PELOSIS CORNER CAFE & ICE CREAM PARLOUR MARKET PLACE, LANGHOLM DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY A long established business renowned for its ice cream and coffee with a good turnover and excellent potential for further growth. The café is well situated in the main square in the town centre with free public parking adjoining. This is a popular local meeting place with a good tourist and passing trade plus lunchtime deliveries to local businesses. Additional buildings and a parking area are also available by further negotiation and the buildings could be converted to provide a dwelling, storage or similar subject to required planning consents. EPC = F. For the Property as a Going Concern GUIDE PRICE: 135,000 Option to Buy; Additional Building 30,000 & Additional Yard/Parking 5,000 Junction 44-M6/City of Carlisle 19 miles, Gretna 14 miles, Lockerbie 18 miles, Hawick 24 miles (All distances approximate)
SITUATION SERVICES LOCAL AUTHORITY RATEABLE VALUE POST CODE BUSINESS Langholm is an attractive town of largely stone built properties in a picturesque setting on both banks of the River Esk, with the back drop of Whita Hill and the Monument. The town is situated in Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, in the Scottish border country and at the junction of three rivers which are surrounded by extensive areas of hill and forest. Langholm is an excellent location for walking, cycling and country pursuits and has a good range of amenities to include a supermarket, the Buccleuch Centre theatre and junior and secondary schools. Most required facilities are available in the nearby City of Carlisle to include access to the M6 and mainline trains and Edinburgh is approximately 70 miles away via the A7 tourist route. The property has mains water, sewerage, gas and electricity with a gas fired central heating system and part PVC double glazing. The property presently has a first floor flat which is being separated by the vendors, which will include separation of the various services and heating system so that the properties are fully independent. Dumfries & Galloway Council, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DE. Tel: 03033 333000. Following enquiry to the Assessor s office website we understand the Rateable Value is 3,000 although we further understand that no rates are currently paid by the vendors under the Small Business Relief Scheme. DG13 0JQ Pelosis Corner Café and Ice Cream Parlour is a long established business which is renowned for its ice cream with good coffee and food. The vendors have successfully run the business for around eleven years and are now looking to semi retire and for a new challenge. The business is situated in the centre of Langholm and is a popular local meeting place with good tourist and passing trade. There is free public parking adjoining the premises which front onto the main Market Square adjoining the Town Hall and to the rear is Wapping Lane which leads to the car park which has residents parking permits available. Turnover is excellent at around 130,000 trading seven days a week from 9am to 3pm and Sunday 10am to 3pm. They are presently doing lunchtime deliveries to local businesses but there is potential to increase turnover by extending trading hours. A summary of the trading accounts are available to interested parties after viewing. The guide price is as a going concern to include the property, goodwill, business fixtures and fittings, equipment, furnishings, cutlery and crockery. SOLICITORS Stevenson & Johnstone, 38 High Street, Langholm DG13 0JH. Tel: 013873 80428. For the attention of Kenneth Hill. OFFERS Offers for the property should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to C & D Rural, Lakeside, Townfoot, Longtown, Carlisle CA6 5LY. Those parties wishing to be informed of a closing date for offers, should notify the selling agents of their interest, as soon as possible, to ensure they are contacted. The Vendor and selling agents, however, reserve the right to sell privately and without imposing a closing date and do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any offer. Please note that estate agents are required to check the identity of all buyers under The Money Laundering Regulations 2007. To save time and minimise inconvenience to buyers, could the buyer s solicitor
please confirm in a covering letter to a formal offer that their client s identity has been verified in accordance with The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information for the Payer) Regulations 2017, and that we may rely upon these checks for the purposes of this legislation, and that they agree to provide the information immediately on request and to keep the data for a period of 5 years VIEWING Strictly by appointment only with the agents on 01228 792299. ACCOMMODATION Café The accommodation briefly comprises; 4.5m x 4.7m with entrance door, display windows, counter with hidden shelving and display shelving, coffee machine and grinder, stainless steel wash hand basin, ice cream display fridge and drinks chiller (not owned).
Inner Café/Dining Area 4.63m x 5.07m plus recess 1.38m x 1.85m with feature mirror. The two café areas have around 35 covers plus external tables which will be explained on viewing. Inner Hall Office With cupboards, boiler and door to Wapping Lane to the side. The existing stairs to the first floor are to be removed which will create a store or potential to extend as a further café area and possibly expose the fire place. 3.4m x 2.73m being a further potential dining area, kitchen extension, storage or preparation area and potential for a serving counter. Separate W.C. With wash hand basin.
Kitchen 2.77m x 3.68m having stainless steel catering equipment to include; dishwasher, sink & drainer, wash hand basin, twin fryer, six ring range with commercial extractor, stainless steel work benches and in addition a fridge freezer, catering equipment, crockery and cutlery. Optional Building Optional Yard/Parking There is the option to also purchase an end terraced traditional two storey building in Wapping Lane for general storage and workshop use but having potential subject to planning consent for conversion for residential or similar use. The gross internal measurements are 7.59m x 5m overall with a first floor loft. Guide Price 30,000 An un-enclosed yard or parking area which is stone surfaced and measuring around 12m x 3.3m and situated to the end of Wapping Lane. Guide Price 5,000 Building & yard area
Car Park and Wapping Lane Elevation EPC An extract from the Energy Performance Certificate Graph is shown below with full details available from our websites or by email on request.
Details Prepared 26 th September 2017 Ref: NPH Important Notice C & D Rural for themselves and for the Vendors/Lessors of this property, give you notice that:- 1. The mention of any appliances and or services within these particulars does not imply that they are in full and efficient working order. 2. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. 3. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given having taken all reasonable steps to avoid misleading or committing an offence. Nonetheless, such statements do not constitute any warranty or representation by the Vendor and are accurate only to the best of the present information and belief of the Vendor. 4. No person in the employment of C & D Rural has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property nor is any such representation or warranty given whether by C & D Rural or the Vendors/Lessors of this property.