Business Summary

• FOUR LETTING ROOMS
• EXCELLENT TURNOVER
• 4 MILES FROM FERRY TERMINAL
• TV/DVD IN ALL ROOMS
• SAME HANDS 21 YEARS
• COUNTRY VIEWS
• CAMPING FACILITIES
• TEA & COFFEE IN ROOMS

Location:

Located less than four miles from a major ferry terminal and commercial port, this semi detached four letting room Guest House is situated in a very rural location, with farmland to both front and rear. The premises are located with easy access onto the only major road into the ferry terminal and in addition to the four letting rooms within the rambling grounds the Vendor offers camping facilities and long term parking for cruise clients.

The Premises:
The semi detached Guest House has been maintained by the current Vendor to an extremely high standard and the accommodation has been set out in a way to maximize the income from this particular business. On the first floor there are three letting rooms, one letting room with king size bed, second letting room with double bed and third letting room is a single. On the second floor we have a family room with double and single bed. We would at this stage mention that TV facilities, DVD facilities, tea and coffee facilities are available in every room. On the ground floor we have a dining/breakfast room which is used jointly as owner’s living room and guest’s breakfast room, owner’s bedroom, kitchen, cloakroom and bathroom. As previously mentioned, outside there is an extremely good size garden which backs onto farmland and during the summer months the Vendor uses the garden for campers.

Tenure:
The property is being offered for sale freehold.

Turnover:
We are informed by the Vendor the turnover is some £30,000 per annum, which we feel could be increased (which will be explained within the Agent’s Note below).

Staff:
The business is currently run by the Vendor with some part time assistance.

Trading Hours:
The business is open all year round.

Business Rates:
Domestic - £1312.76 payable.
Non-Domestic - £573.75 payable.
Zero rates payable for 2012/2013.

Price:
We are instructed by our Vendor Client to offer this very lucrative freehold business for sale at the most realistic price of £225,000. This will include all fixtures and fittings within the house, including a very large book collection which is currently on offer to guests and a very large DVD collection which is currently on offer to guests. It will also include the freehold premises and the goodwill which has been built up over the past 20 years.

Agents Note:
It is not possible to fully describe this particular business within this brochure. However, briefly we would point out this Guest House is literally within three/four miles of a major cruise ship terminal, and we understand from the Vendor two Dutch ferries come into the terminal every day and one Danish ferry arrives at the terminal every day. In addition four cruise ships leave the terminal every seven to ten days. Our Vendor Client caters, on the camping side, for many students that come from Holland/Denmark on cycling holidays and on the cruise ships he offers parking facilities for the duration of the cruise to all of his fee paying guests, an additional income is raised from this service.

We would urge any interested party to telephone this office whereupon we would discuss all of the details of this unusual Guest House. We would also discuss in detail the various options open which would include plans passed for an extension to the house and purchasing the adjoining cottage which is currently tenanted.

We would also like to point out that this business was awarded the ‘Trip Advisor’ excellence award in 2013 and currently has a superb customer satisfaction rate of 89%.

Legal Costs:
Both parties to pay their own legal costs.

Property Details