitor economy was worth a record £13.1 billion in 2019, up 3.6%
on the previous year.
Among other draws, the city is home to the National Sea Life
Centre, Symphony Hall with its world famous acoustics, Birmingham
Repertory Theatre, the National Exhibition Centre and International
Convention Centre, the iconic Library of Birmingham and six Michelin
starred restaurants, the most in any UK city outside of London.
The city is a key conference/convention destination with over 40%
of the UK’s conference and exhibition business taking place here.

                                                                                                                       Business in Birmingham
                                                                                                                       Birmingham is England’s second city in terms of both contribution to
                                                                                                                       national GDP and population. It has a regional economy worth around
                                                                                                                       £110 billion. The city has the largest regional economy in the UK and is
                                                                                                                       home to 110,000 businesses, the highest concentration outside of London.
                                                                                                                       Major businesses located within Birmingham include: Lloyds, HSBC,
                                                                                                                       Barclays, DLA Piper, Shoosmiths, Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland,
                                                                                                                       KPMG, EY, PWC, Deloitte, Atkins, WSP, Deutsche Bank, Network Rail,
                                                                                                                       HM Revenue & Customs, Birmingham City Council and the BBC.
                                                                                                                       Driving Birmingham’s position as the top regional centre for business
                                                                                                                       is a large, talented work pool, with 715,000 workers, and 20 universities
                                                                                                                       within a one hour drive.

                                      HSBC’s UK Headquarters - 1 Centenary Square
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Retailing in Birmingham

 Largest retail centre in the UK,          Largest regional shopping          Largest volume of available retail
        outside London                       population in England            spend in England, outside London

Birmingham has a fantastic retail offer and is the largest retail centre outside London with
an estimated 3,380,000 sq ft of retail floorspace.
Total Retail Expenditure is estimated at £6.179bn          Bullring is a Super Regional shopping centre providing
annually, ranking second highest in the UK. The city       1.3 million sq ft over four levels and is anchored by
centre is split between the retail and office districts    Selfridges – one of only four Selfridges stores nationally.
and as such, the retail accommodation is concentrated      The scheme provides the mass market and premium
in the southern core.                                      retail offers, along with a significant catering provision
The primary retail pitches in Birmingham are New Street,   in 25 restaurants.
High Street and the combined Bullring & Grand Central      Grand Central is a new 500,000 sq ft development,
shopping centres.                                          which coincided with the significant remodelling of
New Street is the principal pedestrianised East-West       Birmingham New Street station. The scheme has
axis through Birmingham’s prime shopping circuit and       brought a host of restaurants and premium retailers
is one of the City’s busiest ‘on street’ shopping areas.   and seamlessly links with the traditional retail circuit
The majority of the UK’s high street banks have flagship   via the pedestrianised Stephenson Place, which abuts
branches on the street and are joined by some of the       the subject property.
UK’s best-known retailers, including: Apple, JD Sports,    Birmingham also has a wealth of boutique arcades
H&M and soon Sports Direct.                                and precincts, including Piccadilly Arcade, Great Western
High Street intersects New Street at its eastern end       Arcade and Burlington Arcade, which further add
and recently welcomed Primark, who acquired the            to the well-established city centre destination.
former Pavilions Shopping Centre and have undertaken
a five year project to create a new flagship that is the
largest Primark in the world. Other key occupiers on
High Street include Boots, M&S and Waterstones.
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          BRINDLEY PLACE                                                                       JEWELLERY QUARTER

                                                                                                                                              Utilita Arena Birmingham
                                                                                                                                              The ICC (International
                                                                                                                                              Convenation Centre)
                                                                                                                                              Symphony Hall

                                                                                                                                              Birmingham Repertory Theatre
               CENTENARY SQUARE
                                                                                                                                              Library of Birmingham
                             PARADISE CIRCUS

                                                                                                                                              Town Hall

                                                                                                                                              Birmingham Snow Hill
                                                                                                           COLMORE ROW

                                                                                                                                              St Philips Cathedral
                                                                                                                                              Mailbox Birmingham
                                                                   NEW STREET

