Property Details
Catering / Retail Premises to Let
The station benefits from services to London Waterloo via Guildford and south to Portsmouth via Haslemere. Data from the Office for the Rail Regulator stipulate that in 2022/23, Witley Station had an annual station usage of over 0.17 million entries and exits.
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Ian Chalmers
Eva Puchowska
Location
The property is located on platform 2 at Witley Station immediately adjacent to the stairs that
lead to platform 1.
Description
The property previously traded as a coffee shop but is suitable for a number of different uses, subject to planning and Landlord’s approval. The premises has the following approximate floor areas, measured on a net internal basis:
Total Area 13.9 sq. m 150 sq. ft.
Agreement Details
The premises are being offered by way of a new 6-year tri-partite lease. The lease will be contracted out of the security of tenure and provisions of the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act. Standard Railway Lease Terms will apply. The lease will not permit assignment or sub-letting. If the tenant requires a longer lease then subject to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a longer term may be available. The incoming tenant will be expected to pay the landlord and if a longer lease is required, the superior landlords costs associated with the grant of this lease.
Rent
Offers in excess of £2,000.00 per annum plus vat along with supporting turnover rent provision. Subject to the landlord's formal approval, a rent free period may be available for the period of shopfit.
User
The landlord wishes to provide their customers and the communuty that the railway serves with an exceptional quality retail offer. We anticipate interest from coffee operators. Amey TPT makes a non-refundable reference charge of £75 plus VAT.
Utilities
The tenant will be responsible for all utilities. Should the landlord permit use of the station bins then the tenant will pay towards the costs of refuse collection.
Insurance
Building Insurance is currently £410.00 per annum plus vat.
Service Charge
There is currently no service charge for the premises but the landlord reserves the right to introduce any service charge in the future.
Shop Fitting
Shopfit works will need to be undertaken by professional qualified contractors and with use of energy efficent equipment. . The incoming tenant will be required to provide detailed annotated shop fit plans and signage proposals demonstrating a high quality shopfit. The works and signage will require the Landlord's consent and technical consent of the Superior Landlord, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited.
Rating
The payment of business rates will be the responsibility of the tenant. The Valuation Office Agency advise that the premises are Waverley Local authority reference: 1913452386
The rates liability for the property is as follows: -
Rateable Value: £1,500.00
Based on the current multiplier of 0.512 for 2021/22 Rates Payable 23/24 rate year: £768.00
*An incoming tenant may benefit from Small Business Rates Relief. Interested parties are to make their own enquiries in this regard.
Energy Performance
Exempt. Stand alone premises less than 50 sq. m.
Viewing
For further details relating to this property please contact us:
Ian Chalmers – Account Manager
Email: ian.chalmers@amey.co.uk
Tel: 020 7921 2935
Eva Puchowska – Portfolio Surveyor
Email: eva.puchowska@amey.co.uk
Tel: 07395 883 599
Ian Chalmers
Associate Director
Joining TPT in 2008, Ian is the principal lead on the South Western Railway contract. Ian has worked on the South Western area from 2008 to present day and has also been the client lead for the East Midlands Trains account when franchised to Stagecoach. Ian managed the Greater Western Railway contract before passing the latter to colleagues. Ian is responsible for all third party lettings, licences, property management and Landlord and Tenant matters for South Western Railway tenants and has over 24 years experience as a Chartered Surveyor. Ian’s role involves conception of development proposals, development appraisals and working with the client on a range of commercial retail projects taking schemes from inception through to completion.
Prior to joining TPT now AmeyTPT, Ian worked at Jones Lang LaSalle as an Asset Manager within the Shopping Centre and prior to that at CB Hillier Parker as a member of the team managing, leasing and undertaking Landlord & Tenant advisory work for Major Stations.
Call: 02079212935
Email: ian.chalmers@amey.co.uk
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