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The Norham Portfolio A High Yielding UK Retail Portfolio - Cushman & Wakefield
The Norham Portfolio
      A High Yielding UK Retail Portfolio
The Norham Portfolio A High Yielding UK Retail Portfolio - Cushman & Wakefield
INVESTMENT
                                    Norham Portfolio

Investment Summary
• High yielding UK retail portfolio let to notable tenants including Carphone Warehouse,
  Monsoon, BrightHouse Santander and the Disney Store.

• Total income of £485,135 with upcoming rent review

• WAULT of approximately 5 years to expiry

• Significant asset management opportunities.

• We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £4,550,000 which reflects an attractive net initial
  yield of 10.08% assuming purchaser’s costs of 5.8%

                                                                        2-6 Murraygate, Dundee

                                                                        16 Baxter Gate, Doncaster

                                                                        1 Market Street, Pontypridd

                                                                        33 High Street, Ramsgate
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Portfolio Analysis

                                    Income by Location
                                                              16 Baxter Gate,
    1 Market Street,                                        Doncaster, DN1 1JU
  Pontypridd, CF37 2ST                                             22%
           6%

                                                              33 High Street,
                                                           Ramsgate, Kent, CT11
    2 - 6 Murraygate,
                                                                   9AG
    Dundee, DD1 2AZ
                                                                    8%
           64%

                                  Income by lease length

      5 – 10 Years
          44%
                                                                   1 - 5 Years
                                                                       50%

                         15 – 20 Years
                              6%
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Tenancy Schedule

                                                                                           Lease        Lease
        Address                   Tenant                   Size            ITZA                                      Rent
                                                                                        Commencement    Expiry

                         Alliance and Leicester Plc t/a
  16 Baxter Gate,                                       371.23 (3,996   89.56 sq m
                                   Santander                                               23.4.2001   22.4.2021    £106,635
Doncaster, DN1 1JU                                          sq ft)      (964 sq ft)
                               (Not in occupation)

                              Unit A - Carphone          51.74 sq m     44.22 sq m
                                                                                           24.5.2015   23.5.2018    £32,500
                                 Warehouse               (557 sq ft)    (476 sq ft)

     2 - 6 Murraygate,                                  848.47 sq m     171.68 sq m
                          Unit B - Disney Stores Ltd                                       14.7.1997   13.7.2017    £166,000
          Dundee                                        (9,133 sq ft)   (1,848 sq ft)

                          Unit C - Monsoon Holdings     240.15 sq m 109.34 sq m
                                                                                          14.10.1997   13.10.2022   £110,000
                                     Ltd                (2,585 sq ft)** (1,177 sq ft)

  1 Market Street,                                      400.85 sq m      224.8 sq m
                     More 4 Your Money Limited                                             3.10.2014   2.10.2035    £30,000*
Pontypridd, CF37 2ST                                    (4,314 sq ft)   (2,420 sq ft)

      33 High Street,
                            Caversham Trading t/a         429 sq m       192.6 sq m
     Ramsgate, Kent,                                                                       2.09.2010   1.09.2020    £40,000
                                Brighthouse             (4,627 sq ft)   (2,420 sq ft)
        CT11 9AG

          Total                                                                                                     £485,135

 •     * Includes vendor top up on stepped rent
 •     ** 2nd Floor inaccessible and therefore does not form part of the measurements.
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                                           Carphone Warehouse, Disney Stores &
                                           Monsoon
                                           2 – 6 Murraygate, Dundee DD1 2AZ

Location                                                   Accommodation
Dundee is located approximately 60 miles north of          Unit A
Edinburgh and has a population of 150,000 people.
The city is located on the east coast of Scotland            Description                           Sq M     Sq Ft
enabling good access to the M90 linking Dundee to the        Ground Floor                         51.74      557
wider region. Dundee is easily accessed by rail
including the InterCity service to the south and regular     ITZA                                 44.22      476
trains from Dundee link the town to Edinburgh and the
east coast mainline.                                       Unit B
Description                                                  Description                            Sq M    Sq Ft
The property comprises a three storey building of            Ground Floor                          182.08   1,960
traditional sandstone construction surmounted by a
pitched and slated roof. The property provides three         First Floor                           219.71   2,365
modern retail units with ancillary and storage
accommodation behind the period façade.                      Second Floor Store                    233.27   2,511

