Restaurant/cafe to let in 6 Commercial Street, Shipley BD18

Situation

The premises occupy a highly visible location in Shipley Town Centre adjacent to it’s junction with Otley Road (A6038) and Briggate/Leeds Road (A657), known locally as “Fox Corner”.

The premises are clearly visible from the main junction and as such, the majority of traders within the parade have been established for some time. These include Wilfred Leach Financial Advisers, The Shama Restaurant and Simply Digital Print.

Some on street car parking is available serving the parade.

Property/accommodation

The property comprises a 2 storey stone built mid-through terraced commercial building within an established parade of similar buildings.

The premises benefit from a timber framed and glazed shopfront with centrally recessed entrance door. The premises have been trading as a hot food takeaway for many years and provide a well proportioned split level front customer waiting / serving area, fitted kitchen / preparation area with first floor ancillary accommodation.

The unit provides the following approximate dimensions and net internal floor areas

Gross frontage 8.8m 28ft 9in
Internal width 8.2m 26ft 10in
Built depth 8.3m 27ft 3in

Ground floor
Front customer / serving area 36.9sq m 397sq ft
Preparation kitchen with rear fire escape 24.7sq m 266sq ft

First floor
Front former living room 17.5sq m 188sq ft
Front former bedroom (with store) 18.4sq m 198sq ft
Rear preparation room 11.8 q m 127sq ft
Male/female WCs - -
Shower room - -

Rating

A search of the Valuation Office website reveals that the property has the following Rateable Values:-

Rateable Value: £6,900
Rates Payable (approx.): £3,443

At the time of preparing these particulars, this property (with a Rateable Value of less than £12,000) should not be liable to pay Business Rates (subject to qualifying conditions).

Parties are advised to check with the local Rating Authority as to the precise current rates liability.

Rent

£11,500 per annum exclusive, subject to Lease.

Lease

The property is available to let upon a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term to be agreed and incorporating upwards only rent reviews.

Legal costs

The ingoing tenant to be responsible for their own and the landlords reasonable legal costs in this transaction.

VAT

We are advised by our clients that VAT is not chargeable upon the sale price, although they reserve the right to do so, if appropriate.

Energy performance certificate

An Energy Performance Certificate has been commissioned.