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70 High Street, Alness, Ross-Shire, IV17 0SG

£1,300 pcm
£15,600 pa

£17.67 per sq ft

Business rates & charges may apply

ASG Commercial, Inverness
SIZE AVAILABLE

883 sq ft

82 sq m

SECTOR

High street retail property to lease

USE CLASSUse class orders: A1 Shops

A1

Lease details

Lease available date:
Now
Lease type:
Long term
Furnish type:
Unfurnished

Key features

  • Attractive leased retail unit extending to around 82m²
  • Conveniently centrally located on Alness High Street close to great parking
  • Prominent frontage with large display windows
  • Great areas for high-profile signage, ideal for tenant branding options
  • Scope to adapt current newly renovated fitout

Description

DESCRIPTION
No. 70 High Street is a ground floor shop unit which is in the final stages of being renovated so as to preserve the existing trading model of a chip shop. The unit must be viewed to be appreciated.
This unit has independent street level access to the internal trading aspects. The unit also benefits from well-appointed preparation and storage areas located to the rear.

REASON FOR LEASE
The unit traded as a chip shop in the past but since its vacation it has been upgraded and renovated for the purposes of being re-let once the works are complete.

LOCATION
The Town of Alness is set immediately adjacent to the busy A9; the arterial route from Inverness to Thurso. The units are conveniently located, with some on street parking and located close to the local public car park. Nearby there is a good range of shops and offices etc. Alness is well served with facilities and services for visitors and residents alike.

The recent creation of the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport along with future new housing developments in the town will benefit all businesses in the region, making now the time to start a new business in the area. The town is centrally located for exploring the wider Highland area, taking in its many attractions. Inverness, Culloden Battlefield and Loch Ness are all within a day-trip distance. Outdoor pursuits such as bird watching and fishing also draw a great many visitors to the region who take advantage of the abundance of wildlife. Within the Cromarty Firth seals are readily observed and, in the Moray Firth, dolphins are a great attraction. For the dedicated golfer there are a number of outstanding quality golf courses within the immediate area, the most famous being Royal Dornoch. Castles. Potteries and distilleries offer the more leisurely tourist ample places of culture, interest and history to visit. Alness enjoys a very good geographic location and is an ideal base from which visitors can continue their exploration of Sutherland, Caithness and the West Coast.

THE PROPERTY
No. 70 High Street is part of the terraced frontage, comprising different attractive construction styles of stone building positioned centrally on the High Street close to excellent parking facilities.
Adjacent to the High Street front door a large shop window provides a good level of natural light to the front area of the shop. To the sides of the door there a large picture window providing a good level of natural lighting in the chip shop. In addition to the shop retail areas there are preparation areas, staff WC and store areas, all located to the rear of the retail space. The unit has a total area of about 82m². The windowed frontage allows for flexible merchandising and branding with ample space for signage both above, and on, the window. There is permitted access to the rear of the property to allow refuse removal etc.

SERVICES
The units both benefit from mains electricity, natural gas, water and drainage.

PRICE
The details of the lease are as follows:

Deposit: 3 months' rent
Rent: £15,600 (All costs to run the business are the responsibility of the tenant)
Rent Payments: Quarterly in advance
Lease Duration: Minimum 10 Years.
Rent Reviews: Every Five years in line with RPI.
Lease Type: Full Repairing, maintaining and insuring; lessee bears the cost of Insurance. Landlord takes out insurance and tenant reimburse as an additional cost, a management cost. Fuel costs are over and above the rental figure.
Fixtures and Fittings Inventory: To be compiled and agreed in advance.
Condition: Condition survey of building and all fixtures and fittings to be carried out (by mutual agreement and costs shared).
Entry Date: As mutually agreed.

EPC RATING
This property has an Energy Performance Rating of 'TBC'.

DIRECTIONS
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RATES / COUNCIL TAX
The property has a business Rateable Value of No 70 is £5,500 reference number 03/22/029210/7 (April 2023). The unit benefits from a 100% discount under the Small Business Bonus Scheme with a potential net liability of £zero for eligible businesses.

Brochures

70 High Street, Alness, Ross-Shire, IV17 0SG

Approximate location

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Alness Station0.3 miles
  • Invergordon Station2.9 miles

About ASG Commercial, Inverness

17 Kenneth Street Inverness IV3 5NR

SG Commercial is widely regarded as the market leader in the Highlands of Scotland for Commercial Estate Agency. Our passion for maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity in our day-to-day activities, plus our reputation for determined professionalism in all that we do, enables us to build up a relationship based on trust with our clients and to gain the respect of allied professions within our industry.

As a fully established Commercial Estate Agency we bring together traditional values of personal service whilst drawing on our expertise in E-commerce to utilise modern technologies to maximise our effectiveness in the sale or lease of your property. Our team draws on over 60 years working within the hospitality and retail business sectors either operating businesses or in the marketing and selling of commercial properties.

We are experienced in business transfers covering a wide spectrum of business types. We offer specialist sales and business advice focusing on the hospitality and retail sectors but are equally capable of selling any business within our geographical area of operation. Having developed many business relationships within the finance sector, accountancy, surveying and legal services, we are able to bring a broad range of advice and services directly to you whatever your requirements might be; we are truely a one-stop agency.

As the leading Commercial Estate Agent within the Highlands, we have an enviable track record in concluding business transfers. Our highly qualified team is here to help you sell or buy a business. Our aim is to provide a premier service to our clients with the maximum of support and the minimum of stress.

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