National deals round-up

EG’s Most Active Agent competition winner Edinburgh Ryden Shepherd Commercial Savills JLL CBRE Dealmaker: Emily Anderson, Shepherd Commercial “The Edinburgh commercial market has responded quickly post-lockdown at a local level, particularly in the industrial and secondary retail sectors. The Shepherd agency teams across Scotland continue to work hard, adapting and reacting to occupier and landlord requirements during this challenging time for all sectors. “I am pleased to be recognised as top dealmaker in Edinburgh and the Lothians this year and that our agency teams across Scotland continue to be recognised for high volumes of commercial transactions. The focus now is to secure new instructions moving into 2021.” INDUSTRIAL A1, Grove Business Park, Downsview Road, Wantage OX12 9FA Size: 6,755 sq ft (628 sq m) Date of deal: 17/08/2020 Rent: £74,305 pa, five-year lease, tenant break at year three Lessor’s agent: VSL & Partners Lessee: Navtech Radar Hub 100, Witton Road, Birmingham B6 7EU Size: 100,529 sq ft (9,339 sq m) Date of deal: 03/08/2020 Rent: £628,302.25 pa, 15-year lease,  five-yearly rent reviews, 30 months rent free Lessor: IM Properties Lessor’s agent: Darby Keye Property Lessee: Polar Speed The Nelson Centre, Portfield Road, Portsmouth PO3 5SF Size: 18,789 sq ft (1,745 sq m) Date of deal: 17/08/2020 Rent: £192,587.25 pa, 10-year lease Lessor: Aviva Investors Lessor’s agent: Lambert Smith Hampton Lessee: Woodside Logistics Unit 3a, Arrow Trading Estate, Corporation Road, Audenshaw M34 5LR Size: 10,175 sq ft (945 sq m) Date of deal: 25/08/2020 Rent: £33,068 pa, five-year lease, three-year break Lessor: Commercial Estates Group Lessor’s agent: BC Real Estate Lessee: Deck Direct OFFICE 23 Royal Arcade, Boscombe BH1 4BT Size: 1,216 sq ft (113 sq m) Date of deal: 10/08/2020 Rent: £11,500 pa, six-year lease, break at year two, reviews at years two and four, three months rent free Lessor’s agent: Ellis & Partners Lessee: Thorpe Engineering Consultants 4 Candymill Lane, Hamilton ML3 0FD Size: 1,956 sq ft (182 sq m) Date of deal: 24/08/2020 Rent: £19,560 pa, five-year lease Lessor’s agent: JLL Lessee: The Mortgage Company First floor, 16-24 Underwood Street, London N1 7JQ Size: 2,056 sq ft (191 sq m) Date of deal: 24/08/2020 Rent: £77,100 pa, six-year lease, tenant break at year three, upwards-only rent review at year five Lessor: The Bishopsgate Foundation Lessor’s agent: Richard Susskind & Company Lessee: RCKa Lessee’s agent: The Workplace Company RETAIL 35 High Street, South Queensferry EH30 9HN Size: 2,022 sq ft (188 sq m) Date of deal: 20/08/2020 Rent: £22,000 pa, 20-year lease, six months rent free Lessor: Bishopsgate Scotland Lessor’s agent: Shepherd Commercial Lessee: Boe Gin 70 High Street, Southend on Sea SS1 1JF Size: 480 sq ft (45 sq m) Date of deal: 02/09/2020 Rent: £5,760 pa, five-year lease, break at year three Lessor’s agent: Ayers & Cruiks Lessee: Evapo Unit 4, Roman Ridge Industrial Estate, Roman Ridge Road, Sheffield S9 1GB Size: 1,609 sq ft (149 sq m) Date of deal: 01/10/2020 Rent: £11,500 pa, two-year lease Lessor’s agent: Crosthwaite Commercial Lessee: UK Airsoft Retail View all of the latest deals and agent rankings at www.egi.co.uk/radiusdx/contributor-rankings To submit your deals, please e-mail deals@egi.co.uk