West Calder is a popular town in West Lothian situated some 18 miles west of Edinburgh city centre and 7 miles south west of Livingston, the main administrative centre for the area. There is a good selection of local shops and amenities within the area and Livingston offers a further selection of shopping centres and leisure facilities. St John’s Hospital is nearby at Howden.
West Calder has a railway station with regular services into Edinburgh and Glasgow and it is well placed for access onto the M8 motorway network.
The property occupies a prominent location on the corner of East End (A71) and Cleuch Brae, on the western edge of the town centre. Other occupiers in the area include Coral, Scotmid, Arnold Clark, a variety of local traders, post office and cafes.
Subjects
The subjects comprise a single storey steel framed portal construction overlaid by a flat roof of, what we believe, to be a bituminous felt, with the exterior of brick and roughcast with a prominent return frontage primarily glazed. The subjects comprise a former purpose built modern bank premises, internally the subjects open to a modern open plan retail/office space benefitting from 2 No. individual suites, stores and large safe room. Lighting is provided by way of fluorescent strip lighting recessed within the ceiling, with the floors being overlaid by commercial specification carpet.
To the rear of the subjects, access via a small flight of stairs, the subjects benefit from a kitchen, w.c. facilities & housing for the plant equipment. The subjects benefit from a small garden area to the rear which may suit any incoming occupier for beer garden / smokers terrace / refuse storage, along with private parking for 5 vehicles.
The subjects would lend themselves well for a potential change of use to: Restaurant / Dental Practice / Showroom / Office / GP Surgery / Pharmacy / Solicitor / Estate Agent (*Subject to change of use)
Area:
We understand the subjects extend to the following on a net internal area basis:
Ground: 297.8sqm (3,206sq ft)
NAV/RV
The subjects will require to be reassessed upon any occupier taking entry, the occupier will have 3 months rom date of entry to submit an application to the local authority assessor.
£XXX
Ground Lease
The property is held on a ground lease by the local authority for a further 61 years at a passing rent of £XXX per annum on an FRI basis subject to rent reviews on every 5th anniversary (next RR 11/11/18). The incoming tenant would be responsible for payment of this ground lease in addition to the rent for the subjects under consideration.
Proposal
Our client is offering the subjects on a leasehold basis for a negotiable term at a passing rent of £XXX per annum. Our client may consider disposing of their heritable interest in the subjects, further information can be sought form the marketing agents.
V.A.T.
All prices and premiums quoted are exclusive of V.A.T.
E.P.C.
A copy of the E.P.C. will be provided on request