HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA PRIME DEALERSHIP INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH INDEX LINKED REVIEWS
02 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Investment Summary Glasgow is Scotland s largest city with an extensive catchment area which forms a key territory for both the manufacturers and dealer network groups State-of-the-art flagship Jaguar and Volvo car dealerships, nearing completion Strategically situated fronting Junction 26 of the M8 Motorway within Hillington Park, an established out-of-town business park and dealership cluster forming a key city gateway location Purpose built dealerships comprising a total GIA of c. 55,219 sq ft (5,130 sq m) on a combined site area of 4.7 acres Jaguar dealership will be let to Bolling Investments Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lookers plc, from Practical Completion on a new 20 year lease, with 5 yearly rent reviews linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), collared and capped at 1% and 3% per annum Volvo dealership will be let to Volvo Car UK Limited, an established manufacturer covenant with an annual turnover in excess of 1 billion, from Practical Completion on a new 20 year lease, with 5 yearly rent reviews linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI), collared and capped at 2% & 3.5% per annum Total initial passing rent of 740,000 per annum Heritable title We are instructed to seek offers in excess of 13,935,000 (Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Pounds) for the heritable title, subject to contract and exclusive of. A purchase at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.00%, assuming purchaser s costs of 6.23%. Under construction -September 2017
03 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Location Glasgow is Scotland s largest city and the third largest in the UK. With an extensive total population of 1,867,000 (PROMIS), the city comprises the principal business and commercial centre in Scotland. Glasgow benefits from excellent communication links being situated in close proximity to the M8 Motorway which links with the city centre, M73, M74 and the wider national motorway network. Penilee Rd Glasgow Rd The M8 provides a direct link to Edinburgh, situated 44 miles (71 km) to the east and convenient access to both the M80 to the north east and M77 to the south west. The city is served by two mainland overground railway stations. Glasgow Central comprises the largest rail terminal outside of Greater London providing regular services to a range of UK cities including London, with a fastest journey time of approximately 4 hours Hillington Park A8 Mossland Dr 26 Govan Road M8 26 Mossland Rd Kelvin Ave Hillington Rd A736 Sheilhall Rd M8 25 A739 A739 30 minutes. Queen Street Train Station provides regular direct links to other major centres including Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Glasgow International airport is located approximately 8.5 miles (14 km) to the west of the city centre and provides connections to both national and international destinations. The airport ranks within the top 10 busiest in the SAT NAV: G52 4FA A82 A737 M8 A84 A811 Glasgow A725 M73 A85 Stirling M80 A73 UK with 9.4 million passengers anually, which is projected to rise to 16.4 million by 2040. A9 M8 M9 A91 A71 Perth A7 A91 Edinburgh A761 A761 M77 M74 A70 A68
04 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Demographics Over the past decade, Glasgow has seen significant inward investment ensuring the city has moved away from its traditional manufacturing base to service based industries. These now account for approximately 61% of total employment and continues to drive the city s economy. This success can be seen with the development of the International Finance District, where over 3 million sq ft of Grade A office space has been constructed since 2001. The area has attracted a number of major occupiers including JP Morgan, Scottish Power, Barclays and Morgan Stanley. This success, particularly within the financial services, has also filtered through into other key areas and the city has seen a huge improvement in both cultural and retail facilities. The city is the largest shopping destination outside of London and is one of only eight retail centres categorised by PMA as a major city on the basis of volume and quality of its city centre retail provision. The estimated shopping population of Glasgow is 865,000, ranking the city number 1 of the PROMIS centres. Glasgow is also the highest ranked city in terms of the volume of comparison retail spend in the catchment area. Glasgow further represents a major international tourist destination, ranking fifth in terms of the UK s most visited cities by international tourists. The city attracts over two million tourists per year, spending approximately 700m, which is forecast to increase significantly over the next few years. Hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games was a major success for the city and helped to confirm its credentials as an international destination. The Scottish Government estimate that tourism during the games was worth 282 million to the Scottish economy, with the majority of this spent within Glasgow. Volvo showroom