Internally, the property has been fitted to each of the      Third Floor                           213.39   2,297
tenant’s specification and generally comprise timber
and vinyl floors, plastered and painted walls, plastered     Total                                 848.47   9,133
and painted ceiling with fluorescent lights and
spotlights.                                                  ITZA                                  171.68   1,848

The retail units have the further benefit of a rear        Unit C
service access which is common to all three tenants
and is accessed directly off Commercial Street.              Description                           Sq M     Sq Ft

Situation                                                    Ground Floor Sales                   128.94    1,388
The subject property is situated in a prominent corner       First Floor Stores                   111.20    1,197
position on the northern side of the Murraygate at its
intersection with Commercial Street. Murraygate is the       Total *                              240.15    2,585
prime retailing street in Dundee nearby occupiers
include Zara, J D Sports, Dorothy Perkins and H&M.           ITZA                                 109.34    1,177
                                                           * 2nd floor inaccessible and not measured.
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                                                     Carphone Warehouse, Disney Stores &
                                                     Monsoon
                                                     2 – 6 Murraygate, Dundee DD1 2AZ

Tenancy Information                                                    The Disney Store Ltd – 02523767
The property is let on three tenancies with a total income             The Disney Store opened its first store in 1987 and forms
of £308,500 pa as follows:                                             part of the Walt Disney Company specialising in the
                                                                       retailing of Disney merchandise.
Unit A
                                                                                           27.09.2014        28.09.13         29.09.12
Carphone Warehouse have recently renewed their lease
for a further 3 years at an annual rent of £32,500 expiring              Turnover         £128,126,000     £122,848,000     £123,637,000
on 23 May 2018.                                                          Pre-tax Profit    £6,930,000       £311,000         £370,000
Unit B
                                                                         Shareholders     £14,437,000       £9,924,000       £9,655,000
The unit is let on a 20 year lease to Disney Stores from 14              Funds
July 1997 expiring on 13 July 2017 at an annual rent of
£166,000.
                                                                       Monsoon Holdings Limited – 01200163
Unit C
                                                                       Monsoon is a fashion retailer founded in 1973 and now
Unit C is let to Monsoon Holdings Ltd for 25 years from 14             trades over 1,000 stores along with sister brand
October 1997 expiring on 13 October 2022 at an annual                  Accessorize.
rent of £110,000.
                                                                                             30.08.2014        31.08.13        25.08.12
Covenant
                                                                         Turnover                 -                -              -
The Carphone Warehouse - 02142673
                                                                         Pre-tax Profit      £20,825,369      £7,194.815      £5,809,648
Carphone Warehouse is a British mobile phone retailer,
with over 2,400 stores across Europe. Carphone                           Shareholders        £30,237,871      £30,412,503    £30,481,136
Warehouse is a subsidiary of Dixons Carphone following                   Funds
the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse in
2014.                                                                  Tenure
                      29.03.14         30.03.13          31.03.12
                                                                       Freehold
  Turnover         £1,783,569,000   £1,671,731,000    £1,513,072,000
                                                                       EPC
  Pre-tax Profit    £90,986,000      £98,895,000       -£108,239,000
                                                                       EPC’s are available on request.
  Shareholders     £964,141,000     £874,654,000       £850,041,000
  Funds
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                                           Santander
                                            16 Baxter Gate, Doncaster DN1 1JU

