Pooks Commercial Property Consultants of Shrewsbury report the recent lettings of two office buildings at The Business Quarter, Eco Park Road, Ludlow, SY8 1FD on behalf of local private investors.

Unit 1 has been let to Care at Home who have moved from Marshbrook Business Park, Church Stretton and Unit 2 to Farmers & Mercantile Insurance Brokers who have relocated from Ludlow town centre. They join a number of other financial and professional concerns on the development, including Whittingham Riddell, DRE, Lanyon Bowdler, etc.

Units 1 and 2 are adjacent single storey semi-detached premises both of about 135 sq m (1,453 sq ft) and each benefiting from 6 car parking spaces.

The buildings, which have achieved an 'excellent' rating from the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), benefit from solar assisted water heating, a rainwater collection system, high efficiency heating systems and superior levels of insulation.

Steven Evans, who handled the lettings, commented "Pooks were pleased to arrange both lettings on new leases for their respective owners. The asking rent for each unit was £13,000 per annum exclusive".

Pooks are also marketing the final unit on the Business Quarter development, which is available on a pre-let (subject to covenant) or forward-sale basis. The proposed two-storey building will total about 475 sq m with 12 dedicated car parking spaces. The premises are available on a new ten-year lease at £55,000 pa or a purchase price of offers around £650,000. The building will be constructed to the same environmental standards and offer high specification office accommodation. (Further details are available from Pooks or their joint agents, Towler Shaw Roberts).

For further information contact:
Steven Evans at Pooks - 01743 276644.