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Originally Posted by supercell  Its been said before but I'm gonna say it again....God I wish I lived closer!!! |
I've put your house on the market James & you can buy our entire street with the proceeds, I knew you would'nt mind.... Thanks guys, I hope it all goes to plan.
Today was one of many tedious days spent trawling round looking at seven properties I found on the commercial property agents websites & not one half as nice as they look on the website. I am beginning to develop a healthy dislike for the commercial agents. The way I see it, thier job is to sell, and let out properties, am I right? So why is it when you approach them about one, they say they'll get such a body to call you to arrange a viewing & then promptly go & sit on their thumb?!!:gun: Not that it's driving me mad or anything. Case in point, we found a brilliant one in Bredbury, I'll even go so far as to name it, Steroplast House. It is a 15,000 square feet building with plenty of parking & a nice surrounding area with little competition. The lease terms are a bit steep but we could negotiate when the time comes. I e mailed the agent on this one following a preliminary viewing three weeks ago, and having spoken to them on the phone. They were supposed to be asking the owner if they had any objection to the use we were proposing. Five e mails since & not so much as a peep. This part of the process is easily the most frustrating & can be quite demoralising but I absolutely
will not quit till we find the right one. Woe betide the estate agent who tries to fcuk me about then! (no offence James, I know you were a nice estate agent
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As this is a journal, I thought I should share with you the good side, and the frustrations so you can see it's not all plain sailing. I am now back in front of the PC (obviously) ready to trawl another set of websites.
Here's an opportunity I discussed with 'Lil' Paul today after our fruitless search. I know it's a long shot, but if anyone on the UK Muscle board can tip us off about a suitable property that results in us signing a lease, we'll give them a free years peak membership, or if they are out of area, a generous selection of CNP supplements by way of a thankyou, no catch. Our requirements are on paper quite simple:
A modern business unit, or nice quality building needing little or no renovation
(i.e. not a bomb site!) One that has previously been a gym/leisure facility would be fantastic as it cuts down on red tape.
Good parking space available
We'll consider anything 5-15,000 square feet with reasonable lease terms of £15-30,000 per annum plus vat.
Hundreds of eyes are better than four! We have already scoured the Stockport, Sale & Altrincham areas but anywhere in greater manchester will be considered providing it's not in the middle of the roughest estate in town!