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Walton Goodland Chartered Surveyors is a leading local property consultancy providing a full range of services on a local and regional level to investors, occupiers, owners and tenants across all sectors of the property market.
Founded in 1991, the company has amongst the strongest market presence of any specialist property consultant in Cumbria, and advises a number of national and local companies, private trusts and property owners on a regular basis on a wide aspect of property related matters. Our policy is to maintain a select client base and to provide a personal, professional and discreet service.
We act in all aspects of surveying practice relating to valuation, sale, letting and acquisition of freehold and leasehold properties, with a substantial emphasis on property management including retail shopping arcades, industrial estates and business parks. Walton goodland are renowned for their specialist knowledge of Landlord & Tenant, rating, planning and development and compulsary purchase.
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Walton Goodland prides itself in providing independent professional commercial property advice to individual owners and occupiers as well as small, medium and large business, public companies, financial institutions, pension funds, local government and related bodies.
An essential element of which involves dissecting the latest changes and challenges to commercial property markets in order to offer the most up-to-date advice thereby ensuring our clients remain at a competitive advantage in business.
This article touches on the latest regulations and legislation to affect the commercial property industry as well as some of the more specialist services Walton Goodland can offer.
New Investment Opportunity - 147 Botchergate, Carlisle
The buoyancy of the secondary commercial investment market continues in the face of the existing credit crunch. New to the market with Walton Goodland is a multi-let freehold investment opportunity at 147 Botchergate. The ground floor shop is let to Alzheimers Society for 12 years from May 2007, subject to periodic review, at £11,000 per annum. The tenant company recorded a turnover of £41.4m for the year end 2007.
The 1st floor is currently let under licence on a 6 month term and is self-contained; the 2nd floor is vacant. The property has been refurbished throughout and the estimated rental value of the upper floors is £7,000 per annum. Alternatively this space could easily be converted to provide 2 x 1 bedroom flats, subject to planning. The property sits adjacent to a development site with consent for a mixed use scheme of retail shops and apartments.
The requirement for Energy Performance Certificates on all non-domestic dwellings when constructed, sold or leased by 1 October 2008 could severely impact upon the commercial property market. A lack of qualified people able to provide Energy Performance Certificates is a major concern within the industry. Walton Goodland is one of only a select few companies nationally having personnel qualified to Level 3 ABBE and BRE currently able to provide EPCs which are already required for non-domestic buildings exceeding 10,000 sq m.
Walton Goodland has been instructed in the letting of 26 Castle Street in Carlisle City Centre. The property is adjacent to Tullie House Museum and Carlisle Cathedral in what is an attractive historic area. The property is available as a whole or alternatively could be rented on a room by room basis. For further details please contact Walton Goodland.
Walton Goodland has recently completed the successful disposal of two investment properties in Carlisle and the surrounding area. This was achieved despite a widely publicised weakening of the national commercial property market in light of the recent credit crunch and on the back of two further successful investment sales of local landmark buildings at the end of 2007.
Michelangelos the long established and award-winning Carlisle restaurant (20 years!) is offered for sale following a record year of business. Comfortably seating 79 diners the restaurant offers contemporary Italian dining in classic surroundings close to the city centre, railway station and hotels.
Penrith Business Park is Fully Let
The final letting at the refurbished former stable block at Skirsgill Business Park adjacent to Junction 40 (M6/A66), Penrith has completed. The office development has been an amazing success due to its attractive surroundings, accessibility to major road networks and proximity to Penrith and the Lake District. In total over 8,000 sq ft of space has been let to multiple tenants during the course of the past 12 months.
An excellent retailing opportunity is offered to trade in the principal regional shopping centre destination by way of assignment of an existing 5 year lease at a fixed rent. Substantial ingoing incentives are available subject to status.
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