• Popular sea-front location
• Free on-street parking
• Fully refurbished and redecorated space
• 100% rates relief for eligible companies
• No VAT on rent
• 73.00 sq m (786 sq ft)
• Rent £12,XXXa
Location
Helensburgh comprises a town of approximately 16,000 persons being located within Argyll & Bute and at the confluence of the Gare Loch and the River Clyde, approximately 22 miles north west of Glasgow Centre. The closest town is Dumbarton, having a population of approximately 20,000 persons and the two are linked via the A814 and A82/A818 which are the main arterial routes through the town. The town is well served by public transport with both regular bus services and two train stations, Helensburgh Central and Helensburgh Upper.
West Clyde Street forms one of the main arterial routes within the town centre and connects with East Clyde Street and Sinclair Street (A818) a short distance to the east. The street is formed on the seafront with the entire area benefitting from substantial streetscape improvements which include new pavements and parking areas.
The town centre contains a mix of retail uses and local services and caters for the resident population and significant tourist visitors to the town and the local area. Occupiers within the town centre include a mix of independent and local traders, along with national retailers such as Tesco, Co-operative food store and Costa Coffee. Adjacent include Cattle & Creel restaurant, a beauty salon, car dealership and barbers shop.
Accommodation
Description
The unit forms part of the ground floor of a traditional terraced tenement building, being 3 storeys’ in height, constructed of solid sandstone and having a pitched, timber framed and concrete tiled roof. The existing shopfront is being altered to form a new glazed door and two new display windows, both of which will be protected by newly installed electrically operated roller shutter doors. The remaining shopfront will be re-painted.
Internally, the shop has been subdivided to form main sales area, store room, staff/kitchen area and toilet accommodation, although as part of the refurbishment planned, this could be re-designed to remove the store room and increase the sales area.
The floor is of suspended timber, with generally plasterboard emulsion painted walls (to be re-plastered) and a lath and plaster ceiling with ornate cornicing.
The toilet contains WC and WHB.
The property is in the process of being refurbished with the owner being prepared to work with individual tenants to provide a bespoke fitout to suit specific tenant requirements. The quoted rent is based on the following works being completed:
• New aluminium framed display windows x2 and new entrance doorway
• Newly painted exterior masonry
• New electrically operated roller shutter doors
• Replastering and re-decorating walls throughout
• New galvanised cable trays and lighting to main sales area
• Removal of redundant and installation of new electrical sockets (surface mounted galvanised trunking and sockets are planned)
• New LED lighting to rear kitchen and toilet areas
• Replacement/renewal of kitchen units and sink
• New sanitarywear in toilet
• Repair/replacement of rear window
• New heating system
Areas/Accommodation
We calculate the property to extend to a total net internal area of 73.00 sq m (786 sq ft).
The above area excludes the toilet accommodation which extends to 1.83 sq m (20 sq ft).
Terms
Rent
Rental offers over £12,XXXa are sought, based on a fully refurbished unit.
There is no VAT on the rent.
Rating
The current Rateable Value s £12,200. The Rateable Value will falls below the threshold for Small Business relief under the Scottish Government’s Small Business Bonus Scheme, and therefore 100% relief will be available to eligible companies.
Factor’s Charges
There is no factor, however there is a management committee which oversees all common repairs and maintenance of the building. The Tenant will be responsible for paying a share of common costs in relation to any common works/maintenance.
The building has recently been re-roofed with extensive re-pointing works also carried out to the rear and no works are currently planned or anticipated.
Insurance
The Tenant will have an obligation to pay the building insurance premium.
VAT
There is no VAT payable on the rent.
Energy Performance
The property has an EPC rating of G. A full copy of the certificate can be made available to interested parties upon request.
Legal Costs
Each party will bear their own legal costs in the transaction. The purchaser will be responsible for the cost of any Registration Dues or LBTT.
Date of Entry
Immediate entry is available, after completion of the refurbishment works.