Location                                                    Situation
Doncaster is one of the principal market towns in           Baxter Gate is a primary pedestrianised retail pitch in
South Yorkshire located approximately 20 miles north        Doncaster benefitting from high levels of footfall. The
east of Sheffield and 28 miles south east of Leeds.         unit is situated advantageously between House of
The town lies immediately to the north of the               Fraser and Primark. Other surrounding occupiers
intersection of the A1(M) and M18 motorways,                include Greggs, Marks and Spencer and Boots. The
providing excellent access to the motorway network.         indoor and outdoor markets are located a short
The town is served by Doncaster railway station             distance to the east and the Frenchgate Shopping
providing regular direct services to Leeds, York, Hull      Centre to the west.
and London with an approximate journey time to
London Kings Cross of 1 hour 40 minutes.                    Accommodation
Description                                                  Description                 Sq M            Sq Ft
The property comprises a corner terraced, three              Ground Floor               126.53           1,362
storey building of brick and block cavity wall
construction. The unit benefits from dual frontages          First Floor                124.43           1,339
onto St Geroge Gate and Baxter Gate and is fitted
with suspended ceilings, recessed spot lights, air           Second Floor               120.27           1,295
conditioning and cashier desks. The first floor is fitted
out as cellular meeting rooms whilst the second floor        Total                      371.23           3,996
is used as ancillary storage and staff area including
                                                             Ground Floor ITZA           89.56            964
WC’s and kitchenette.
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                                              Santander
                                              16 Baxter Gate, Doncaster DN1 1JU

Tenancy Information                                             Covenant
The property is let to Alliance and Leicester Plc (now part     Alliance & Leicester was taken over by and subsequently
of Santander UK Plc) for a term of 20 years expiring 22         merged into Santander UK Plc in 2008. Santander UK Plc
April 2021. The lease is drafted on Full Repairing and          has a D&B rating of A1, a summary of recent financial
Insuring terms with 5 yearly upward only rent reviews to        performance is set out below:
Market Rent. The passing rent is £106,635 per annum
exclusive of VAT. The tenant is no longer occupying the         Santander UK Plc - 02294747
property and has expressed interest in paying to
surrender the lease.                                                              31.12.14          31.12.13          31.12.12

EPC                                                           Turnover                -                 -                 -
The property has an Energy Performance Certificate            Pre-tax Profit   £1,399,000,000    £1,139,000,000    £1,231,000,000
rating of D (99). Further information is available upon
request.
                                                              Shareholders     £14,537,000,000   £12,250,000,000   £12,949,000,000
                                                              Funds
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                                            More 4 Your Money
                                             1 Market Street, Pontypridd CF37 2ST

Location                                                    Accommodation
Pontypridd is situated within the administrative county      Description                   Sq M            Sq Ft
of Rhondda Cynon Taff and has a population of
approximately 30,000 people. The town is located             Ground Floor Sales            224.8           2,420
approximately 12 miles north of Cardiff and is               Mezzanine                     14.6           157.15
connected to the wider road network via the A470
trunk road which links North and South Wales to the          First Floor Storage           142.4           1,533
M4 motorway.
                                                             Total                         381.7           4,108
Regular rail services via the Valley Lines rail network
link Pontypridd to Cardiff and to the wider rail network.    Ground Floor ITZA             85.4             919
Situation
                                                            Tenancy Information
The subject property is located on the west side of
Market Street forming part of the retail core of            The property is let to More For Your Money Limited on a
Pontypridd Town Centre. The unit fronts the                 21 year lease commencing on the 3 October 2014. The
pedestrianised pitch of Market Street with notable          rent payable is £15,000 per annum for the first, second
surrounding occupiers including Superdrug, New              and third years of the term, rising to £30,000 per annum
                                                            thereafter until the first rent review on 3 October 2019.
Look, Costa and Boots.
                                                            the rent is to be topped up to the latter figure by the
Description                                                 vendor.

The subject property comprises a two storey unit of
brick construction under a pitched slate roof. The          The tenant has the option to terminate the lease on the
property is currently fitted out as a retail unit and the   tenth and fifteenth anniversary of the rent
first floor level is used as storage. The ground floor      commencement date subject to no less than six months
includes a mezzanine level comprising office and            notice.
kitchen facilities.
To the rear of the property there is a shared service
yard used for bin storage and car parking.
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                                          More 4 Your Money
                                          1 Market Street, Pontypridd CF37 2ST

Tenure
Freehold.
Covenant
More 4 Your Money - 08399167
More 4 Your Money was registered on 12 February
2013 and is a locally based value retailer.