                                                                                                                                              Grand Central
                                               STEPHENSON STREET

                                                                                                           CORPORATION STREET

HILL STREET
                                                                                         BUILDINGS

                                                                                                                                BULL STREET
                                                                                             NEW STREET – PRINCIPAL
                                                                                             RETAIL THOROUGHFARE
                                                                                                                                              Birmingham New Street

                     BULLRING &
                   GRAND CENTRAL
                                                                                                                                              Bullring Rotunda

                                                                                                                                              Bullring
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    Situation
    The property’s position at the entrance to                                                            The strength of the location was highlighted                                            Surrounding retailers on New Street include Apple,   The Premier Inn Hotel entrance along with the
                                                                                                          when Apple chose to relocate from a store in the                                        Sports Direct, JD Sports and H&M, alongside an       McDonald’s, Greggs and Baguette World units
    Grand Central and at the junction of New
                                                                                                          Bullring to 128 New Street (adjacent) in 2016.                                          array of High Street banks, including TSB, Virgin    front Stephenson Place, the principal approach to
    Street, Corporation Street and Stephenson                                                                                                                                                     Money, Lloyds, Santander (Corporation Street)        Grand Central Shopping Centre and Birmingham
                                                                                                          The HSBC unit fronts pedestrianised New Street
    Place, makes it one of the highest footfall                                                           and benefits from a highly prominent corner                                             and Metro Bank.                                      New Street station.
    locations in Birmingham.                                                                              trading position, with a dominant frontage of
                                                                                                          32.83 metres (108 feet).

                   CANNOCK                                                                                               A41                                                                                                  TO
                                                                                                           TO M5 J1                                                           TO M6 J7
            J11                                                                                                                                                                                                              M6 J6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    A5127
                                               M6 Toll                                                       HOCKLEY                                                                        A34
    M54
                                                                                                                                    A4540               LOZELLS & EAST
                                                                                                                                                         HANDSWORTH                A4540
                                                                                                                                   GREAT HAMPTON STREET

                   M6                                                  TAMWORTH
                                                                                  M42                                                                                                                  A38 (M)
                                                                                                                                                                             NEWTOWN
WOLVERHAMPTON                  BUILDINGS                                                                                  JEWELLERY QUARTER B4100
                                                                                                                     A4540
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A4540
                                                                        J9
                                                                                                                                                                                                            GOSTA
                                                                                                                                       JEWELLERY                         PARADE
                                                                                                                                                                                                            GREEN
                                                                                                           SPRING HILL                  QUARTER
                          J1                       J6                                                                                                                              A4400
          DUDLEY                 A41                     M6                                                                                                                                                            A47

