The property comprises a small, single storey office building with an adjoining warehouse/workshop store.
Internally, the office space is largely open plan but has a partitioned meeting room, a reception area, small kitchen and toilets. The offices have suspended ceilings, recessed fluorescent lighting, carpeted floors and gas heating.
The adjoining store has a sliding loading door 11 ft. (high) x 11 1⁄2 ft. (wide) x (3.4 x 3.5 m) and below the suspended ceiling, a clear height of 11 1⁄2 ft. (3.5 m).
Adjacent to the buildings is a tarmacadam area, dedicated to the property and used for parking and loading.
Location
Whitburn lies to the south of the M8 motorway and in the heart of Central Scotland, approximately 20 miles to the west of Edinburgh and 25 miles to the east of Glasgow. Situated on the main route through Whitburn (A705) the property is within a few minutes’ walk of the town centre.
Access to and from the M8 is via the new Heartlands Interchange (Junction 4a) with Edinburgh and Glasgow city centres both approximately 35 minutes’ drive away. From the interchange to the property, take the exit for Heartlands/Whitburn and follow the B7069 (Polkemmet Road) before turning left onto West Main Street and then travelling for another 0.5 miles. The property lies on the right-hand side of West Main Street
Accommodation
The property has been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th Edition) and we calculate the internal areas to be approximately as follows:
| SQ M | SQ FT |
OFFICE | 83.3 | 896 |
STORE | 113.9 | 1,226 |
TOTAL | 197.2 | 2,122 |
Terms
TERMS
The property is occupied by NP Hire and Construction Services Ltd (SC387917) on a lease from 28th June 2019 at an annual rent of £XXX + VAT, payable monthly in advance.
The lease is continuing by Tacit Relocation with the date of expiry now 27th June 2022, subject to either landlord or tenant serving the other with notice to quit. A copy of the lease is available on request.
TENURE
Our client’s Heritable (Freehold) interest in the property is available to purchase.
PRICE
An offer in excess of £XXX plus VAT is invited for our client’s interest.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
A copy of the EPC is available on request.
RATEABLE VALUE
The property’s Rateable Value (RV) is £XXX and the uniform business rate for 2021/22 is £XXX While leased, payment of business rates and water and sewage rates remains the tenant’s responsibility. Also, as the RV is below £XXX under current thresholds of the Small Business Bonus Scheme, eligible occupiers are able to claim 100% business rates relief.
Interested parties should make their own enquiries with the Local Assessor.
LEGAL COSTS
Each party shall bear their own legal costs in incurred in connection with the transaction.
VIEWING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
By appointment through the joint selling agents, Allied Surveyors Scotland plc.
Iain W. Mercer BA, AssocRICS
Director of Commercial Agency (East)
0131 357 4455/07713 626 887
Iain.mercer@alliedsurveyorsscotland.com
Bernadetta Majewska BSc (Hons)
Graduate Surveyor
0131 357 4455
Bernadetta.majewska@alliedsurveyorsscotland.com
Stephen St. Clair
Rosslyn Property Limited
0141 538 0162
stephen.stclair@rosslynproperty.com