Lot 43 Mixed Commercial And Residential InvestmentAuction Date:
30th October 2025
The Old Post Office, High Street, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4AB
Currently let at £25,250 per annum, plus vacant flat and retail unit
A substantial property arranged as two commercial units and three self-contained flats, one of which has been sold on a long lease. The building is located in the heart of the popular village of Hawkhurst and is surrounded by a number of retailers, Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets and schools.
Commercial
Field End - Trading As Freeman Forman Estate Agents
Ground Floor
Office.
First Floor
Office, kitchen and W.C.
Outside
Two parking spaces to rear.
Tenancy
Holding over under the terms of an original five-year lease, from 5th January 2016, at a current rental of £5,900 per annum.
EPC Rating
C (73). Total Floor Area 55 sq.m.
8 Barretts Road
Ground Floor
Retail space, stock room and W.C.
EPC Rating
D (81). Total Floor Area 65 sq.m.
Residential
Ground Floor communal entrance.
Flat 1
First Floor
Entrance hall, kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom with W.C.
Tenancy
Currently vacant.
EPC Rating E
Council Tax Band A
Flat 2
First Floor
Entrance hall, living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom with W.C.
Tenancy
Subject to a periodic tenancy at £850 per calendar month.
EPC Rating E
Council Tax Band B
Flat 3
Tenure
Sold on a 99-year lease, from 7th January 1985, at a current ground rental of £50 per annum.
Flat 4
Ground Floor
Living room, kitchen, bedroom and shower with W.C.
Tenancy
Let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement at a current rental of £750 per calendar month.
EPC Rating E
Council Tax Band A
Freehold with Part Vacant Possession
There is an addendum available to be read
in conjunction with the legal documentation.
Important
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