                    J2
                               A456                                                                                                                                                                           JENNENS ROAD
                                       BIRMINGHAM                                  M6
                                                                                                            SUMMER HILL ROAD B4135          SAND PITS
                                                                                                                                                                                SNOW HILL
                     J3                                          A45                                                                                       A4400                                            B4114
                                            A441                             J6                                                                                              CITY CENTRE
                                                                                                          LADYWOOD                                                                                 B4100
                                                           A41                                                                                                           NEW STREET
                    M5
                                                                       M42                                                                                                               CORPORATION
                                                                                                                                  BRINDLEYPLACE                    STEPHENSON              STREET      MOOR STREET
                                                                                                                                                                      PLACE
                                                    SOLIHULL
KIDDERMINSTER                                                                                                                                           A456
                                                                                                                                                                              NEW STREET      BUILDINGS
                                                                                                                                                                       A38                 BULLRING
                                      M42                                                                                                   GAS STREET
            J4A                                                                                                                               BASIN                                                        DIGBETH
                                                         J3A
                                                                                                                                                                                   CHINESE                           B4100
                                                                                                           A4540
                                                                                                                               WESTSIDE                                            QUARTER
                                                                                                                                               BATH ROW        B4127                     BARFORD STREET
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    BORDESLEY
                                                                         M40                                                                                                                                 DERITEND
                                                                                                              A456        A4540
      M5                                                                                                       TO M5 J3
                                REDDITCH                                                                                       FIVE WAYS                                           TO M5 J4
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                                                    Description
                                                    The property comprises four highly prominent retail units extending to
                                                    27,072 sq ft, a landmark 140 bedroom Premier Inn hotel, rooftop telecoms
                                                    and 37 basement car parking spaces.
                                                    The property is of concrete frame construction       PREMIER INN HOTEL
                                                    arranged over ten storeys, with basement,            The Premier Inn Hotel occupies a ground floor
                                                    ground and eight upper floors.                       entrance lobby and extends over mezzanine
                                                    The property benefits from two external vehicle      and eight upper floors, offering panoramic views.
                                                    and service access points. The basement              There are 140 bedrooms, Thyme branded bar
                                                    garage facility provides 27 basement car             and restaurant and the usual back of house
                                                    parking spaces (22 for Premier Inn and 5 for         facilities. The hotel was substantially refurbished,
                                                    HSBC) along with secure loading facilities.          both internally and externally, prior to Premier
                                                    Access is via an electronic security gate off        Inn’s occupation in 2013 with the most recent cap
                                                    Stephenson Street. An additional common              ex in 2019 when 19 bedrooms were upgraded to
                                                    service yard is provided at high level to the rear   the Premier Inn’s ‘Premier Plus’ specification. The
                                                    of the property, which links with the service        hotel is the most centrally located Premier Inn in
                                                    areas of Grand Central Shopping Centre,              Birmingham with occupancy understood to be
                                                    accessed from Hill Street and the Grand              well in excess of 80% per annum.
                                                    Central service roads.
                                                                                                         MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT
                                                    HSBC BANK                                            Arranged over ground and first floors, the unit
                                                    Arranged over ground, basement and first floors,     provides restaurant and seating space at ground
                                                    the unit provides HSBC with its only Birmingham      floor, with seating and ancillary accommodation
                                                    City Centre presence and its principal Midlands      at first. The unit provides McDonald’s with
                                                    retail and commercial branch. The site provides      its most centrally located restaurant site in
                                                    retail banking facilities, business and private      Birmingham which benefits from the large footfall
                                                    banking facilities along with associated regional    on Stephenson Place and 24 hour trading.
                                                    administration facilities for the group.
                                                                                                         GREGGS & BAGUETTE WORLD
                                                                                                         Arranged over ground and first floors, the
                                                                                                         units provide ground floor retail and ancillary
                                                                                                         accommodation at first floor.
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Tenure
The property is held long leasehold from the Governors
of the Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham
for a term of 200 years from 25th March 2015 (194
years unexpired).
The ground rent is paid quarterly in advance
and is defined as the higher of:
• Base rent of £143,192 per annum
• 7% of rents received with deemed rent applied
   to any vacant units
The current ground rent is assumed to be £157,312
per annum (7% of rents received). The freeholder is
also entitled to 7% of any capital receipts from
occupational dealings.
The base rent is reviewed every 40 years. With the
next review in March 2055.
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Tenancy
The property is let on an effective FRI basis in line with tenancy schedule below and produces a WAULT of 8.62 years to expiry and 7.14 years to break.

