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We are pleased to have been instructed to offer three new kiosks that are to be developed in the heart of the Lower Precinct, Coventry, below Caffe Nero.

The Lower Precinct Shopping Centre benefits from a high footfall and is home to national retailers such as H&M, Next, Pandora, TJ Hughes and The Entertainer.

Each kiosk will comprise approximately 250 sq ft and will be available in Summer/Autumn 2019 at a quoting rent of £20,000 pax per unit.

Please contact Andrew or Claudio for more details and to register your requirements.

AS Retail are pleased to receive instructions to let 24 Cornmarket in Derby on behalf of M&M Fund.

This prominent property which occupies a fantastic position on the corner of Cornmarket and Albert Street also has planning consent for Class A3 Use, making an excellent proposition for a restaurant or coffee shop. Cornmarket is one of the prime retail locations in Derby, linking Derby’s busiest shopping street St Peter’s Street along with Intu Derby, with the Cathedral Quarter.

Please get in touch with either Rob Jones or Claudio Palmiero for full info.

We are delighted to have been instructed to offer Unit 6, Peter House on Oxford Street in Manchester, to the market on a new lease basis. The unit is located in close proximity to the Manchester Central conference centre, the famous Midland Hotel and opposite St Peter’s Square.

It comprises approximately 960 sq ft and is available from October 2018 at a quoting rent of £59,500 pax.

Please contact Andrew or Rob for further information and to register your requirements.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious real estate graduate to join our expanding agency team.

Our new Graduate Training Programme, open to final year students who have studied for a RICS accredited degree or master’s degree, will provide you with a first-class platform from which to launch your surveying career.

If you are interested in working in a fun, forward thinking and growing business then please get in touch.

Acting on behalf of Card Direct, AS Retail are delighted to have advised on the leasehold acquisition of 82 High Street in Southend-on-Sea. The latest addition to the Cards Direct growing chain has opened its doors in May.

Now trading from 24 stores, Cards Direct plan to expand further in 2018 and beyond and we welcome opportunities from the Midlands, East Anglia, South East and Greater London. Please contact Andrew Shepherd at AS Retail for a copy of the requirement brochure or to discuss any sites that might be suitable.

AS Retail are delighted to be instructed to market two exciting opportunities within new residential led developments in Greater London.

In Uxbridge we have approx 1,700 sq ft in sitting just behind High Street, close to the Underground Station and Bus Terminus plus with a heavy office content in the immediate vicinity. This would be ideal for A1/A3/D2/Sui Generis uses (STPP).

At Forest Hill we have a unit of circa 3,500 sq ft, possibly with some external area within a new residential development fronting Clyde Terrace which leads to the station and the development also links to Dartmouth Road. This location would work well for B1/D1/D2.

Please contact Andrew or Claudio for further information and to register your requirements.

We are delighted to announce that we have been instructed jointly with Carlton Park on the leasing of 19-22 High Street in Kidderminster.

This prime large property is arranged over three floors totalling 33,300 sq ft with an extended frontage to High Street plus secondary entrance into Rowland Hill Shopping Centre. The property sits close to EE, Vodafone, O2, Poundland and Vision Express and it is available as a whole or on a split basis.

Our marketing details can be found via the Property Search and please contact either Andrew Shepherd or Rob Jones at AS Retail on 020 7287 2155 or Carlton Park to discuss your requirement or obtain further information.

Looking great – our new build retail or restaurant unit on High Street in Rochester has now been completed and it’s available to lease immediately at a revised quoting rental of £65,000 per annum exclusive.

Please see our marketing brochure via Property Listings or contact either Andrew Shepherd at AS Retail or our joint agent Simon Kelly at Intrinsic for further information.

Rock Your Ride!

We are delighted to announce that AS Retail have advised on the acquisition of the first European CycleBar studio which has now exchanged at Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms, close to the new US Embassy. The unit is approx. 3,100 sq ft at Ground Floor having an extended frontage to Nine Elms Lane and is scheduled to open in early Summer.

CycleBar are the globe’s largest indoor cycling studio chain with over 100 sites in the USA, 2 in Canada and 1 in Dubai. See and follow https://embassygardens.cyclebar.com/ for more information on CycleBar and progress on the build-out, plus pre-sale information.

AS Retail are instructed on the UK roll out with up to 75 sites sought nationwide over the next few years. We require 1,800 – 2,500 sq ft D2 Use in major or affluent locations beneath new office; residential developments or in Out of Town locations with parking. Please contact Andrew Shepherd with any opportunities.

Oh and get down to Embassy Gardens when it opens to try it out…

We are delighted to have advised RLAM on the upsize and relocation of Poundworld within the Lower Precinct Shopping Centre in Coventry.

Poundworld have taken 8,000 sq ft, which is an amalgamation of four units on the Lower Mall of the scheme.

Andrew Shepherd, Director at AS Retail, who conducted the negotiation commented “The new Flagship unit will drive footfall to that area of the scheme, which has historically been a little quieter than the other side. The unit looks superb and gives Poundworld a ‘right-sized’ unit within this vibrant scheme.”

Recent deals in the centre include re-gears with Next, H&M and Clarks plus lettings to Smiggle and Game. Leasing opportunities still exist – please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements.