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25 New Rents, Ashford, Kent TN23 1JJ

High Street Retail Unit – FOR SALE

Location

The property is located in a retailing parade on the south side of New Rents

located at the west end of Ashford High Street just east of its junction with

Forge Lane giving road frontage to A292. The property lies adjacent to AJI

Japanese restaurant with nearby occupiers including Halifax, Café Nero, Metro

Bank, Starbucks, Lidl supermarket and Park Gym. Ashford is located 53 miles

(85 km) south-east of Central London, 20 miles (32 km) south-east of

Maidstone and 21 miles (34 km) west of the Port of Dover. Ashford is a

designated growth area and a key business location in Kent attracting good

levels of inward investment in both commercial and residential development.

Ashford International Station provides regular high-speed services into

London, as well as international services to Paris, Brussels and Lille. Ashford

Town Centre is undergoing major regeneration with residential, hotel, cinema,

supermarket and office developments either proposed or under construction.

25 New Rents, Ashford, Kent TN23 1JJ

Description

The property is a two storey mid terrace retail

premises with brick cavity wall elevations beneath

a pitched, tiled roof and flat roof single storey

extension to the rear. The premise comprises of an

extensive ground floor retail unit currently fitted

out to provide sales offices, meeting rooms and

WCs which could be removed to create an open

plan retail unit or restaurant space, subject to

planning. The first floor consists of open plan offices

with WCs and kitchenette which has potential for

future residential conversion, subject to planning.

The property benefits from a glazed frontage,

suspended ceilings and Cat II lighting throughout,

electric storage heaters, a 3 Phase electric supply

and a single parking space to the rear.

Accommodation

Sq. m Sq. ft. Ground Floor Retail

160.32

1,726

First Floor Offices

69.21 745

Glazed Frontage

7.30 metres

1 Allocated Parking Space to the rear

Potential to convert the first floor to a self-

contained flat (subject to obtaining the

necessary consent).

Price

We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £325,000

(three hundred and twenty five thousand pounds)

subject to contract and exclusive of VAT for the

freehold with vacant possession.

VAT

This property is elected for VAT which will be charged

at the prevailing rate.

Legal Costs

Each side to bear its own legal and professional costs.

Rateable Value

The premises are currently assessed with a rateable

value of £15,500. The Uniform Business Rate

multiplier for the year 2019/20 is 49.1p. (Applicants

are advised to make their own enquiries with Ashford

Borough Council).

EPC

The property is assessed as a Band D, scoring 95 on

the scale devised by HMG.

25 New Rents, Ashford, Kent TN23 1JJ

NOTE: Rental, prices or any other charges are inclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated.

MISREPRESENTATION ACT 1967. These particulars are believed to correct, their accuracy cannot be guaranteed and are expressly excluded from any other contract. Any intending purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in

these particulars. No fittings, appliances or services mentioned have been tested by Sibley Pares

Viewing/Enquiries

Strictly by prior appointment through the

Sole Agents. Please contact Sibley Pares

Taylor Riley. Tel 01233 629281

Joel Wyatt e: joel.wyatt@sibleypares.co.uk Phil Hubbard e: phil.hubbard@sibleypares.co.uk