                                                                               LEASE         RENT                      LEASE       CONTRACTED CONTRACTED
UNIT                            TENANT                      AREA                                          BREAK                                                ERV PA      ERV ZONE A COMMENTS
                                                                               START       REVIEWS                     EXPIRY        RENT PA  RENT ZONE A
                                                        Grd - 8,636 sq ft                                                                                                             Regional flagship branch. HSBC’s only representation in
                                                      ITZA - 3,850 units                                                                                                              Birmingham City Centre. Tenant excluded from service charge
129-130 New Street           HSBC Bank PLC               FF - 6,812 sq ft     01/01/2011   01/01/2021                 31/12/2025    £1,034,000        £231    £900,000        £203    liability for the tower (floors 1-9) - this has never created
                                                         B - 2,450 sq ft                                                                                                              a service charge shortfall during our client’s ownership.
                                                      Total - 17,898 sq ft                                                                                                            5 demised parking spaces.
                                                        Grd - 3,229 sq ft
                                                       ITZA - 1,678 units                                                                                                             Tenant has offered terms to regear. 10 year reversionary lease
10 Stephenson Place     McDonald’s Real Estate LLP   FF Sales - 1,608 sq ft   01/01/2011                              31/12/2025     £350,000        £203     £300,000        £162    with Day 1 up/down review, subject to cap and collar. Further
                                                      FF Anc - 963 sq ft                                                                                                              information is available upon request.
                                                      Total - 5,800 sq ft
                                                         Grd - 1,281 sq ft
                                                        ITZA - 635 units
14a Stephenson Place           Greggs PLC                                     28/04/2011   28/04/2021                 27/04/2026     £121,000         £185     £86,500        £132
                                                          FF - 380 sq ft
                                                        Total - 1,661 sq ft
                                                         Grd - 852 sq ft
                                                        ITZA - 423 units
16 Stephenson Place    Baguette 4 U Stephenson Ltd    Grd Anc - 110 sq ft     01/01/2021   01/01/2025                 31/12/2030      £63,000         £132     £63,000        £132    Reversionary lease signed in December 2020.
                                                          FF - 751 sq ft
                                                        Total - 1,713 sq ft
Retail Sub-total                                           27,072 sq ft                                                             £1,568,000                £1,349,500
                                                                                                                                                                                      Tenant only break clause. Right to use 22 parking spaces.
                                                                                                                                                                                      Two years from next CPI linked review. Forecast rent increase
                          “Premier Inn Hotels Ltd                                          “09/09/2023
                                                                                                                                                                                      to £718,363 pa at September 2023 rent review.
Hotel                   (Guarantee from Whitbread          140 beds           09/09/2013   09/09/2028    08/09/2033   08/09/2038     £664,680        £4,748   £840,000       £6,000
                                                                                                                                                                                      The rent review is increased by reference to CPS over the
                               Group PLC)”                                                 09/09/2033”
                                                                                                                                                                                      preceding 5 year period compounded yearly, but subject to
                                                                                                                                                                                      a cap of 5% on the increase in the CPI in any one year period.
Hotel Sub-total                                                                                                                      £664,680                 £840,000
                          EE Ltd & Hutchison 3G
Telecoms Antennae 1                                                           22/12/2010                              21/12/2020      £14,633                   £5,000                Holding over at £14,633 pa.
                                 UK Ltd
Telecoms Sub-total                                                                                                                    £14,633                  £5,000
Substation 1                                                                  24/06/1966                              14/03/2070         £1                       £1
Substation 2                                                                  24/07/2013                              22/03/2070         £1                       £1
Substation Sub-total                                                                                                                     £2                       £2
Gross Income                                                                                                                         £2,247,315               £2,194,502
                                                                                                                                                                                      The rent is the higher of the base rent or 7% of rents received
Headlease                                                                     25/03/2015                              24/03/2215     -£157,312                -£153,615               with deemed rent applied to any vacant units. The base rent for
                                                                                                                                                                                      the first 40 years of the term is £143,192 pa.
Net Income                                                                                                                          £2,090,003                £2,040,886
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Asset Management
Opportunities
HSBC
As HSBC’s only Birmingham City Centre presence and
its principal Midlands retail and commercial branch, the
building is vital to the bank. As such, HSBC are looking
to re-fit and refurbish all customer facing areas in 2021.
The purchaser may have the opportunity to work with
HSBC to improve the façade (as shown in the adjoining
CGI) and include double height glazing, in line with other
units on New Street.

PREMIER INN
Due to the hotel’s high occupancy rate, Premier Inn have
expressed interest in taking more space in the building.
Further information is available upon request.

MCDONALD’S
As McDonald’s most centrally located restaurant site
in Birmingham and a 24 hour trading restaurant, we
understand the unit is a key part of McDonald’s portfolio.
As a result, McDonald’s have expressed interest in
a reversionary lease, taking the lease expiry to 2035.
Further information is available upon request.
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Retail Occupational
Activity
                                                                                                                                                                      PASSING RENT
                                                                                                                                                                       £640,000 PA                                                            PASSING RENT
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               £1,125,000 PA

