Eurolink’s new owners after £2.2m acquisition
Eurolink 31, Normanton Industrial Estate, was sold by Standard Life to Strang Investments, based in Lancashire.
Tenants at the 49,181 sq ft estate include laundry products manufacturer Aquados, sub-prime car dealer Car Finance, and caravan products supplier SCS Components, which all have leases expiring between 2014 and 2020.
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Hide AdEurolink 31 has a total annual rental income of £225,000, an average of £4.59 per sq ft, which represents a 9.7 per cent yield – the rent generated by a property expressed as a percentage of its valuation.
Agents Jones Lang LaSalle and Steadman Brierley advised on the deal.
Andrew Summersgill, investment team director at Jones Lang LaSalle, who led the acquisition, said: “This is a good example of the level of return that is attracting smaller investors back to commercial property where the underlying characteristics are robust.
“This is a good quality estate in a prominent location with diversified exposure to several ten- ants.”
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