Cardiff Gate petrol station and services acquired for £10m

7 October 2020
  • Cardiff Gate petrol station and services acquired by Cooke & Arkwright for Newcore Capital Management
  • Cardiff Gate petrol station and services acquired by Cooke & Arkwright for Newcore Capital Management

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Cardiff Gate Business Park has completed the sale of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services to Newcore Capital Management for £10 million. The sale price represents and net initial yield of 4.79%.

The asset which is located on South Wales premier business park on Junction 30 of the M4 is let to Shell and Welcome Break at an annual passing rent of £515,023.

Cooke & Arkwright advised Newcore Capital Management on the acquisition.  Nick Lawley, Investment Director at Cooke & Arkwright, commented “My client is delighted to have secured another social infrastructure asset in an off-market transaction, and we believe this combination of long income with asset management opportunities will provide attractive returns”

Andrew Bolt of TAND Advisory, Development Manager of Cardiff Gate Business Park commented: “Having combined together the two properties four years ago, we created a well-located asset with a strong long-term income, that is attractive to the current investment market.”

Ross Griffin, Investment Director at Savills Cardiff, comments: “We are pleased to have advised Cardiff Gate Business Park on its disposal of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services. The prominent motorway service station is in a fantastic location and offered an attractive yield and income strip to the purchaser.”

I have worked with Jeremy Symons over the past three years successfully leasing and buying property in support of my business. I continue to be very pleased with his knowledge of the market and expertise. Our relationship over this time has resulted in acquiring 20,000 sq ft at Capital Business Park in Cardiff, leasing 11,000 sq ft at Southpoint, and subsequently leasing an initial 42,000 sq ft at Parc Bedwas, followed by a succession of expansions of a further 11,000 and then 47,000 sq ft, enabling us to centralise all of our operations at Parc Bedwas in a single 100,000 sq ft facility. The acquisitions were completed at the perfect time for tenant purposes and the rent fixed throughout the term at very economical rates. A job well done.

Bob James, Aerfin