As one of the UK’s top shopping destinations, Birmingham
has demonstrated excellent rental growth and resilience
in recent times. Prime rents on the Upper Mall West of
the Bullring peaked at £320 Zone A, plus service charge,
with New Street offering a rental discount despite its
                                                                                      PASSING RENT
exceptionally high footfall. We are aware of the following                             £900,000 PA
recent occupational activity and highlight current passing
                                                                                                                                PASSING RENT
rents elsewhere in the city on the adjoining street plan.                                                                        £670,000 PA

                                                                                                                                                                                                    PASSING RENT
                                   TRANSACTION

                                                              ZONE A RENT

                                                                                                                                                                                                     £650,000 PA
     LOCATION

                                                    RENT PA
                 TENANT

                           DATE

    140      The
                          Jan-20   OML            £275,000 £260
 New Street Works
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             PASSING RENT
    141
                RBS       Oct-19   LR            £400,000 £279                                                                                                                                                                £1,000,000 PA
 New Street
   85-88        Metro
                          Nov-18   OML           £1,000,000 £230
 High Street    Bank
    10                                                                                                                                         PASSING RENT
                 Tui      Nov-18   OML            £240,000 £284
 New Street                                                                                                                                     £425,000 PA

  142-145
                Lush      Jul-18   OML            £570,000 £253                                                                                                                                                    PASSING RENT
 New Street                                                                                                                                                                                                         £570,000 PA
                                                                                                                                                                                     PASSING RENT
    1-3      JD                                                                                                                                               PASSING RENT            £400,000 PA
                          Jul-18   OML            £650,000             -                                                                                       £510,000 PA
 New Street Sports
    141     Thomas
                   Jun-18 Regear                  £205,000 £269
 New Street Cook
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Hotel Market                                                              ADDRESS                          ROOMS       TENANT (GUARANTOR)
                                                                                                                                                  TERM
                                                                                                                                                 CERTAIN
                                                                                                                                                            PRICE     NIY
                                                                                                                                                                                   RENT/
                                                                                                                                                                                  BED/PA
                                                                                                                                                                                               TRANSACTION
                                                                                                                                                                                                  TYPE
                                                                                                                                                                                                             DATE

Prior to the 2020 pandemic, Birmingham’s hotel sector                     Exchange Square,                              Premier Inn Hotels Ltd                                                   Forward
                                                                                                             235                                 25 years   £37.50m   4.20%       £6,320                     Nov 20
                                                                          Birmingham                                   (Whitbread Group PLC)                                                     Funding
was forecasting a period of substantial growth as it
prepared to welcome a boost in tourism numbers ahead                                                                                                                                             Forward
                                                                          Glasfryn Road, St Davids               63    Premier Inn Hotels Ltd    30 years   £6.04m    4.35%       £4,500                     Nov 20
of the region hosting the Commonwealth Games 2022                                                                                                                                              Commitment
and Coventry City of Culture 2021.
                                                                          Bridgewater Gateway                    100   Whitbread Group PLC       20 years   £10.33m   4.35%       £4,800        Investment   Mar 20
Birmingham had seen one of the UK’s highest increases
in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) of 5%, only                                                                      Premier Inn Hotels Ltd                                                   Forward
                                                                          Ashford Road, Faversham                84                              25 years   £10.65m   4.14%        £5,750                    Jul 20
behind other major tourist destinations, such as Brighton,                                                             (Whitbread Group PLC)                                                     Funding
Gatwick and Liverpool, yet the city remains an affordable                                                                                                                                        Forward
                                                                          Bournemouth                            105   Premier Inn Hotels Ltd    20 years   £13.27m   4.15%       £5,600                     Apr 19
destination with an average room rate of £71.12                                                                                                                                                Commitment
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Forward
                                                                          Milton Keynes                          126   Premier Inn Hotels Ltd    20 years   £23.70m   4.24%       £5,700                     Mar 20
Despite the headwinds that Covid-19 has                                                                                                                                                          Funding
created, Birmingham remains extremely                                     Sheffield                              126
                                                                                                                        Premier Inn Hotels Ltd
                                                                                                                                                 25 years   £10.33m   4.35%       £3,800        Investment   Feb 19
                                                                                                                       (Whitbread Group PLC)
well positioned to continue its growth as
a key destination for business and leisure                                Waterloo Street,
                                                                                                                 152   Premier Inn Hotels Ltd    20 years   £26.55m   4.12%       £6,557        Investment   Apr 17
                                                                          Birmingham
demand with the subject budget focussed
operator at the top of the pack as the UK’s
top choice for overnight budget stays.
Premier Inn reported an average occupancy close
to 80% across its portfolio in 2019, 5% ahead of the
Birmingham average of 74.2%. The budget sector has
been particularly resilient during the pandemic with
the subject hotel, the most centrally located of the
Premier Inn stock, having remained trading throughout
the pandemic.

