A delightful ground floor shop in a period style building in the centre of Forest Row, available as an investment, has just been reduced in price.

The current tenant runs a successful dog grooming business with the premises being held on a new 5 year lease from Sept 2022 at £12,000 pa. The shop is well fitted with 353 sq ft of trading area plus a rear office/store & cloakroom. There is also a rear car space.

The flat over is sold on long lease and contributes to ground rent & service charge.
A price of £180,000 is now being sought for a quick sale.

Lawson Commercial have been instructed by the Petchey Corporation to market 5 vacant units on the Station Road Industrial Estate at Hailsham.

All have been recently refurbished and now present extremely well. A wide variety of units is on offer.  There is a unit of 2,300 sq ft which would be ideal for an internet retailer as it provide light, airy space and has some offices partitioned within.

Another unit of around 1,485 sq ft was formerly used as a small bakery and some of the fittings have been left including some good tiling so it would be useful for food manufacture.

There is also a unit of some 2,500 sq ft would suit the motor trade as there are 2 electric ramps already installed.

There are further units which would lend themselves well for general workshops or warehouse use.

There is plenty of parking and loading areas. All the units are available on 5 or 10 year and are empty and ready for immediate occupation.
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Also available are 3 adjoining small yards. There are no power or water facilities but the yards are surrounded by palisade fencing so ideal for open storage. Sizes range from 1,161 to 2,760 sq ft with rents from £3,400 pa.

Located in a prominent position just a few yards from the High Street this ground floor character Grade 11 listed shop with storage above is now available.

The shop has a ground floor sales of ~200 sq ft with spacious upper parts on the 1st & 2nd floors providing 467 sq ft of storage.

A new 5 year lease is on offer at a rent of £9,500 pa.

Lawson Commercial have let the former Kamsons Pharmacy at 152-154 High Street, Uckfield.This is one of the more impressive shop units in Uckfield High Street with over 33ft of frontage and some 1,400 sq ft of trading area. Following refurbishment by the Landlords it has been let to the Sacred Heart Hardware & DIY company.

The Company specialises in selling a variety of hardware and DIY products, so a great asset for any High Street. This is the Company’s 6th shop with other branches being located in Crowborough, Tonbridge and East Grinstead.

They have taken a new lease at close to the asking rent of £35,000 per annum. Lawson Commercial partner Chris Lawson said it was wonderful, and encouraging, to see a good, really traditional retailer opening a store and we wish them every success.

Just available only a few yards from the A265 in Burwash Common is some interesting flexible business space. The Nutrition Centre in Goodsoal Lane offers some 11,000 sq ft of accommodation in a delightful rural location being set in1.35 acres.

Comprising 5 interconnecting buildings arranged as a mixture of workshops, storage & offices the property is ideal for light manufacturing, offices, laboratories or electronics workshops.

There are 2 car parks with space for 50 cars.

The property is for sale freehold at a price of £680,000.

A delightful ground floor office suite in Mayfield called Cuckoo House has been let.

The suite is situated in this character village in a quiet cul-de-sac just off Station Approach.
It comprises 2 interconnecting area of just over 1,000 sq ft + parking.

We were delighted to find a local businesses that wanted to expand but still stay close to their home base. For them it was ideal and a 3 year lease agreed at the asking rent of £9,500 pa.

Lawson Commercial have available a car sales site just off the A21 in Seddlescombe.

The site has excellent road frontage of over 150 ft. with a site area of approx 6,000 sq ft giving room for around 40 cars.

The site includes a sales office + a store.

With a new lease available at a rent of £13,500 pa this offers great potential.

A delightful Grade II Listed shop/cafe & flat is available freehold with long established business in Upper Dicker.

The Village Shop & Cafe is located in the heart of this desirable village location being close to Bedes Senior School. The property includes a ground floor shop & cafe of around 770 sq ft, with seating for 30 plus plus additional seating outside.

Above is a 2-bed semi self-contained flat. There is an attractive rear garden laid with lawn having a patio with pergola over. There is also a 2-storey former garage currently used for storage & part open fronted alfresco dining area which would lend itself for residential conversion subject to any necessary consents.

To the front of the property is a forecourt with additional seating + car parking and opposite is common land known as the Village Green with tables & chairs which is used by customers. This wonderful cafe/shop specialises in supporting local traders including butchers, dairy, bakery & honey. Current turnover is in excess of £400,000 pa and Accounts are available. A price of £750,000 is sought for the freehold to include the business, goodwill + fixtures & fittings with stack at valuation.

Some good, spacious ground & 1st floor offices have just been let in Horsted Square, Uckfield.

The suite is just over 3,000 sq ft with air conditioning & central heating + excellent car parking. A rent close to the asking rent of £28,500 pa was achieved.

This was an existing business already in the Town which has expanded and is now looking for additional warehouse accommodation.

Lawson Commercial end 2020 on a high note having just sold the freehold of 6A/B Bolton Close on the Bellbrook Business Estate in Uckfield.

The property includes two buildings sitting on a 1 acre site behind Crowson House and offers some 20,000 sq ft in total. It was formally occupied by the Waremoss Group before their move to new larger headquarters a short distance away at Westminster House.

The property been sold on a freehold basis at very close to the asking price of £1.7 million having been acquired by an existing Sussex business who specialise in the manufacture of household cleaning products. They have bought the property for future expansion.

It is welcome to see a new business moving into the Wealden area and shows that there is still good strong demand for quality industrial space even during the Pandemic and various lockdowns.

This area is known for having a strong entrepreneurial spirit and several local businesses have risen to the challenges of this year and provided vital services in these difficult times.

Lawson Commercial have been extremely busy all year on the industrial front  as the demand for units has not dropped and indeed if anything has increased. We are now short of units to offer to many waiting applicants and would be pleased to hear from anyone with space available.

Although the Office is now closed until 4th Jan emails are still being monitored and Chris Lawson can be contacted on 07774 851 240.