05 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA HILLINGTON PARK AIRPORT HILLINGTON ROAD EVOLUTION 5 MOSSLAND DRIVE EVOLUTION 6 Situation CENTRE A8 RENFREW ROAD M8 J26 ROAD The subject property is strategically located occupying a prominent position on Hillington Park, fronting Junction 26 of the M8 motorway approximately 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Glasgow city centre. The development, accessed via Mossland Drive, benefits from good visibility from the M8 which provides excellent connectivity to the city centre. Hillington Park provides over two million sq ft of commercial property for a diverse range of businesses. Development plots Evolution 5 & 6 with outline plans for industrial, office and leisure are situated adjacent to the subject property. The surrounding area is an established out-of-town location and dealership cluster with Porsche, Audi, Infiniti, BMW, Mini, Renault, Dacia & Peter Vardy CarStore within close proximity to the subject property. Adjacent to the west of the site are newly constructed Ducati, Triumph and Harley Davidson showrooms. KING S INCH ROAD The Intu Braehead shopping centre is located to the north of the M8 and provides in excess of 1 million sq ft of retail and leisure accommodation. The centre is a major footfall generator for the area with 17 million visitors annually. Ikea also operate in the vicinity, their nearby store in Braehead is their biggest store in Scotland.
06 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Description The property comprises a recently constructed vehicle dealership incorporating the introduction of the standout Jaguar ARCH retail concept design, based on exceptional architectural innovation. The property is of steel frame construction with part glazed, part profile steel clad elevations under a flat roof. The accommodation is arranged over ground and first floor levels providing showroom with lounge -style waiting areas, workshop, parts and office accommodation together with a drive-in covered service department on the ground floor and office, meeting rooms, staff areas and ancillary accommodation at first floor level. Internally, the showroom area is fitted to a high specification throughout providing 9 display spaces, suspended ceilings with extensive lighting and overhead ventilation system. Offset from the showroom there is a customer waiting area and office accommodation with recessed spotlighting, glazed partitions and carpeted floors. Linking the showroom and workshop is a drive-in covered service department. The workshop area is configured to provide service bays, MOT facilities including inspection pits, roller shutter doors and an exhaust extraction system. Externally, there is a total of 218 car parking spaces including 88 display, 21 customer, 12 demonstrator and 97 compound spaces. VOLVO The property comprises a recently constructed vehicle dealership built in accordance with the manufacturer s latest Volvo Experience concept. The property is of steel frame construction with part glazed, part profile steel clad elevations under a flat roof. The accommodation is arranged over ground and first floor levels providing showroom, workshop, parts and office accommodation on the ground floor and office, meeting rooms, staff areas and ancillary accommodation at first floor level. Internally, the showroom area is fitted to a high specification throughout with wooden and ceramic tiled floors providing 9 display spaces, suspended ceilings with extensive lighting and overhead ventilation system. Offset from the showroom there is a customer waiting area and office accommodation with recessed spotlighting, glazed partitions and carpeted floors. The workshop area is configured to provide service bays, MOT facilities including inspection pits, roller shutter doors and an exhaust extraction system. Externally, there is a total of 192 car parking spaces including 72 display, 21 customer, 10 demonstrator and 89 compound spaces.
