? Ashton-under-Lyne
Lathe Investments, new owner of the Ladysmith shopping centre, has leased the 903-sq ft Unit 14 in Mercian Mall to Bossy Boots on a new 10-year lease at £50,000 pa. Donaldsons & GVA Grimley are agents
? Bromley
Hobbs has agreed a 15-year lease on Unit 219, The Glades, comprising 1,765 sq ft with 323 sq ft of remote storage. Hobbs is paying a base rent of £135,000 pa. Stephen Kane & Co advised the tenant. Lunson Mitchenall and Strutt & Parker are letting agents.
? Carmarthen
Brantano Footwear has taken a new 15-year lease on a 5,000-sq ft unit at the Pensarn Retail Park. The rent agreed is £67,500 pa. The first phase of Pensarn Retail Park, which was developed by Audley Developments, was completed in July 2004. It was acquired by David Pearl's Structadene Group as part of its acquisition of Newport Holdings in 2004.
? Crewe
CS Lounge Suites has taken a 10,000-sq ft unit on the Grand Junction Retail Park at £24 psf on a 15-year lease. To facilitate the deal Allied Carpets has agreed to relocate into a nearby 7,500-sq ft unit. The landlord, UBS Triton Property Fund, was advised by Savills. The tenant was represented by Mason Owen.
? Cwmbran
Brantano Footwear has taken a new 15-year lease on Unit 4C, Cwmbran Retail Park at £120,000 pa. The property provides 7,500 sq ft. The landlord, Asda Property, was represented by Wilkinson Williams.
? Glasgow
Silverscreen has taken a 2,355-sq ft unit unit in a central location on the lower level of the Braehead shopping centre. It has agreed a new 15-year lease at a base rent of £242,000 pax. Blair Kirkman represented Silverscreen.
? Grimsby
Bank Fashion has taken a combination of Units 28 and 30 Friargate Mall, providing 3,825 sq ft on ground and first floor, on a new 10-year lease at £205,000 pa. The lessor, the Grosvenor Shopping Centre Fund, was represented by Donaldsons and Churston Heard. Brady represented Bank.
? Grimsby
Monsoon has taken the 22-24 Friargate Mall providing 3,825 sq ft on ground and first floors. A new 15-year lease has been agreed at £195,000 pa. Dalgleish acted on behalf of Monsoon and the lessor, the Grosvenor Shopping Centre Fund, was represented by Donaldsons and Churston Heard.
? Manchester
Land of Leather has taken 10,000 sq ft at White City Retail Park in Old Trafford on a new 15-year lease at a rent of £26.50 psf. Savills and Petch Hall are letting agents for Land Securities.
? newbury
Alanis has let the 1,633-sq ft Unit 26 at The Kennet Centre, to Bags Etc on a new 10-year lease at £38,500. Savills was letting agent.
Millie's trio
Millies Cookies, advised by Harper Dennis Hobbs, has acquired three new sites. At the Eagle Centre in Derby (above) it has pre-let the 640-sq ft Unit 173 on a new 10-year lease at £40,000 pa. CBRE was letting agent. At thecentre:mk it has taken 453-sq ft at 11 Deer Walk on a new 10-year lease at £50,350 pa. DTZ was letting agent. And in West Quay, Southampton, it has taken the 640-sq ft Unit K4 on a new 15-year lease at £70,000 pa. CBRE was letting agent.
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