                                                                                                                                                                      Hotel Thyme Restaurant
New Street & Stephenson Place, Birmingham, B2 4PY                                        16

Retail Investment Comparables
ADDRESS                                TENANTS                                                 WAULT              PRICE      NIY        DATE
                                       TK Maxx, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Clas Ohlson         WAULT 9.5 to expiry,
Broad Gate, The Headrow, Leeds                                                                                   Q. £90m   Q. 6.58%   Under Offer
                                       and 11 office tenants                               4.1 to break

48-50 Market Street, Manchester        Virgin Money                                       13 years unexpired     £11.80m    5.40%       Oct 20

                                                                                          7 years to expiry, 2
52-56 Market Street, Manchester        Adidas                                                                    £10.31m    5.00%       Oct 19
                                                                                            years to break

Caxtongate II, 41-42A New Street and   Charles Tyrwhitt, Muji, Jigsaw, White Stuff,     WAULT 6.2 to years to
                                                                                                                 £12.44m    5.95%       Dec 18
37-43 Cannon Street, Birmingham        Bravissimo and residential ground rents           expiry, 5.4 to break
New Street & Stephenson Place, Birmingham, B2 4PY   17
New Street & Stephenson Place, Birmingham, B2 4PY                                                                                                             18

Covenants                                                                                                                                                            Income Analysis
HSBC BANK PLC (5A1)                                                              MCDONALD’S REAL ESTATE LLP (O3)                                                     D&B RATING
HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services companies.
Offering services in commercial, investment, private, and retail banking, as
                                                                                 McDonald’s is the world’s most recognised fast food operator with over
                                                                                 38,000 restaurants across 119 countries. The company is also the                    5A1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    82%
well as wealth management, HSBC has around 40 million customers across           world’s largest chain of quick service restaurants serving over 10 million
64 countries worldwide and 16 million in the UK alone.                           customers daily.
                                                                                                                                                                     Other
                                                                                                                                                                                  18%*             * 16% in favour of
                                                                                                                                                                                                      McDonald’s Real Estate LLP

The bank is wedded to Birmingham and purchased its UK Headquarters at            There are currently in excess of 1,300 McDonald’s restaurants in the UK
One Centenary Square, Birmingham on a 250 year long leasehold basis in           employing over 38,000 people. McDonald’s continues to expand its UK
                                                                                                                                                                     INCOME SPLIT BY TENANT
2015. The 210,000 sq ft office opened in 2018 and provides accommodation         operations with 40 new restaurants opening in 2019 and further planned
for 2,500 staff.                                                                 as part of an expansion plan worth in excess of £1bn.
                                                                                                                                                                     HSBC Bank PLC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    46%
HSBC Bank PLC
Turnover
                         FYE 31/12/2019 FYE 31/12/2018
                         £14,685,000,000   £16,670,000,000
                                                             FYE 31/12/2017
                                                             £19,760,000,000
                                                                                 McDonald’s Real
                                                                                 Estate LLP
                                                                                                            FYE 31/12/2018      FYE 31/12/2017     FYE 31/12/2016                                   30%
                                                                                                                                                                     Premier Inn Hotels Ltd (Guarantee from Whitbread Group PLC)
Pre-Tax Profit (Loss)     (£872,000,000)    £1,974,000,000    £2,370,000,000     Turnover                      £90,706,000          £91,172,000       £87,964,000
Tangible Net Worth       £22,423,000,000   £24,252,000,000   £37,526,000,000     Pre-Tax Profit (Loss)        £599,059,000         £79,054,000        £151,040,000                   16%
                                                                                                                                                                     McDonald’s Real Estate LLP
                                                                                 Tangible Net Worth            £121,875,000       £109,269,000        £109,269,000
                                                                                                                                                                         5%
                                                                                                                                                                     Greggs
PREMIER INN HOTELS LTD (5A2), Guarantor Whitbread Group PLC (5A1)
Whitbread PLC is the largest hotel and restaurant company in the UK, with
                                                                                 GREGGS PLC (5A1)
                                                                                 Greggs is a leading FT250 food retailer with over 1,700 shops nationwide
                                                                                                                                                                        3%
                                                                                                                                                                     Baguette 4 U Stephenson Ltd
Premier Inn the market leader in the budget sector, accounting for 11% of
market share and operating in excess of 800 hotels across the UK. Premier inn
was also one of the only hoteliers to continue paying rent throughout 2020.
                                                                                 and in excess of 20,000 staff. Despite forecasting its first loss since its stock
                                                                                 market listing in 1984 as a result of the pandemic, Greggs is continuing its
                                                                                                                                                                       1%
                                                                                                                                                                     EE Ltd & Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
                                                                                 expansion plans and intends to open 100 new stores in 2021 alone.
Premier Inn Hotels Ltd   FYE 27/02/2020 FYE 28/02/2019 FYE 01/03/2018
                                                                                 Greggs PLC                FYE 28/12/2019 FYE 29/12/2018 FYE 30/12/2017
                                                                                                                                                                     INCOME SPLIT BY USE
Turnover                   £911,500,000      £905,100,000      £874,900,000
Pre-Tax Profit (Loss)       £163,100,000     £243,800,000      £245,700,000      Turnover                    £1,167,900,000     £1,029,347,000        £960,005,00
                                                                                                                                                                     Retail
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    46%
Tangible Net Worth        £1,127,000,000    £1,135,000,000    £940,000,000       Pre-Tax Profit (Loss)        £108,300,000         £82,618,000         £71,945,000
                                                                                 Tangible Net Worth           £334,200,000        £316,987,000       £289,753,000
                                                                                                                                                                     Hotel
                                                                                                                                                                                                30%
Whitbread Group PLC FYE 27/02/2020 FYE 28/02/2019 FYE 01/03/2018
Turnover                  £2,072,000,000   £2,049,000,000    £3,295,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                     Restaurant
                                                                                                                                                                                              24%
Pre-Tax Profit (Loss)      £280,000,000      £259,800,000     £548,400,000
Tangible Net Worth       £3,576,000,000    £6,027,000,000    £2,502,000,000                                                                                            1%
                                                                                                                                                                     Telecoms
New Street & Stephenson Place, Birmingham, B2 4PY                                                      19

EPCs
129-130 New Street (HSBC Bank PLC)	                    D90                                                        Proposal
Hotel (Premier Inn Hotels Ltd)                         B46
                                                                                                                   We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £32,000,000
10 Stephenson Place
                                                                                                                   (Thirty Two Million Pounds), subject to contract and
(McDonald’s Real Estate LLP)                           D95
                                                                                                                   exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this level would reflect
14a Stephenson Place (Greggs PLC)                      D94                                                        the following yield profile (after allowing for standard
16 Stephenson Place                                                                                                purchaser’s costs of 6.77%).
(Baguette 4 U Stephenson Ltd)                          D87
                                                                                                                   6.12% NIY			                 Rising to 6.26% in 2023
                                                                                                                   5.96% NEY		                  5.95% NRY
Service Charge                                                                                                     4.65% NIY on Hotel		         7.06% NIY on Retail
                                                                                                                   Based on current CPI forecasts and our opinion of ERV.
There is a service charge operating at the property.
The service charge budget for the year ending 31/12/2021
is £172,765. This reflects a low cost of £1.76 per sq ft
inclusive of the hotel. Further information is available
on request.

Data Room
A data room has been prepared, containing relevant
supporting documents and information. Access is
available upon request

VAT
The property is elected for VAT. It is therefore anticipated
that the sale will be treated as a Transfer of a Going
Concern (TOGC).
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Further Information
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an inspection, please contact:

CHARLES FLETCHER
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E: sam.waterworth@knightfrank.com

BEN WISHER
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E: ben.wisher@knightfrank.com

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