07 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Accommodation ACCOMMODATION SQ M SQ FT Ground Floor Showroom 668 7,190 Site Area The site area comprises approximately 2.80 acres (1.13 hectares). Showroom Offices 141 1,518 Workshop Service Area 763 8,213 Workshop Offices 67 721 Parts Store 50 538 Showroom Entrance ONE WAY Customer Parking (21) Parts Issue 18 194 Ancillary 132 1,421 Drive in 245 2,637 Valet & Smart Repair 263 2,831 Wash Bays 69 743 Total Ground Floor 2,416 26,006 Total First Floor 606 6,523 Total 3,022 32,529 Used Vehicle Display (13) SHOWROOM ONE WAY ONE WAY Used Vehicle Display (75) CAR PARKING NUMBER OF SPACES Display Vehicles 88 Compound 97 Customer 21 Demonstrator 12 Total 218 Smart Repair Valet Wash Wash Photography bay Demonstrators (12) WORKSHOP Cycle Store Compound (97) Waste Site Entrance MOSSLAND DRIVE
08 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA < > Accommodation ACCOMMODATION Site Area SQ M SQ FT 605 6,512 The site area comprises approximately 1.93 acres (0.78 hectares). Ground Floor Showroom Showroom Offices 168 1,808 Workshop Service Area 638 6,867 Parts Store 74 797 Parts Issue 25 269 Ancillary 72 775 Valet & Smart Repair 188 2,024 Wash Bays 73 786 1,843 19,838 265 2,852 2,108 22,690 Total Ground Floor Total First Floor Total Water Tank Wash Wash Valet Selekt Used Vehicle Display (72) Smart WORKSHOP SHOWROOM CAR PARKING NUMBER OF SPACES Display Vehicles 72 Compound 89 Customer 21 Demonstrator 10 Total 192 Showroom Entrance Site Entrance Guest parking / Plaza (21) Demonstrators (10) Compound (89) Waste MOSSLAND DRIVE
09 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Planning Hillington Park has been awarded Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ) status which has been promoted in partnership between Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow City Council and M Hillington Park. As part of the Scottish Government s stated objective of modernising the planning system, simplifying and streamlining processes and procedures has been a key theme, together with responding to the needs and locational requirements of different sectors and sizes of business to ensure that new economic opportunities are realised. Removing unnecessary planning barriers to business development and providing scope for expansion and growth are viewed as central to this objective. The promotion of a SPZ within Hillington Park underlines the strategic importance of the site and the council s determination to ensure planning controls are proportionate and that the core function of Hillington Park as a business destination is promoted. The SPZ scheme removes the need to make applications for planning consent for development where it complies with the scheme s development parameters. Planning issues are addressed in advance and the local authority confirms what user class and density are permitted. Given motor vehicle sales operations is a stated complementary use, the subject property was permitted under the SPZ scheme. Tenancy The property will be let in its entirety to Bolling Investments Limited, on a full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 20 years from Practical Completion, at an initial passing rent of 440,000 per annum, equating to approximately 13.53 per sq ft. Rent reviews are five yearly and linked to the Consumer Price Index, collared and capped 1% and 3% per annum. VOLVO The property will be let in its entirety to Volvo Car UK Limited, on a full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 20 years from Practical Completion, at an initial passing rent of 300,000 per annum, equating to approximately 13.22 per sq ft. Rent reviews are five yearly and linked to the Retail Price Index, collared and capped at 2% and 3.5% per annum Tenure Heritable title. Jaguar workshop
10 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Covenant Information Bolling Investments Limited have a D&B rating of 5A1 and are a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Lookers plc, holding the majority of the company s property assets. Lookers plc, established in 1908, is one of the leading motor retail and aftersales service groups in the UK and Republic of Ireland, representing 32 manufacturer brands in 154 dealerships. Incorporating Taggarts and Charles Hurst, Lookers has the largest geographical spread of dealerships and choice of brands than any other automotive company in the UK, comprising of three core divisions; Automotive, Agricultural and Leasing. The company has completed a number of recent group acquisitions including Lomond Audi, Colbornes, Benfield Motor Group, Knights North West and Drayton Group which have contributed to the Groups last reported turnover of 4.28bn (31 Dec 2016) and the sale of in excess of 1.55m vehicles. In 2016, Lookers were named Dealer Group of the Year at the Motor Trader Industry Awards. The latest financial results for Bolling Investments Limited are set out below: Dec 2016 Dec 2015 Dec 2014 Sales Turnover 5,640,000 5,825,000 5,492,000 Profit / (Loss) Before Tax 6,463,000 4,918,000 4,628,000 Tangible Net Worth 40,183,000 34,410,000 30,409,000 Volvo Car UK Limited forms part of the Volvo Group which is ultimately owned by Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group, a Chinese multinational automotive manufacturing company. The Volvo marque is one of the fastest growing retail brands in the UK and the company is currently progressing a major expansion and upgrade programme of its existing facilities to bring them in line with the latest corporate standards. This is a customer focused strategy to provide what they term the Volvo experience which focuses on innovative Scandinavian design and providing flexible accommodation. This substantial investment drive underlines the importance of the UK car market, where Volvo continue to increase their market share selling 46,673 units last year, which reflected a 7.5% year-on-year increase. This strong performance, in part, reflects the success of Volvo s range of premium models with the XC90, XC60 and V40 performing particularly well. This strong UK performance helped Volvo Cars achieve a third consecutive year of record sales, selling 534,333 cars globally in 2016 (up 6.2% on 2015 s figure). The latest financial results for Volvo Car UK Limited are set out below: Dec 2016 Dec 2015 Dec 2014 Sales Turnover 1,029,587,000 931,834,000 840,831,000 Profit / (Loss) Before Tax 2,558,000 3,152,000 1,897,000 Tangible Net Worth ( 4,996,000)* 19,034,000 13,036,000 * The negative Net Worth for 2016 reflects an actuarial valuation of the company s defined benefit pension scheme.
