First Floor, Suite B, Linenhall House, Watergate Street, Chester
Quick Overview
- A fully refurbished office suite of 1,580 sq ft (146.8 sq m).
- Open plan space with private office / meeting rooms and kitchen area.
- Prime city centre Grade II listed office building with car park.
- Linenhall House has undergone an extensive and comprehensive refurbishment and provides very high quality accommodation.
Location
Linenhall House is located in a very prominent position on the corner of Lower Watergate Street and Stanley Street in the heart of Chester City Centre close to, and within very easy walking distance of, all the City Centre shops, bars, restaurants and other amenities. While Linenhall House has its own private car parking, extensive additional parking is available in the adjacent Stanley Street public car park located adjacent to Linenhall House and the Chester Race Course. A prime city centre location.
Description
Linenhall House is an impressive Grade II Listed Georgian office building in a prime city centre location which has been fully refurbished and represents one of Chester’s finest city centre office buildings, providing office space to the following high specification:
- Variety of different sized office suites over ground and 3 upper floors.
- Fully lift operated to all levels.
- Gas fired central heating system to all areas.
- Male and female WC facilities on all floors.
- A mixture of fully open plan office suites, some of which also provide partitioned private offices and meeting rooms.
- LED lighting.
- Large timber-sashed windows providing excellent levels of natural lighting.
- Dedicated fitted kitchens to each suite.
- Dedicated private car park to the rear.
- The office suite has been redecorated and is available for immediate occupation.
Accommodation
The office suite is available to let and has been measured on an IPMS 3 basis in accordance with the RICS Property Measurement 2nd Edition January 2018 as follows:
First Floor Suite B: 1,580 sq ft (146.8 sq m).
Parking
A particular benefit of Linenhall House is the large rear car park where private allocated car parking spaces are available to tenants at rates of £750 – £1,000 per space per annum.
Lease
Office suites at Linenhall House are available by way of new leases with the tenant repairing obligations being limited to the interior of the office suite only.
Rent
First Floor Suite B: £15,800 per annum
Service Charge
A service charge will be levied to cover a fair proportion of the cost of the maintenance and upkeep of the common areas of Linenhall House. Please note that the service charge also includes all heating to the office suites themselves. The service charge budget for the current year is calculated at £4.65 per sq ft per annum.
Buildings Insurance
The Landlord will insure the building and recover the premium from tenants calculated on a floor area pro-rata basis.
VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of and may be liable to, VAT at the standard rate prevailing.
Business Rates
The Valuation Office Agency Website (www.gov.uk/correct-your-business-rates) has a current Rateable Value assessment of £15,000 and based on the multiplier of 0.499 provides Business Rates payable of £7,485.
Please contact the Business Rates Department directly for confirmation.
Legal Costs
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the transaction.
Energy Performance
Linenhall House is a Grade II listed property and therefore is exempt from the requirements for an Energy Performance Certificate.
Code for Leasing Business Premises
We draw your attention to the RICS Code for Leasing Business Premises which came into effect on 1st September 2020, a full copy of which is available for viewing via this link
Further Information / Viewings
Please contact Jonty Goodchild of Bolton Birch:
Tel: 01244 311681
Email: jonty@boltonbirch.com
