New Instructions
Unit 2 West End Industrial Estate, Penryn
Just come to the market is Unit 2, West End Industrial Estate on the edge of Penryn's town centre. The premises provide a show room area of 296 sq ft with further workshop/storage space of 918 sq ft to the rear. A small yard area is also included and the unit is located within an established industrial setting. It benefits from easy access to the nearby A39 and A394.City Centre investment property
A substantial and modern investment property known as Stephenson House on Calenick Street, situated in the centre of Truro has now become available. It offers a ground floor restaurant, currently trading as the Zen Noodle Bar, whilst the 1st and 2nd floors provide offices and studios. The property is approximately 7 years old, with just over 2,000 sq ft on the ground floor and 2,200 sq ft on the 1st and 2nd floors. (The businesses are not affectedModern office premises available close to the A30
We have recently taken instructions to market Unit 14 on the Indian Queens Trading Estate, in Mid-Cornwall. The Trading Estate is a recent development and is popular in view of its easy access to the A30 corridor through Cornwall. The premises were constructed in 2008 and comprise a ground floor, modern, hi-spec office of 964 sq ft. The office accommodation includes carpeting, suspended ceiling, data trunking, showers and disabled wc facilities.New office development, St Erme
Acting on behalf of KHJ Trethewey & Son, we, have been instructed to market their proposed office development at St Erme, just outside Truro. The company holds Planning Consent to build a 2-storey building, which fronts the A39. The development is 3 miles from Truro and also only 3 miles from the Carland Cross interchange on the A30.Guesthouse in St Ives – Price Reduced
We have just been requested to market, at a reduced guide price, a delightful guesthouse known as Chy-an-Gerra, The Terrace, St Ives. It enjoys stunning views over Porthminster Beach, St Ives Bay and across to Gwithian and Godrevy lighthouse. Despite benefiting from such a favoured elevated situation, it is only a brief walk into the centre of the resort and also on to Porthminster Beach below.
Former mill house & cottages for sale
One of North Cornwall's hidden treasures is the beautiful Rocky Valley between Tintagel and Boscastle. The steep sided valley runs from St Nectan's Glen to the coast with a large stream flowing through it, which in centuries past powered the waterwheel of Trevillett Mill. We are now marketing these ancient premises off a freehold guide price of £875,000. The mill property, standing only some 500 yards from the sea, dates back to 1472 and worked milling grain for circa 500 years. Of more recent times it has traded as a ground floor licensed restaurant and tea room, but more lately it has provided upmarket holiday letting accommodation.Kingswood Restaurant, London Apprentice
An opportunity has arisen to acquire the successful Kingswood Restaurant standing alongside the busy road linking St Austell with Mevagissey at London Apprentice. The long established and tastefully appointed restaurant is a substantial single-storey building of modern construction set within extensive grounds. It comprises a lounge bar, adjoining restaurant providing 40-covers, delightful conservatory offering a further 27-covers and a comprehensively equipped commercial kitchen. Outside, and to the rear, is an attractive decked and lawned garden with picnic tables and a water feature. The business benefits from good parking facilities. Included within the sale is the owners' 1-bedroom accommodation which forms part of the main building.Famous Old Albion Inn for sale at Crantock
Tucked away across the River Gannel from the thrusting North Cornish beach resort of Newquay, is the historic, much favoured village of Crantock, which has been a settlement since 460AD. In the centre of the village, adjacent to the Church's lych gate is The Old Albion Inn. This attractive public house dates back to 1780 and is broad fronted and part thatched. A neighbouring 2-bedroom cottage provides ancillary accommodation or alternatively, summer letting use. Within The Old Albion, on the ground floor, are two distinct bar areas, the second providing a minimum of 24 covers, which can be increased in the tourist season. Off the bar area is small dining room with space for a further 24 covers. The 1st floor offers good sized private owners' accommodation with three bedrooms.Par Lane, Near St Austell
The prominent ground floor premises, formerly trading as Hairworx, located at Par Lane within Par near St Austell, have come to the market due to Hairworx relocating their expanding business within the town. The premises will be available from 14th April 2010 and provide a net internal area of 68.5 sq m (738 sq ft) and benefit from disabled access via a ramp at the front of the property. There is a small yard to the rear and a staff wc facility.Calize Country House & mixed leisure business
Our Hotel & Leisure Department are pleased to bring to the market Calize Country House, Prosper Hill, which overlooks the village of Gwithian and is just a short drive off the A30 corridor at Hayle, West Cornwall. Calize Country House, dating back to 1902, is a mixed leisure opportunity, combining an upmarket bed and breakfast facility, holiday and all-year-round residential letting business. The very generous, two-storey property provides four en-suite guest bedrooms, together with a guest lounge and dining room.
Recent Disposals
Ponsharden Industrial Estate, Falmouth
Miller Commercial of Truro have recently completed the lettings of Units No.1 and No. 5 on Ponsharden Industrial Estate at Falmouth. The small industrial units each offered gross internal areas of 108.5 sq m (1,168 sq ft) and benefited from roller shutter doors. They were made available on new, proportional, F.R.I. leases.Office letting in the Centre of Truro
Our office agency department have recently completed the letting of the 1st and 2nd floor offices within Trevint House, Strangways Terrace, Truro. The character premises offered a net internal area of 2,234 sq ft and were offered with the benefit of a new, proportional, full repairing and insuring lease off an annual rental of £28,000.