11 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA Dealership Market FUTURE TRENDS With the Scottish Government recently announcing plans to phase out all new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2032 (eight years ahead of the UK Government target of 2040), a number of manufacturers have recently set out their strategies to move to electric vehicles. Whilst only 37,000 of the estimated 26m cars on British roads are pure electric, this figure is anticipated to increase significantly over the next few years, with some projections estimating that electric models will make up 35% of all new car sales by 2040. Volvo have been at the forefront of this fundamental change, having been the first manufacturer to announce their plans to go fully electric. The company has recently confirmed that all new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered. Between 2019 and 2021, the company will introduce five 100% electric models and plans to ensure all other models have a hybrid engine. In doing so, Volvo have recognised the significant gains to be made by leading the way in electric vehicles and are therefore particularly well placed to benefit from the inevitable transition from petrol and diesel vehicles in the foreseeable future. Jaguar are set to release their first all-electric car, the I-Pace, in 2018. The UK-based manufacturer have released plans that all new models from 2020 will be fully electric or hybrid. Jaguar s investment into road cars is to benefit significantly from the launch of the FIA Formula E Championships which will provide a real life, fast-track test bed for testing and perfecting electric car technologies. INDICATIVE IMAGE
12 HILLINGTON PARK G52 4FA The property has been elected for and it is anticipated that the transaction will be treated as a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC). Energy Performance Certificates for the properties will be available upon Practical Completion. Data Room Access can be provided to a data room upon request. Proposal We are instructed to seek offers in excess of 13,935,000 (Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Pounds) for the heritable title, subject to contract and exclusive of. A purchase at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.00%, assuming purchaser s costs of 6.23%. Further Information For further information or to arrange an inspection, please contact: Martin Carey 020 7255 8085 martin.carey@rapleys.com Rick McIntosh-Whyte 020 7255 8064 rick.mcintosh-whyte@rapleys.com Rebecca James 020 7255 8040 rebecca.james@rapleys.com Under construction -September 2017 Jonny Doulton 020 7255 8099 jonny.doulton@rapleys.com Rapleys LLP is registered as a Limited Liability Partnership in England and Wales. Registration No: OC308311. Registered Office at Falcon Road, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Huntingdon PE29 6FG. A full list of Members is available on our website or at any of our offices during normal business hours. Rapleys LLP operates an Environmental Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. Regulated by RICS. Any maps are for identification purposes only and should not be relied upon for accuracy. Reproduced by permission of Geographers A-Z Map Co. Ltd. Licence No. A0203. This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey - Crown Copyright 2001. Licence No. 100017302 and Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Licence No. ES 100004619. Misrepresentation Act: These particulars are produced in good faith and believed to be correct. Neither Rapleys, their joint agents (where applicable) or their client guarantees their accuracy and they are not intended to form any part of a contract. No person in the employment of Rapleys or their joint agents has authority to give any representation or warranty in respect of this property. All prices or rents are quoted exclusive of. November 2017. Design by carve-design.co.uk 13139.