Office to let

Meal Market, Hexham, Northumberland NE46

Second Floor office in prominent position in popular market town

Location

Hexham is a thriving market town, lying adjacent to the A69 Trans-Pennine route, which provides access to the A1 trunk road some 20 miles to the east. Carlisle lies around 38 miles to the west and Newcastle upon Tyne City centre around 23 miles to the east.
The town also lies on the main railway line between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle and is an important retail, commercial and tourist centre. The property lies within the Hexham Conservation area.
The property is located on the corner of Fore Street and Meal Market, on the second floor of a three-storey building. The ground floor of the building is occupied by Costa and the first floor is in office use.
Fore Street is a popular retail location with national retailers such as Boots the Chemist, Greggs, Poundstretcher and Mountain Warehouse located nearby. There is free on street parking on nearby Beaumont Street.

Description

There is a communal entrance to the building on Meal Market, with access provided via an intercom system leading to the internal lobby and stairwell.
The subject property is located on the second floor and comprises cellular office space with plastered walls and ceilings and surface mounted lighting. It also benefits from its own integral toilet and kitchen facilities, as well as its own gas fired central heating system to radiators.
The property lies within Hexham Conservation Area.

Accommodation

We have measured the property as providing the following net internal areas:

Reception area 12.74 sq m (137 sq ft)
Server room 4.92 sq m (53 sq ft)
Office 1 26.18 sq m (282 sq ft)
Office 2 28.26 sq m (304 sq ft)
Office 3 16.41 sq m (177 sq ft)
Office 4 12.54 sq m (135 sq ft)
Kitchen 6.05 sq m (65 sq ft)
total 107.10 sq m (1,152 sq ft)

Tenure

The property is available to let for a term of years to be agreed, by way of a new internal repairing and insuring lease, whereby the tenant is responsible for all internal repairs to the property, and for a contribution towards any external repairs to the building or common parts, and for a contribution towards the building insurance premium. Short term lettings may also be considered.
Tenancies are subject to the landlord obtaining vacant possession.

Rent

The property is available to let a rent of £7,000 per annum exclusive of business rates and payable quarterly in advance.
The property is not registered for VAT and therefore VAT will not be payable on the rent.

Business Rates

The property is assessed for Business Rates as follows:
Description: Offices & Premies
Rateable Value: £7,200
It is envisaged that occupiers of the property may benefit from small business rates relief and may therefore not be liable for payment of business rates.
Interested parties should make enquiries direct with the Local Authority to establish the actual rates payable.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment by sole agents YoungsRPS.
Contact Paul Fairlamb or Chris Pattison on Tel:

Legal Costs

Each party is to bear their own legal costs.

Local Authority

Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. Tel: All figures quoted above are exclusive of VAT where chargeable.
Energy performance certificate

The property has an EPC Rating of d-84.
A copy of the Energy Performance Certificate and Recommendation Report is available on request.