                               28.02.14

 Turnover                         -

 Pre-tax Profit                   -

 Shareholders Funds            £16,481

EPC
The property has an EPC Rating of E (101). Further
information is available upon request.
INVESTMENT
                                         BrightHouse
                                         33 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent

Location
Ramsgate is a port town located on the eastern coast      Accommodation
                                                           Description               Sq M           Sq Ft
of Kent, approximately 80 miles east of London and
17 miles north east of Canterbury. The town has an        Ground Floor Sales         192.6          2,073
urban population of approximately 40,000 people with
a further 127,000 in the local district.                  Ground Floor Ancillary     10.68           115

Ramsgate benefits from excellent transport links with     First Floor                210.16         2,264
the A253 and A229 trunk roads linking the town
directly to the M2 motorway and M25 to the west.          Second Floor               50.10           539

Situation                                                 Total                      463.55         4,991

The unit is located on the pedestrianised High Street     Ground ITZA                87.66           944
which forms part of the prime retailing core of
Ramsgate.
                                                          Tenancy Information
Notable occupiers in the immediate area include WH
Smith, Boots and Specsavers.                              The unit is let to Caversham Trading t/a Brighthouse
                                                          on a 10 year lease from 2 September 2010 to 1
Description                                               September 2020 at an annual rent of £40,000, subject
                                                          to a cap of £48,000.
The property is a mid terrace building arranged over
ground, first and second floors. The unit benefits from   A tenants option to break has recently been removed
an extensive glazed high street frontage.                 highlighting BrightHouse’s commitment to the unit.
Internally the unit is fitted out to the tenants own
specification with sales accommodation on the ground
and first floors whilst the second floor is used for
storage.
Externally to the rear of the property there is a
concrete surface yard providing loading and parking
facilities.
INVESTMENT
                                           BrightHouse
                                           33 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent

Covenant Strength
Caversham Trading Limited - 05396147
Caversham Trading is owned by private equity firm
Vision Capital and trades as Brighthouse, one of the
UK’s leading rent-to-own retail chain providing home
electronics, domestic appliances and household
furniture to over 270,000 people.

                  31.03.14      31.03.13          31.03.12

Turnover         £70,032,000   £75,961,000   £186,838,000

Pre-tax Profit   £7,131,000    £8,235,000        £3,625,000

Shareholders     £68,075,000   £58,815,000       £50,469,000
Funds

EPC
The property has an Energy Performance Certificate
of G (248).
Further information is available upon request.
INVESTMENT
                                        Norham Portfolio

Asset Management
The portfolio provides many asset management opportunities including ;

•   Negotiate a surrender of the current lease (with premium) on the Baxter Gate property and secure a new
    letting capitalising on the unit’s strong trading position.

•   Re-gear the lease to the Disney Store improving the value and WAULT on the Murray Gate property.

•   Sell out smaller units in Kent and Pontypridd which are likely to be of significant appeal to private
    investors and well suited to auction sale.

Proposal
We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £4,550,000 which reflects an attractive net initial yield of
10.08% assuming purchaser’s costs at 5.8%.

Our clients may also consider individual offers for the individual assets.

VAT & TOGC
All properties are elected for VAT and it is proposed that the sale be treated as a transfer of a going concern
(TOGC).
INVESTMENT
                                                                         Norham Portfolio

                                                                                                Contact
                                                                             For further information please
                                                                                         contact

                                                                                    Richard Turner
                                                                                 +44 (0)191 223 5720
                                                                           richard.turner@cushwake.com

                                                                                   Peter Atkinson
                                                                                +44 (0)191 223 5715
                                                                           peter.atkinson@cushwake.com

                                                                                      Katy Paxton
                                                                                  +44 (0)191 223 5752
                                                                              katy.paxton@cushwake.com

                                                                                   Stephen Bibby
                                                                                 +44 (0)131 222 4523
                                                                            stephen.bibby@cushwake.com

                                                                                   Sarah Stewart
                                                                                +44 (0)131 222 4524
                                                                            Sarah.stewart@cushwake.com

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