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MODERN SELF-CONTAINED SOUTH EAST WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENT

EASTMAN WAY HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DU2

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EASTMAN WAY

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DU2 MODERN WELL LET SOUTH EAST

WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENT

INVESTMENT SUMMARY

› Prime logistics location within 1 mile of Jnc 8 of the M1 and 4.5 miles north of the M1/M25 intersection

› Modernwellspecifiedlogisticsunitextendingto41,292 sq.ft. (3,836 sq.m.) GIA withsecureyard.

› Let to 66 Books Ltd on a 10 year lease from 19th February 2018givinganattractiveunexpiredtermofc.9.75 years.

› Currentrentof£412,920 per annum,equatingtojust£10 psf perannum.

› Excellentrentalgrowthprospects.

› Thetenantisawellestablishedcompanywhichhasbeenbased onMaylandsfor10years.

› Freehold

› Offersareinvitedinexcessof£7,230,000 (Seven million, two hundred and thirty thousand pounds) for the freehold interest,subjecttocontractandexclusiveofVAT.

› Apurchaseatthislevelreflectsanetinitialyieldof5.35% and a capital value of £175 per sq.ft.afterallowingfortheusual purchaser’scostsof6.7%.

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ROADLocated 26 miles (41 km) north of London, Hemel Hempstead is less than 1milefromtheM1(Junction8)and4milesfromtheM25(Junction21).

ThisexcellentaccesstotheUK’smotorwaynetworkmeansover70%ofGreatBritain’spopulation(45mpeople)canbereachedwithinafour-and-a-half-hourdrivetime.Inaddition,theA41dualcarriagewayruns0.7miles(1.12km)tothewestofthetown,providingdirectaccesstoAylesbury,17milesnorth(27.2km)andJunction20oftheM25,3miles(4.8km)south,whichinturnprovidesquickaccesstotheM40,14 miles (22.4 km) and M4, 16 miles (25.6 km).

BY AIRThetownissituatedclosetothreemajorLondonAirportswhichoffercomprehensivepassengerandfreightservices. › LondonLutonisapproximately 11miles(17.6km)tothenorth

› LondonHeathrow,theworld’s busiestinternationalairport,is24 miles(38.4km)tothesouthwest

› LondonStanstedis46miles(73km to the east.

BY TRAINHemelHempsteadrailstationprovidesfrequentdirectservicestoLondonEustonwithafastestjourneytimeof24minutes(approximately4trainsperhour),aswellasservicestoBirminghamNewStreetin86minutes.

BY SEAForseafreighttheportsofTilburyLondonGateway(61miles,97.6km),Felixstowe((102miles,163km)andSouthampton(87miles,139km)canallbereachedwithin2hours.

A34

A34

A338

M1

M40

A12

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M40

A1(M)

A1(M)

M11

M25

M25

M25 M20

M1

M1

M4

M3

BISHOP'S STORTFORD

WATFORDHIGH WYCOMBE

KETTERINGRUGBY

BANBURY

DIDCOT

STEVENAGEAYLESBURY

READING

MILTON KEYNES

SWINDON

HEATHROW

BEDFORD

LUTON

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LOCATION

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J7M1 M1

A414

A4147

SWALLOWDALE LN

REDBOURN RD

B487

REDBOURN RD

SWALLOWDALE LN

MAYLANDS AVE

EASTMAN WAY

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HOGG END LN

THREE CHERRY TREES

THREE CHERRY TREES

EASTMAN WAY

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DU2

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EASTMAN WAY

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DEMOGRAPHICSHemelHempsteadbenefitsfromoneoftheUK’smostaffluentcatchment

populations,ranked24thofthePROMIScentres.Some30%ofthecatchment

fallsintotheABsocialcategory,comparedtotheUKnationalaverageof22%,

withaboveaveragehomeandcarownership(2+cars).Itisamongthelargest

andmostimportanteconomiccentreswithinthesoutheast,withsome75,000

peopleinemployment.Thepopulationwithin10milesofHemelHempsteadis

approximately1million.

