FT Cardiff Gate motorway service

The site has a Shell petrol station and Welcome Break Services

The freehold of a petrol station and services on the M4 in South Wales has been sold for £10m.

Cardiff Gate Business Park has completed the sale of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services to Newcore Capital Management.

The service area, which is located at Junction 30 of the M4, is let to Shell and Welcome Break at an annual passing rent of £515,023. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 4.79%.

Cooke & Arkwright advised Newcore Capital Management on the acquisition. Nick Lawley, investment director at Cooke & Arkwright, commented: “My client is delighted to have secured another social infrastructure asset in an off-market transaction, and we believe this combination of long income with asset management opportunities will provide attractive returns”

Andrew Bolt of Tand Advisory, development manager of Cardiff Gate Business Park, said: “Having combined together the two properties four years ago, we created a well-located asset with a strong long-term income, that is attractive to the current investment market.”

Ross Griffin, investment director at Savills Cardiff, added: “We are pleased to have advised Cardiff Gate Business Park on its disposal of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services. The prominent motorway service station is in a fantastic location and offered an attractive yield and income strip to the purchaser.”

Cardiff Gate Business Park has completed the sale of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services to Newcore Capital Management.

The service area, which is located at Junction 30 of the M4, is let to Shell and Welcome Break at an annual passing rent of £515,023. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 4.79%.

Cooke & Arkwright advised Newcore Capital Management on the acquisition. Nick Lawley, investment director at Cooke & Arkwright, commented: “My client is delighted to have secured another social infrastructure asset in an off-market transaction, and we believe this combination of long income with asset management opportunities will provide attractive returns”

Andrew Bolt of Tand Advisory, development manager of Cardiff Gate Business Park, said: “Having combined together the two properties four years ago, we created a well-located asset with a strong long-term income, that is attractive to the current investment market.”

Ross Griffin, investment director at Savills Cardiff, added: “We are pleased to have advised Cardiff Gate Business Park on its disposal of Cardiff Gate petrol station and services. The prominent motorway service station is in a fantastic location and offered an attractive yield and income strip to the purchaser.”