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High Yielding Mixed-Use Parade With Active Management
Opportunities
37-49 Westgate Street, Ipswich
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Investment
                                            Considerations
                                            • Busy pitch
                                            • Let to national multiple retailers;
                                               Bet Fred, Yeomans, Tresspass &
                                               Superdrug
                                            • Potential to grow rents from
                                               mainly re-based levels
                                            • Residential and break-up options
                                            • Freehold
                                            • Price: £2,300,000 reflecting a
                                               net initial yield of 9%

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Location                                                                  Retailing in Ipswich
              Ipswich is the largest town in Suffolk and the administrative         Ipswich’s primary retail is centred along the pedestrianised
              centre for the county. The town is one of the most important          stretch of Westgate Street and Tavern Street. The town’s
              shopping destinations in East Anglia, located approximately           principle shopping centre, Tower Ramparts, has recently been
              84 miles north east of London, 58 miles east of Cambridge             refurbished and comprises 125,000 sq ft. It is anchored by
              and 45 miles south of Norwich.                                        Boots and new stores for River Island and Pandora. Capital &
                                                                                    Regional and Drum Property Group, have recently purchased
              The town has excellent road communications being located
                                                                                    the Butter Market Shopping Centre and are onsite to provide
              at the junction of the A12 and A45 trunk roads. There are rail
                                                                                    a 12-screen cinema complex as well as six restaurants and a
              services to London Liverpool Street with the fastest journey
                                                                                    20,000 sq ft Pure Gym. This will further enhance Ipswich as a
              time of approximately 1 hour 12 minutes.
                                                                                    retailing location.
              Norwich International Airport and Stansted Airport are located
              approximately 47 miles north and 47 miles west of the town
              respectively.                                                     Situation
                                                                                    The properties have an extensive and prominent frontage to
              Ipswich’s catchment population is approximately 373,000               Westgate Street. Major stores include Debenhams, Marks &
              and an estimated shopping population of 266,000. This is              Spencer and a new Primark store, currently being refitted as
              boosted further by tourism in the summer months. Transport            a result of acquiring the adjoining premises. Other multiple
              and distribution are key sources of employment due to the             retailers represented on Westgate Street include WHSmith,
              proximity of the Port of Ipswich and the town’s close proximity       Clarks, JD Sports and Card Factory.
              to the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s busiest container hub.

                                                                                Description
                                                                                    The properties comprise an unbroken parade of 5 retail shops
                                                                                    within three buildings. Numbers 37-39 Westgate Street
                                                                                    provide two ground floor units with self-contained offices
                                                                                    on the first floor. 41/43 & 45/49 Westgate Street comprise
                                                                                    ground floor sales with staff and storage accommodation on
                                                                                    the upper floors.

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Accommodation
             The properties have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th Edition) and the accommodation
             provides the following net internal areas:

             Unit                 Tenant            Floor          Accommodation            Sq ft               Sq m             Total (Sq ft)
                              Done Brothers         ITZA                Sales               653
              37            (Cash Betting) Ltd     Ground               Sales              1,550               143.99               1,600
                               t/a Bet Fred        Ground              Kitchen               50                 4.64
                            Yeomans Outdoors        ITZA                Sales               551
              39                                                                                                                    1,496
                              Ltd t/a Granite      Ground               Sales              1,496               138.97
                             Just Recruitment
            37-39                                  Offices              Offices            1,461               135.72               1,461
                                 Group Ltd
                                                    ITZA                 Sales              1,258
                            Jacobs & Turner Ltd    Ground                Sales              2,615              242.92
            41/43                                                                                                                   4,470
                               t/a Tresspass        First           Ancillary/Sales          857                79.61
                                                   Second             Ancillary              998                92.71
                                                    ITZA               Sales                1,328
                                Superdrug          Ground              Sales                2,920
            45/49                                                                                                                   4,975
                                Stores Plc          First             Ancillary             1,701              158.01
                                                   Second             Ancillary              354                32.88
            Total                                                                                                                  14,002

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Tenure
                Freehold.

     Tenancies
                The properties are let on five individual full repairing and insuring leases producing a net rental income of £220,000 per annum, in
                accordance with the schedule below:

