Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH Office Investment Opportunity For Sale

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Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH
Office Investment Opportunity For Sale
Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH Office Investment Opportunity For Sale
www.kingsbury-consultants.co.uk                                                                       Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH

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SUMMARY
• 		 5-Storey B1 office building of approximately 94,055ft2 with
     approximately 199 car parking spaces

• 		 Let to a FTSE listed Plc company for an unexpired 15 year
     term until 4th August 2031 producing £1,100,000 per annum
     with a fixed uplift in the 5th year to £1,250,000 per annum

• 		 Located close to Crawley Town Centre and less than 5
     miles from Gatwick airport

• 		 Offers in the region of £18,000,000 which reflects 5.75%
     NIY rising to 6.54% NIY and a capital value of £184 per ft2
Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH Office Investment Opportunity For Sale
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DESCRIPTION                                                                                               Sutherland House

The property comprises a fully self-contained office building extending to approximately
94,055ft2 NIA situated on a site extending to 1.785 acres. The property benefits from 199 car
parking spaces and a central loading bay accessed via the front of the building (Russell Way).

The building is of concrete framed construction under a flat roof and is arranged over ground
floor and 4 upper floors. Each floor is well configured for occupation on a floor by floor or part
floor basis with each floor plate consisting of suspended ceilings, male and female WCs and a
passenger lift.

The subject property is fully let and adjoins a separate building (shaded in blue on the plan
opposite) which is not part of this sale, and this is to be retained by the seller.

LOCATION
Sutherland House is located in the West Sussex town of Crawley opposite the Three Bridges
playing field. It occupies a prominent position on the corners of Russell Way, Haslett Avenue
East (A2220) and Paymaster General’s Roundabout which is named after the tenant occupying
the building.

The property benefits from excellent access to the national motorway network being
strategically located 2.4 miles from the M23 Motorway providing access to the wider South
East and direct access to the M25. Gatwick airport is within a 20 minute drive (4.5 miles).

Crawley Town Centre is less than a mile away with Three Bridges train station 0.6 miles from
the property offering frequent services into Central London with the following journey times:

Gatwick Airport – 4 minutes | Clapham Junction – 31 minutes | London Bridge – 60 minutes
Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH Office Investment Opportunity For Sale
Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH

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LAYOUT PLAN
The Seller is currently carrying out a programme of works which include demolishing the linking walls and bridge from Sutherland House building to the adjoining office building and making
good the walls and surfaces. We understand this programme of works has already begun and is due to be completed by December 2016.

 Sutherland House
 The subject property being sold

                                                                                                                                                  51,791ft2 Office being retained by the
                                                                                                                                                  Seller, currently subject to a planning
                                                                                                                                                  application for residential use

            199 spaces
Sutherland House, Russell Way, Crawley RH10 1UH Office Investment Opportunity For Sale
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TENANCY                                                                                            CRAWLEY OFFICE MARKET
The entire property is let to Paymaster (1836) Ltd (trading as Equiniti) 				                      The occupational market in Crawley is undergoing a fundamental change with a significant
who have occupied the building for over 30 years on an unexpired 					                             amount of secondary accommodation being removed from the office market as a result of
15-year FRI lease until 4th August 2031 subject to a 9 month rent free 			                         the Permitted Development Rights to residential.
period. The current rent payable is £1,100,000 per annum with a fixed uplift to £1,250,000 per
annum from 4th August 2021 with the next open market rent review due on 1st April 2026.            As such the property offers an excellent opportunity to increase rental income in a market
                                                                                                   with limited competing stock and a strong imbalance between supply and demand. Occupiers
The current income reflects an average of approximately £11.34psf increasing to £12.88psf at       who require accommodation have very few options within the town, therefore rents are
the first rent review.                                                                             rising.

The lease is guaranteed by Paymaster’s parent company Equiniti Group PLC who specialise            A schedule highlighting the most recent lease transactions can be found below:
in the development of complex administration, processing and payment services for a variety
of sectors and clients supported by leading technology and software design.
                                                                                                            Address              Date        Size (ft2)   Lease Length      Tenant        Rent (psf)
For the year ended December 2015 Equiniti Group PLC posted a revenue of £369,000,000 with
a market capitalization of £509,250,000.                                                                County Oak Way,
                                                                                                                               July 2016      1,426         5 Years           N/A          £12.50
                                                                                                           RH11 7ST

                                                                                                         Midtown House,
                                                                                                                               June 2016      8,035           N/A             N/A          £16.00
       Floor                         Description                  NIA m 2
                                                                                   NIA ft
                                                                                        2                  RH10 1BW

                                                                                                       Manor Place, RH10                                                 B&CE Financial
                                                                                                                               April 2016     28,588        3 Years                        £17.00
      Ground                          B1 (Office)                 1,390.9         14,971.5                   9PY                                                          Services Ltd

                                                                                                        65 Gatwick Road,
       First                          B1 (Office)                 1,695.3         18,248.0                 EH10 9RD
                                                                                                                              March 2016      1,250         10 Years          N/A          £12.42

      Second                          B1 (Office)                 1,884.1         20,280.3              Kingsland Court,
                                                                                                                             February 2016     400          3 Years       Service Vent     £15.00
                                                                                                           RH10 1HL
       Third                          B1 (Office)                 1,880.5         20,241.5             Astral Towers, RH10
                                                                                                                             December 2015    14,059        10 Years      Aerdata UK       £17.95
                                                                                                               9UY
      Fourth                          B1 (Office)                 1,887.2         20,313.6             Balcombe Rd, RH10
                                                                                                                             December 2015    2,615           N/A          FU3e Ltd        £18.50
                                                                                                             7NN
   Total                                                         8,738.0         94,055.0
                                                                                                        Richmond House,
                                                                                                                             December 2015    1,293           N/A        Jurox (UK) Ltd    £15.00
                                                                                                           RH10 1DD
*The above measurements exclude the core and toilet areas.
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TENURE

The property is to be sold freehold subject to the existing tenancy remaining in-situ.

VAT

The property is elected for VAT although the transaction will be treated as a Transfer of a
Going Concern.

TERMS

Offers in the region of £18,000,000 which reflects 5.75% NIY rising to 6.54% NIY at the 5th
year, and a capital value of £184 per ft2.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Further information including approved planning documents can be downloaded from our
dataroom using the password ‘Sutherland’.

CONTACT
To discuss any aspect of the property of disposal process, please contact the sole
selling agents:

Jordan Oldfield
020 7183 2529
jordan.oldfield@kingsbury-consultants.co.uk

Gale Atkins							Ross Kemp
020 7183 2529						020 7183 2529
gale.atkins@kingsbury-consultants.co.uk		 ross.kemp@kingsbury-consultants.co.uk
                         Kingsbury
                         1st Floor, 81 Alie Street, London E1 8NH

Kingsbury on their own behalf and on behalf of the Owner / Landlord of this property whose agents, gives notice that this document does not constitute any form of contract for sale or
lease. Statements should not be relied upon, and interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves as to the correctness of each statement. Kingsbury is the trading name of Kingsbury
Investment & Development Consultants Ltd registered in England No: 06869268.
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