A proper mens barber.
Whatās wrong with Erdis?
Is he a hipster barber? For hair hipsters are the best.
Heās had a couple of hip replacements, does that count?
5 Likes
Who do you reckon will take the big hardware shop next to the Capitol?
Is it closing?
Good question Michael.
Looking at the particulars - particularly the premium (GULP!) - Iād say the answer would be something like, āNot any time soonā.
Full description
Ranson UK are proud to present this well established ground floor commercial property located in a very busy location with a high foot fall. This unit currently has 3 years remaining on its lease and a rent review is also carried out every 5 years.This large A1 unit is situated in a great location, occupying a prominent position on London Road just moments away from Forest Hill Station and next to well established high street brands.Forest Hill offers an exclusive and vibrant community with a range of unique shops, bars and restaurants such as Pizza Hit, Santander bank, and William Hill. Transport links are easily accessible from Forest Hill Station providing access to the London overground.
AccommodationTotal accommodation size: 1279 Approx Sq Ft
Lease Term/CommencementOur client wishes to assign the renewable lease which has 3 years remaining.
RentĀ£45,480 per Annum
PremiumĀ£ 400,000
VATThis property is elected for VAT
2 Likes
Sorry, I know you and/or @Pauline have answered this before - but is that Ā£400,000 āpremiumā an up-front fee for getting the keys??? On top of Ā£45+k pa???
Iām completely baffled by some of the premiums being asked for lately, not least this one!
So now asking for premiums are:
This & at Ā£400k for a three year lease just sounds unheard of!
Zaraās Tea place asking for Ā£40k when it never even got up and running again baffles me!
The Montage at Ā£25k
ill Mirto is up with a premium, but I donāt know how much for.
The Teapot has been up for let for a while too, but donāt know if there is a premium or not as Iāve not had time to dig around.
Yes Andy 
Out-flipping-rageous!!!
1 Like
Totally!!!
@anon64893700 this one is not a corner shop but āHome Accessoriesā is, so you might want to contact them if you want a āNandoāsā.
Personally I wouldnāt use it but others might do!
Richard @NewForester whatās your thoughts on this, I remember we had a chat a while back when we dug out the land registry for The Capitol when it was said it was going to be a cinema which never emerged 2/3 years ago.
If I remember rightly we also spoke about premiums & what/who could justify these & if Iām right in thinking I donāt think any of what I mentioned previously could merit this, except maybe The Capitol dependingā¦
Accounts would have to be shown (over a long period) to merit asking for a premium and a certain profit return which wouldnāt justify the rest I mentioned I donāt think.
Hope Iām wrong though & all get snapped up!
1 Like
Very sad to say that Monday 19th December is the last day The Montage will be trading 
I just donāt this premium thing. What is it based on - surely it makes no odds how profitable the Home accessories shop is if you are going to open a Nandos (Heaven forbid - canāt stand the places) or a Waitroseā¦
I canāt see the point of driving out small businesses on the off chance of getting someone else who will pay more. The Montage makes great use of a difficult space. What big name trader is going to take that on? However, I have often wondered if the limited food offer in the Montage was ever going to be enough to cover the costs of what is quite a big space.
My big worry is with quite a few owners seemingly asking big premiums are we going to see a lot of empty shops again.
2 Likes