                                                                        Passing Rent Rent Review        ERV
         Unit               Tenant         Lease Start   Lease Expiry                                                                  Comment
                                                                        PA (ZA/ PSF) (Break Clause)   (ZA/ PSF)
                       Done Brothers
                                                                          £32,500                     £32,500
          37         (Cash Betting) Ltd    06/02/2012    05/02/2022                    06/02/2017
                                                                          (£51.50)                    (£51.50)
                        t/a Bet Fred
         37a          Just Recruitment                                    £7,500                       £7,500
                                           20/04/2012    19/04/2017
      (1st Floor)         Group Ltd                                        (£5)                         (£5)
                    Yeomans Outdoors Ltd                                  £30,000                     £30,000
          39                               12/11/2012    11/11/2017
                        t/a Granite                                       (£54.50)                    (£54.50)
                                                                                                                     The lease is guaranteed by Jacobs & Turner Ltd.
                                                                                                                            10% reduction to reflect quantum.
                      Tresspass Europe                                    £50,000      14/12/2016     £62,000
        41/43                              14/12/2011    13/12/2021                                                 The lease is subject to a base rent of 50,000 plus a
                           Limited                                        (£40 ZA)    (14/12/2016)     (£50)
                                                                                                                  turnover rent capped at £70,000 until 14th December
                                                                                                                      2016. Further details available upon request.
                                                                         £100,000                     £65,500
        45/49       Superdrug Stores Plc   24/06/1992    23/06/2017                                                        10% reduction to reflect quantum
                                                                         (£78.50)                      (£50)

        Total                                                            £220,000                     £197,500

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Covenant
                  Bet Fred, is the world biggest owner-operator bookmaker with                 Tresspass, established in 1938, are specialist designers
                  over 8,500 employees and 1,350 shops since purchasing the                    and retailers of outdoor clothing, waterproof jackets, hiking
                  Tote in 2011.                                                                footwear and camping equipment with over 150 stores
                                                                                               nationwide.
                  The accounts for Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited are
                  as follows:                                                                  The accounts for Jacobs & Turner Limited are as follows:

       Date of Accounts 25th March 2012     31st March 2013   28th September 2014   Date of Accounts     24th June 2012    30th June 2013    29th June 2014
       Turnover            £4,479,240,000   £241,918,000      £417,111,000          Turnover             £64,856,802       £75,276,427       £86,168,808
       Pre-tax Profit      £16,374,000      £26,811,000       £13,967,000           Pre-tax Profit       £2,405,049        £4,008,001        £4,225,933
       Total Net Worth     £64,773,000      £92,026,000       £108,429,000          Total Net Worth      £41,263,237       £43,827,272       £46,591,961

                  Experian gives a credit rating of very low risk                              Experian gives a credit rating of very low risk

                  Yeomans Outdoors, established in 1904, are suppliers of                      Superdrug is the UK’s second largest health and beauty
                  outdoor clothing and camping equipment with over 30 stores                   retailer currently operating from over 900 stores nationwide.
                  nationwide. Sports Direct Plc is the parent company who                      They are now part of the Hong Kong based AS Watson Group
                  also own a number of brands including Dunlop, Slazenger,
                  Everlast and Lonsdale and fashion brands including JJB                       The accounts for Superdrug Stores Plc are as follows:
                  Sports and Field & Trek.
                                                                                    Date of Accounts     29th Dec 2012     28th Dec 2013     27th Dec 2014
                                                                                    Turnover             £1,021,021,000    £1,010,212,000    £1,058,047,000
                                                                                    Pre-tax Profit       (£3,977,000)      £28,982,000       £38,044,000
                  Just Recruitment is a recruitment company, founded over           Total Net Worth      £106,905,000      £122,235,000      £138,513,000
                  30 years ago, with 6 other offices in East Anglia.
                                                                                               Experian gives a credit rating of very low risk

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Rental Analysis                                                            EPC
             The passing rents range from £40 to £78.50 Zone A. We are
                                                                                         A full EPC survey has been conducted and is available
             of the opinion that the tone is in the region of £50 Zone A.
                                                                                         upon request.
             which offers a good discount compared to prime Westgate
             Street at approximately £100 Zone A.
                                                                                 VAT
      Asset Management                                                                   The property is VAT registered. It is anticipated that the sale
                                                                                         will be dealt with by a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC).
             The property offers various asset management initiatives
             including:
               	Re-gear leases with existing tenants                            Proposal
               	Redevelop upper floors above Bet Fred and Yeomans                       Our client is seeking offers in excess of £2,300,000 (Two
                 Outdoors. There is an existing self-contained entrance                  Million Three Hundred Thousand Pounds) subject to contract.
                 on Westgate Street                                                      A purchase at this level reflects the following yields after
                                                                                         deduction of usual purchaser’s costs of 5.8%:
                Break up individual freeholds and sell separately
                                                                                         Net Initial Yield: 9%
               	There is limited A3 provision in Ipswich and the planners
                 would consider such uses within this pitch                              Reversionary Yield: 8.1%

               	The pitch is tightening up with good interest in the                    Equivalent Yield: 7.9%
                 former Next, 29-31 Westgate Street. 38/40 Westgate
                 Street is under offer to a restaurant operator.

Contacts
Ed Gambarini                          Rupert Guy                             Simon Harvey
egambarini@klmproperty.co.uk          rguy@klmproperty.co.uk                 sharvey@klmproperty.co.uk
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