Property for sale in Batley

Beckside Court comprises a highly prominent stone and brick built three storey former mill building with the upper two floors refurbished to provide high quality office space with occupiers including NHS and Locala. The ground floor has been split to form two retail/showroom or office suites. Externally Beckside Court benefits from a large surfaced car parking area, accessed off Rouse Mill Lane, serving the whole complex (with shared parking facilities). The available space does benefit from car parking allocations along with shared visitor spaces.

Location
Beckside Court is situated in a highly prominent position with extensive frontage to the main A652 Bradford Road ? Batley`s Golden Mile - on the outskirts of Batley town centre and only 1.5 miles to the north of Dewsbury town centre. The property is located close to the intersection of Rouse Mill Lane with Bradford Road, with the A652 providing direct access to Dewsbury town centre.
As well as enjoying good links to many of the main arterial routes serving the North Kirklees/Heavy Woollen District, including the A653 Leeds Road and the A638 Halifax Road, the complex is also strategically located between The Mill retail complex (formerly Skopos) and the highly successful Redbrick Mill complex with occupiers including Heal`s.

Unit 2
Unit 2 344m? (3,700 sq ft)
Comprising a large open plan showroom area ? most recently occupied by Berwin & Berwin Menswear and subsequently Hudson & Foster (bed showroom) ? providing open showroom space with access off the front reception foyer and direct from the car park. The premises do include ancillary office and storage.

Services
We are advised Beckside Court benefits from mains water, sewer drainage and electricity, however no tests have been carried out on any of the aforementioned services or appliances and therefore we are unable to comment as to their condition or capacity.

Rating
We are advised by Kirklees Metropolitan Council that the premises are assessed as follows:-
Unit 2 RV ?24,500
The National Uniform Business Rate for 2018/19 is 49.3p in the ?, ignoring transitional phasing relief and allowances to small businesses.

Planning
We are advised the ground floor suites previously benefitted from consent for B1 office and/or A1 retail/showroom uses and could be suitable for a variety of commercial/restaurant uses (subject to relevant consents).
Prospective tenants should satisfy themselves with regard to all rating and planning matters direct with the Local Authority, Kirklees MC, on Tel 01484 221 000.

Lease Terms
The space on the ground floor at Beckside Court is offered by way of a new tenants internal repairing and insuring lease, for a period of years to be agreed incorporating regular rent reviews, plus the site service charge.
The service charge is recovered in respect of maintenance and upkeep of common areas, external repairs, car parking area, along with site sinking fund, management/administration, etc.

Legal Costs
The ingoing tenant is to be responsible for the landlord`s reasonable legal costs incurred in the preparation of the lease and its counterpart.

Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.