28 Back Swinegate, York

Location
The property is located on Back Swinegate in the popular Swinegate quarter in the heart of York city centre. The Swinegate quarter offers a mix of retail and food and drink operators and therefore attracts both local residents and tourists alike. Other nearby occupiers include Slug & Lettuce, Luxury Ice Cream Company, Mulberry, Heppni, Savvy Baker and Browns department store.

Accommodation
The ground floor retail unit benefits from an attractive frontage with two display windows and offers versatile retail space with toilet facilities to the rear.
Ground floor retail shop 289 sq. ft (26.84 sq. m)**
**Interested parties are advised to check these floor areas themselves.

Rent
Offers in the region of £14,000 per annum plus VAT are invited* (exclusive of rates, service charge and building insurance).
*The council is not obliged to accept the highest offer.

Business Rates
The Rateable Value of the property is currently £10,000 (with effect from 1st April 2026). It is advised to contact the Council’s Business Rates Department on for details of Rates payable.

Service Charge
The ingoing Tenant will be responsible for a service charge payment which is reconciled and reviewed annually. The service charge covers external building repairs, refuse collection, shared fire alarm system costs and management fees. VAT is payable on the service charge. Full details of the current service charge payable for the property are available upon request.

Building Insurance
The ingoing Tenant will be responsible for payment of the Council’s building insurance premium in respect of the property. The amount of the premium is reviewed annually, and VAT is payable on the insurance charge. Full details of the current insurance charge payable are available upon request.

Costs
The ingoing Tenant is to be responsible for a reasonable contribution to the Council’s legal and surveyor’s fees in connection with the letting, estimated in the region of £1,600 plus VAT.

Lease Details
The property is available on an effective full repairing and insuring lease, the length of which can be negotiated, subject to a minimum of 3 years.

Services
Mains electricity, water and sewerage are connected to the property.

Planning
The property benefits from planning consent for use under Use Class E and would provide an ideal retail unit.

EPC
The property has an EPC Rating of C/65. A full copy of the EPC is available on request.