HemelHemspteadislocatedattheheartoftheBoroughofDacorum,which

hasahighlyskilledworkforceof95,900;79%areeducatedtoNVQ2orabove

andnearlythree-quartersareemployedinmanagerial,professionalorskilled

roles.ThisissignificantlyabovetheUKaverage.

DacorumBoroughCouncilhasinvested£30millionintoaregeneration

programmetotransformthetown,makingitamoreattractiveplacetowork,

liveandvisit.Occupiers,residentsandvisitorswillbenefitfromtheproposed

130,000sqft.MaylandsGatewayRetailPark,whichhasreceiveddetailed

planningpermission.Inthecomingyears,HemelHempsteadwillseesignificant

growthasaresultofthedevelopmentof17,000newhomesby2036.

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SITUATIONEastmanWayextendsnorthwardsoffSwallowdaleLane(A4147),whichrunsthroughtheheartofthewell-establishedMaylandsBusinessPark.Thisparkwasoriginallycreatedover40yearsagoandhasbecomeasuccessfulmixedusebusinessdistricttodayextendingtoapproximately250hectarescomprisingoffices,industrial,warehousing,leisurefacilities and hotels.

TheMaylandsBusinessareaissituatedabout1milefromHemelHempsteadtowncentre,and0.6milesfromtheM1Motorwayandprovidesemploymentforover20,000peopleinover700businesses.ItscloseproximitytotheM1andM25haveledtoMaylandsbecomingestablishedasoneofthelargestbusinessparksintheUK.

MajoroccupiersincludeAmazon,Asos,Next,Britvic,RoyalMail,SirRobertMcAlpine,Chevron,DHL,Palmer&Harvey,HoneywellAerospace,andRobertDyas.

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DESCRIPTIONThepropertycomprisesamoderndetachedwarehouseunitwithasecureyard.Thepropertyisofsteelportalframeconstructionwithamixtureofbrickandprofiledmetalsheetcladelevations.

Internallythepropertybenefitsfromaminimumeavesheightof6mtoundersideofhaunchrisingto7.1matthepitch,concretescreedfloorand15%rooflights.Theofficesarearrangedovergroundandfirstfloorsandbenefitfromadedicatedreceptionarea,male&femaleWCs,staffcanteenandmeetingroomstothegroundfloor,withopenplanandpartitionedofficestothefirstfloor.Thetenantisintheprocessoffittingouttheproperty.

Externallythepropertybenefitsfromasecureandwellconfiguredyardtogetherwithadedicatedcarparkingareawithmarkedspacesfor60cars.Loadingisbywayofthree5mloadingdoorstogetherwiththree2.5mdocklevellers,allofwhichareequippedwithrollershutters.

ACCOMMODATIONFLOOR USE SQ M SQ FT

GroundWarehouse

3,151.80 33,926

GroundOffices

344.70 3,710

First Offices

339.60 3,656

TOTAL 3,836.10 41,292 SITE AREAThesiteextendstoanareaof2.508acres(1.015hectares),providingalowsitecoverratioof38%. TENUREFreehold.

TENANCYThepropertyisletto66 Books Ltd on a 10-yearFRIleasefrom10thFebruary2018atarentof£412,920 p.a. which equatesto£10 per sq ft.

Thetenanthasbeengranted6monthsrentfree,followedby12monthsathalfrent.Thevendorwilltopuptherentalshortfall from the date of completion.