Sold - 34a Alverton Street, Penzance
This centrally located ground floor shop, close to car parks, offered a retail area of 416 sq ft along with office of 111 sq ft kitchen and wc facilities. The premises benefited from a rear access and enjoyed good footfall in the busy part of the key West Cornwall commercial centre. The premises were marketed on a new full repairing and insuring lease off an asking rental of £11,250 per annum. The opportunity was taken up by Chan's Oriental Foods who are relocating from elsewhere in the town.Seagulls Tearooms at Mevagissey have new owners
Seagulls Tearooms occupies a prominent trading position within the popular, harbour, tourist destination of Mevagissey. There has been a tea room/cafe at this address for very many years however, at the time of the transaction the business was not trading. The premises comprised a spacious café area providing approximately 58 covers, adjacent to which, was a servery counter and kitchen. To the rear of the property there was a further spacious commercial kitchen. The business was attractively presented following a refurbishment programme.Former Bodmin Newsagents sold
The sale has recently completed of the former Masters Newsagents, Town End, close to the town centre of Bodmin. The premises previously traded as a News Agents ∧ General Store, although more recently, once the business closed the building was offered with vacant possession. It provided a gross internal area of 548 sq ft with a 1-bedroom flat on the 1st floor. The premises also provided parking for 4 vehicles to the front.Boscastle Newsagents changes hands
We have recently completed the sale of the long established and successful retail business trading as Boscastle Newsagents, which is located in the much sought after harbour village of Boscastle, between Port Isaac and Bude. The ground floor sales areas extended to circa 1,000 sq ft, whilst the 1st floor provided a self-contained apartment with lounge, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom/wc and glazed entrance porch.“Two Little Birds” find a new trading roost in Falmouth
Rob Redgrave, Head of our Commercial Agency Department reports another off-market letting of a small retail unit at 6 Webber Street, in the centre of the ever popular harbour resort of Falmouth. The premises formerly traded as Rib-Ticklers and before that as Kimberley Estate Agents.Proof that the commercial market is still improving
Our Head of Hotels, Licensed & Leisure Department, Russell Weetch, reports the recent sale of The Deauville Hotel in the centre of Newquay. The 4-storey, 26 guest bedroom hotel stands on Mount Wise, one of the resorts main vehicular thoroughfares and providing excellent views across the town and Newquay Bay towards Trevose Lighthouse.Substantial Redruth industrial unit sold
Acting jointly with King Sturge of Plymouth & Exeter, on behalf of Valad Property Group, the former Furniture Factory premises which front Wilson Way on the Pool Industrial Estate, Nr. Redruth has been sold.Former Woolworths premises at Camborne let
On behalf of private clients, we are pleased to announce the letting of the former Woolworths store located at 24/26 Trelowarren Street, on Camborne’s main retail thoroughfare.
Other News
Cornish Industrial Market bucks the trend
Whilst the words "credit crunch, recession and economic downturn" have appeared frequently in the local and national newspapers over the past 24 months, the Cornish industrial market has gone from strength to strength.Hotel/guest house market in Cornwall
As established premier leisure agents in Cornwall, we are often asked by prospective clients and applicants alike, what types of businesses within the leisure sector are selling in the current market, particularly in relation to hotels, guest houses etc. It is obviously comforting to handle this question based on recent sales evidence and during recent weeks we have been successful in concluding deals in the popular resorts of Newquay and Falmouth on a coaching hotel, a successful quality guest house and a backpackers lodge in differing locations from coast to coast. Furthermore, applicant demand has created many other sale agreements, with completions earmarked shortly to benefit from the eagerly anticipated busy 2010 season.
Staff News
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Collins to our growing Hotel, Licensed & Leisure Department. Paul has extensive knowledge of the licensed & hospitality trade throughout the South West, having worked for large national pub companies and independent licensees for some 10 years. More recently, Paul has been working for the UK's largest group of estate agents covering Cornwall for their flagship Country Homes Department, during which time he was instrumental in some of the largest property transactions the County has seen.
Cautious Growth in demand set to continue
Westcountry activity levels within the commercial sector of the property market have continued to strengthen over recent months, which to a degree, is bucking the national trend, with High Street retail demand continuing at a good level. Richard Gilbert, Associate Partner, reports that most sectors of the commercial property market are showing considerably increased levels of activity. The hospitality industry within the UK in general, has experienced a downturn in both bed occupancy levels and rack rates, with a number of the larger hotel groups struggling in a depressed market.
Back of the Net!
With arguably one of the worst trading years across all industrial sectors in 2009, 2010 has been ushered in with a fleeting glimpse of optimism that "things can only get better"! It may be the prospect of an early Easter, another barbeque summer (you heard it here first), England lifting the Jules Rimet cup in the summer or, more likely, it will be the culmination of finally putting the football over the metaphorical line.Cornish Office Market Review
Over the past few months we have certainly seen an increase in the number of office requirements in Cornwall, which is a promising indication of "green shoots". Occupiers are, however, aware of the range of choice of space available and many are taking advantage of the incentives which landlord's and developers are presently offering.Key aspects of handling clients’ money
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Members Rule Book and Best Practice Guidelines are an integral part of providing a compliant and quality service to Landlords and tenants alike of both commercial and residential property.
The RICS Residential Service Charge Management Code
The new 2nd Edition of the Code came into effect from 6th April 2009 and has been produced in order to comply with statute and to promote good practice in the management of residential leasehold property where a service charge is payable and where the landlord is not a public sector authority or Registered Social Landlord.
Welcome to Miller Commercial
Miller Commercial is a General Practice firm of Chartered Surveyors operating out of Mansion House, a mid 18th Century Grade 1 listed property in the heart of Truro, Cornwall's only City and the Duchy's commercial hub. We are the largest firm of independent Chartered Surveyors practising in the County.
Miller Commercial, Mansion House
Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2RF