Light Industrial / Trade Counter Business Unit, Unit 14 Northbrook Business Park, Northbrook Road, Worthing, BN14 8PQ

An opportunity to lease a superb business unit comprising of a high bay warehouse with minimal but adequate office content at first floor level. The unit is of steel portal frame construction with part brick and blockwork elevations with metal profile cladding under an insulated sheet roofing incorporating intermittent rooflights. Internally the unit is laid out to provide an open plan warehouse / production area together with a 1st floor mezzanine office. There is a small kitchenette, ladies and gents WC located on the ground floor.

The unit benefits from 21.5 ft eaves height, 3-phase electricity
sodium lighting to warehouse, concrete flooring, 12 x 13'1" roller shutter door and separate pedestrian door. The first floor offices are carpeted, have ample data and electrical sockets, suspended ceiling with cat 3 lighting and air conditioning (not tested).

Externally the unit has 6 allocated parking spaces.

Location

Worthing is located on the A27 which provides direct access to the south coast cathedral city of Chichester (18 miles to the west) and the city of Brighton (14 miles to the east). The town is an established commercial centre with major occupiers including GSK, Southern Water and Equiniti being based in the Town. The Northbrook Business Park was constructed in 2006 and is situated approximately ½ mile south of the A27, approximately, 1 mile to the north of Worthing town centre and 1 mile to the north east of East Worthing railway station where services along the coast and north to London can be boarded. Nearby commercial occupiers include GSF Car Parts, Sterling Power Tools, Toolstation & Euro Car Parts.

Accommodation

The property has the following approximate floor areas:

Warehouse - 2,600 sq ft

Kitchen - 85 sq ft

Ground Floor Office - 202 sq ft

First Floor Office - 354 sq ft

Total Area - 3,241 sq ft

Terms

Terms - The property is available by way of a new effective FR&I Lease with terms to be negotiated and agreed.

Rent & VAT - The property is available by way of a stepped rent as follows:

Year One: £34,000 Per Annum Exclusive
Year Two: £36,000 Per Annum Exclusive
Year Three: £38,000 Per Annum Exclusive
Year Four: £40,000 Per Annum Exclusive
Year Five: £42,000 Per Annum Exclusive

We are informed that VAT is to be charged on the quoting terms.

Business Rates - According to the VOA (Valuation Office Agency) the property has a rateable value of £28,500. We are verbally informed the current Tenant is paying £12,552 per annum. Interested parties are asked to verify this information with Adur & Worthing Council.

Service Charge - We are verbally informed that their is a small Estate Service Charge. Unit 14 currently pays £600 per annum. Further details available upon request.

Legal Costs - Each party to pay their own legal costs.

EPC - B(32)

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