Spring 2016 proving very active for Cooke & Arkwright’s Investment team

Volume of properties disposed of or being marketed highest for 12 months

3 May 2016

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Cooke & Arkwright’s investment team is being kept busy with the volume of office and retail property it has disposed of or is marketing for sale at its highest volume for 12 months. Nick Lawley, Investment Director comments, “The team is always very active in the South Wales market, and spring 2016 is no exception with a growing number of vendors approaching us to help them maximise their assets through a sale. As investors continue to look beyond London to the regions, the increasing opportunities to acquire high yielding properties presents opportunities for vendors. They come to us because they appreciate our knowledge of the occupational market, our access to a pool of Welsh investors, excellent connections via our London office, and our long experience in the disposal and acquisition of investment properties.

“We have just sold a 100% prime retail investment comprising six retail units in Red Street, Carmarthen, where 90% of the income is secured against well-known national tenants including Boots Pharmacy, Bright House, Boots Opticians, Body Shop and O2. The site was also attractive because it offered future development potential in a town which is the dominant retail destination in Carmarthenshire. There are very few vacant retail units in the vicinity and tenant demand is strong. The disposal attracted strong interest from institutional investors and has just been sold to a UK pension fund.

“Currently attracting strong interest is an 8,000 sq ft retail unit in Abergavenny, let to Argos, and a prime site in Neath let to Greggs Bakery Plc. Both properties are under offer and we hope to close both deals in the next few weeks. We are also currently marketing Severnside House in Cardiff, which is a 30,230 sq ft office building single let to Lloyds Bank Plc, and anticipate good interest from investors in this.”

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Cooke & Arkwright have been providing Newport City Council with rating advice for over 20 years. Andrew, Jane and Huw provide a personal and professional service and have an excellent knowledge of the Council’s assets which has enabled the Council to achieve substantial rate savings. A useful service offered is the status report which provides us with a snapshot of what appeals have been made and appeals outstanding throughout the life of the List. I would recommend Cooke & Arkwright Rating Services to any company wishing to procure up-to-date and professional rating advice.

Eirian Jones, Estates Team Leader, Newport Norse