- An opportunity to lease a business with living accommodation for owners
- A prime location sat at the foot of the famous 199 steps and facing over the cobbled streets towards the piers
- Grade II Listed building
- Offered on a 5 year lease with a 30 month break clause
- Many period features
- Annual rent of £18,200
Hendersons introduce Abbey Steps Tea Rooms, an opportunity to lease a business with three additional apartments above that offer living accommodation.
In one of the busiest trading areas of Whitby, the business is in a prime location sat at the foot of the famous 199 steps and facing over the cobbled streets towards the piers. The attractive building is Grade II Listed and features many traditional features such as exposed stone, wooden flooring, sash windows and fireplaces. The café is found to the ground floor and includes a serving counter, a food preparation area, a customer WC and ample indoor seating space. There is potential for additional outside seating space to the front yard.
The living space above is accessed via Kiln Yard to the rear of the building and is set over three floors.
Entering on the first floor, there is a large kitchen with traditional style units with a Rangemaster cooker and granite worktops, a cloakroom/WC, a utility room and a large living room/bedroom with a feature fireplace and some of the finest views on offer. Up the stairs to the second floor are two double bedrooms both with ensuites. Then continue up to third floor are two more bedrooms together with a separate bathroom.
Annual rent of £18,200 and offered on a 5 year lease with a 30 month break clause, there will be a lot of interest in this business opportunity so do not hesitate to arrange a viewing. For further inspection please call Hendersons the sole agents today.
Permitted payments and tenant protection information
As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.
Permitted payments
For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services (telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement; and
Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and regulations applicable at the relevant time.
For properties in Wales, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants the following permitted payments
Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
Security deposits;
Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services (telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
Payments for the late payment of rent (where required under the tenancy agreement);
A breach of a term of the contract (where required under the tenancy agreement); and
Any other permitted payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act and regulations applicable at the relevant time.
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