TENANT COVENANT66BooksLimited(Comp,No06479293)RegisteredOffice:TavistockHouse,SouthTavistockSquare,London,WC1H9LG

YEAR END 31ST MARCH 2017 31ST MARCH 2016 31ST MARCH 2015

Turnover/Sales £13,731,609 £12,605,393 £12,132,062

PreTaxProfits £2,992,796 £1,619,177 £1,512,647

NetAssets £10,632,631 £8,256,559 £6,998,056

Theprincipalactivityofthecompanyisabookwholesaler.ThecompanyhasbeenbasedinHemelHempstead(onMaylands)for10years.ADun&Bradstreetreport(tenantisrated3A2)isavailableonrequestasisacopyofthetenant’slatestreportandaccounts.

6 Tenant is currently fitting out, due to take occupation June 18.

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OCCUPATIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY - HEMEL HEMPSTEADTAKE-UP 488,980sqftofindustrialaccommodationwasletoverthelast12monthsin13separatetransactionsatanaverageheadlinerentof£10.25persqftandaNetEffectiverentof£9.66persqft.

SUPPLYAccordingtoCostarjust3.4%oftotalstockwithintheM1corridoriscurrentlyavailable.AswithotherkeyM25towns,alackofspeculativedevelopmentandaconstraineddevelopmentpipelinehasresultedinanacuteshortageofmodernindustrialaccommodationinHemelHempstead.

DemandfromoccupiershasremainedrobustandvoidperiodsforGradeAorgoodquality,secondaryunits,areshort.

ThiswasevidentintherecentprelettingtoSelcoandElliotBaxteratChancerygate’sMaylandsPointandthelettingof123,000sqfttoCormarCarpetsatDC3onBoundaryWayafteravoidofonly1monthat£9.00persqft.

Intermsoftheimmediatedevelopmentpipeline,Prologiswillbequotingatleast£10.95persqftonunitsof11,000sqftto21,500sqftatPrologisPark,whichisexpectedtoPCinOctober2018.Chancerygatehavepre-letUnit1MaylandsPoint,(36,000sqft)toSelcoatarentweunderstandtobe£10.50psf.

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OCCUPATIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY - SOUTH EASTTheGreaterLondonindustrialmarkethasexperiencedasignificantlossofsupplyoverthelast5years.OnAverage,260acresperannumhasbeenlosttoprimarilyresidentialdevelopmentasLocalAuthoritiesseektoaddressthehousingcrisisinLondon.Whilesupplyhasreduced,demandhasincreased,drivenprincipallybye-commercerequirements.

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AsaresultofthesefactorsrentalgrowthinthenorthLondonindustrialmarkethasbeenjustover11%pasince2013.Thescheduleandmapbelowshowthelatestrentsachieved.ManyoccupiersarebeingforcedoutofcentralLondon,andlocationsaroundtheM25arebenefittingaccordingly.

Thedemandandsupplytrendsmentionedabovearesettocontinue,andwethereforebelievethatHemelHempsteadislikelytoexperiencecontinuedrentalgrowth.

A406

A414

A40

A10

A12

A41 M11

M40

M4

M25M25

M1M25

A1WATFORD

EDWARE

ST ALBANS

BEDFORD EPPING

LONDON

WEMBLEY (£13.25 PSF)

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (£10.50 PSF)

PARK ROYAL (£15.50 PSF)

ENFIELD (£13.50 PSF)

WeareawareofthefollowingrecentoccupationaltransactionsinHemelHempstead:

DATE ADDRESS TENANT TOTAL SF RENT PSF TERM

Jan2018 CherryTreeLn 129,233 £9.25

May2017 HallRd Selco Trade 36,000 £10.50

April2017 HallRd ElliotBaxter 28,350 £9.95

April2017 BourneEndMills OptomaEurope 30,397 £10.00

April2017 BoundaryWay Cormar Carpets 122,856 £9.00

Jan2018 PrologisPark,BuncefieldLane

Hermes 80,000 £10.75 20years

Underoffer Phase2,Mowlem TradingEstate, Tottenham

Bunzl.Pre-let. D&B.

20,000 £16.00 15 years

Underoffer Unit1,Chalkmill Drive,Enfield

LoonFung.9months’rentfree.Second-hand– toberefurbished.

32,960 £12.00 15 yearsBreak at10

March2018 CentralPoint,GreatCentralWay,Wembley

35,577 £13.25 10years

July2017 Unit6Origin,ParkRoyal 35,024 £15.50 10 years

Dec2017 Rock&Roll,WaxlowRoad,ParkRoyal

61,069 £15.25 20years

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INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT MARKET COMMENTARYDespiteBrexitandrisinginflation,theUKlogisticsandindustrialmarketsremainfundamentallystrong.Thedynamicsoflimitedsupplyandpositivedemandfromexpandinge-commercesupplychainsmeanthereiscontinuedstronginterestfrom avarietyofinvestorsinthesector.

ADDRESS DATE SALE PRICE

YIELD (NIY)

TERM CERTAIN (YRS)

PRICE (PSF)

TENANT PURCHASER

Units1&2FelsteadRoad,Epsom Mar 18 £5.85m 3.75% 9.1 £260 WolseleyUKLtd U/O

MillRiverTradingEstate,Enfield Feb 18 £17.6m 4.1% 3.75 £200 Multi-let U/O

Centro, Hemel Hempstead Dec17 £13.2m 4.4% 3.8 £227 NTL DTZIM

BoundaryWay,HemelHempstead Dec17 £14.1m 4.3% 6.7 £198 Multi-let TBC(Institution)

SandownIndustrialPark,Esher Dec17 £14.075m 3.67% TBC £258 Multi ElmbridgeBC

Gateway25,WestThurrock Dec17 £14.7m 4.25% 4 £163 Multi Fidelity

GSKSouth,Harlow Nov17 £7.75m 4.85% 11 £133 Glaxo Palmer

74LongDrive,Greenford Nov17 £10.05m 4.74% 15 £193 Belazu BMO

Apex30,LondonRoad,Staines Sept17 £8.89m 5.01% 6.5 £223 2T’s F&C

TheGreaterLondon&SouthEastregionalindustrialmarketswitnessedunprecedentedtransactionalactivityduring2016&2017.Webelievethiswillcontinueinto2018.

Recentinvestmenttransactionscomparabletothesubjectpropertyareshownbelow:-

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MODERN WELL LET SOUTH EAST WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENT

EASTMAN WAY

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DU2

EPCTheunitisratedC.

VATThepropertyhasbeenelectedforVAT.

PROPOSALOffersareinvitedinexcessof£7,230,000 (Seven million, two hundred and thirty thousand pounds) for the freehold interest, subjecttocontractandexclusiveofVAT.Apurchaseatthislevelwouldreflectanattractiveinitialyieldof5.35%andacapitalvalueof£175 per sq.ft.afterallowingfortheusualpurchaser’scostsof6.7%.

MisrepresentationAct:Theseparticularsareissued,withoutresponsibilityonthepartofthevendor,BCMRE,oranyoftheirrespectiveemployeesoragentsandserveonlyasanintroductoryguidetothepremises.Nopartofthemconstitutesatermofacontractorastatementorrepresentationuponwhichanyreliancecanbeplaced.Anypersonwithanactualorprospectiveinterestinthepremisesmustsatisfythemselvesastoanymatterconcerningthepremisesbyinspection,independentadviceorotherwise.NeitherBCMRE,noranyoftheiremployeesoragentshaveauthoritytomakeorgiveanyrepresentationorwarrantyastothepremiseswhetherinthisreportorotherwise.UnlessotherwisestatedallfiguresquotedaretobeconsideredexclusiveofVAT.Theplansarepublishedforconvenienceofidentificationonly,andalthoughbelievedtobecorrect,theiraccuracyisnotguaranteedanddoesnotformpartofanycontract.April2018.

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CONTACT DETAILS Tim Wills E: [email protected]: 02036678405M:07789690863

Tom Steadman E: [email protected]: 02036678406M:07904276239

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