**Location
**
The town of Duns is located in the Scottish Borders approximately 45 miles
south - east of Edinburgh. It is traditional market town providing a good range
of local facilities and services including primary and secondary schooling, a
variety of independent shops, banks, pubs and restaurants.
It benefits from being within 10 miles of the A1 trunk road, the principal
route connecting Scotland and England, and 15 miles north - west of Berwick -
upon - Tweed. East Coast mainline rail services are available from Berwick or
Reston.
Station Road is less than 1 mile south of the town centre. The subjects are in
situated in Duns Industrial Estate – an established industrial location with
occupiers including: Farne Salmon & Trout, Harbro Country Store, Redpath Tool
Hire and Cheeklaw Garage.
**Description
**
The subjects comprise a stand - alone, single storey food production factory of
steel portal frame construction, lower course blockwork infill with metal
corrugated style cladding and a shallow pitched roof.
Internally, the unit comprises a high specification food processing factory
arranged around a central and open plan food preparation area. The dispatch
chill area, wash up area, flash heat removal, packaging store, smoke room and
various stores are located off the main prep area.
The property benefits from three roller shutter access points for goods in and
good out whilst there are high and low risk staff changing facilities
alongside a core of toilet and shower facilities.
The flooring is concrete incorporating drainage channels and anti - slip floor
screed. The walls and ceilings are insulated lined to form an inner box
suitable for food processing. Lighting is by ceiling mounted fluorescent LED
fittings.
The plot on which the building and car park stands extends to approximately
0. 97 acres. On the west elevation there is an area of level grassed land which
may offer further expansion/development potential.
There are 33 car parking spaces and two twin ev car charging points.
**Accommodation
**
According to our recent measurement survey the premises contain the following
approximate gross internal area:
720. 62 sq m (7, 756 sq ft)
**Terms
**
Our client is seeking Offers Over £390, 000 (three hundred and ninety thousand
pounds) for the benefit of the heritable interest.
**User restriction
**
Our client will not consider offers from buyers looking to use the facility
for fish processing.
**Tenure
**
Heritable (Scottish equivalent of freehold).
**Town planning
**
We understand the property is currently used as a food production factory
falling under Use Class 5 (General Industrial) of the Town and Country
Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997.
Interested parties are invited to make their own enquiries with the planning
department of Scottish Borders Council.
**VAT
**
We understand the property is not opted for tax purposes and as such VAT will
not be applicable.
**Utilities
**
The property is served by a three - phase electricity supply and water
connection. There is no gas in the building.
**Rateable value
**
According to the Scottish Assessor’s website () the subjects have a Rateable
Value of £36, 900 which is due to increase to £42, 600 effective 1st April 2023.
The uniform business rate for the current year is £0. 494 pence in the pound.
Occupiers may be eligible for 100% rates relief through the Small Business
Bonus Scheme if the combined rateable value of all their business premises in
Scotland is £35, 000 or less.
**Energy performance certificate
**
The EPC rating is pending.
A copy of the recommendation report is available on request.
**Legal costs
**
Each party shall bear their own legal costs with the eventual purchaser liable
for any Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Registration Dues.
**Anti - money laundering
**
The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information
on the Payer) Regulations 2017 came into force on 26th June 2017. This now
requires us to conduct due dilligence not only on our client but also on any
purchasers or occupiers. Once an offer has been accepted, the prospective
purchaser(s)/occupier(s) will need to provide, as a minimum, proof of identity
and residence and proof of funds for the purchase, before any transaction can
proceed.
**Viewing and further information
**
By appointment through the sole selling agent, Allied Surveyors Scotland plc.
Iain W. Mercer ba, AssocRICS
Director of Commercial Agency (East /
Bernadetta Majewska BSc (Hons)
Graduate Commercial Surveyor /

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