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£9,000 pa
(£16.07/sq. ft. pa)
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East Preston Street, Newington, Edinburgh EH8560 sq. ft
Available immediately
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Preston Street Primary School 0.1 miles
- Sciennes Primary School 0.3 miles
- Edinburgh 1 mile
- Haymarket 1.6 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Read our area guide for Edinburgh to find out more about the local area.
Features and description
- Furnished
Lease disposal: 1 east preston street, edinburgh EH8 9QQ
*café/bubble tea leasehold for sale *
Location
East Preston Street is situated within the highly sought-after Newington district of Edinburgh, approximately 0.5 miles south of Princes Street and the city centre. The street forms part of a well-established arterial route linking The Bridges and Clerk Street, providing excellent connectivity to the Royal Mile, Princes Street and the wider city.
The property occupies a prominent position on the south side of East Preston Street, adjacent to Southpour Pub, within a vibrant parade of commercial occupiers. Nearby businesses include well-known national and independent operators such as Papa John’s, Ladbrokes, Sainsbury’s Local and Kodak Express, ensuring strong footfall throughout the day and evening.
The location benefits from excellent public transport links, with regular bus services serving the immediate area, and convenient access for delivery platforms. There is a combination of metered and permit-controlled parking on East Preston Street and surrounding roads. The area is densely populated with residential accommodation and is particularly popular with students and young professionals, making it an ideal trading location for a well-established bubble tea café with a loyal local following and strong delivery trade.
Description
The subjects comprise an attractively presented café premises, well suited to the current bubble tea café or coffee, dessert or light food operators. The property forms part of a traditional stone built tenement building with residential accommodation above and has traded as a popular café for many years.
The unit benefits from three glazed frontage windows, offering strong visibility from East Preston Street and excellent opportunities for signage and branding. Internally, the accommodation is laid out to provide a spacious front customer area suitable for ordering, seating and display, with a clear flow to the rear preparation and kitchen space.
The rear of the premises provides a well equipped kitchen and prep area, capable of supporting both sit in and takeaway/delivery trade, together with a unisex WC and additional storage. The existing layout and infrastructure would allow an incoming operator to trade with minimal reconfiguration.
The premises are ideally suited to a bubble tea café or similar food and beverage concept, benefitting from the area’s strong footfall, student and young professional population, and established demand for takeaway and delivery led businesses.
The business
Top Tea has successfully traded since 2022 in the Newington area offering a wide variety of bubble teas, consistently earning a perfect customer rating on the likes of Uber Eats & Deliveroo. Their menu features a range of milk teas including Hazelnut Pearl Milk Tea and Caramel Pudding Milk Tea, alongside an extensive selection of fruit and green teas such as Lychee Green Tea and Passion Fruit and Kaffir Lime Green Tea. Popular among patrons are the Mango Sago and Hazelnut Pearl Milk Tea, often enjoyed in the evenings. The venue also caters to more diverse tastes with options like Brown Sugar Ginger Tea and various smoothies enriched with cream cheese.
Accommodation
According to our recent measurement survey the premises contain the following approximate net internal area:
52m (560 sq ft)
The lease
There is currently four and a half years remaining on a full repairing and insuring lease and the option to extend for a further five years. The rent is currently £9,000 per annum.
The client has a good relationship with the landlord.
Premium
A premium of £32,000 is being sought to obtain the leasehold from our client.
Rateable value
According to the Scottish Assessor’s website () the subjects have a Rateable Value of £10,400. The uniform business rate for the current year is £0.49 pence in the pound.
Occupiers may be eligible for rates relief through the small business bonus scheme if the combined rateable value of all their business premises in Scotland is £35,000 or less.
Utilties
The property is served by mains electricity and water.
Energy performance certificate
The Energy Performance Certificate rating is G
A copy of the recommendation report is available on request
Viewing and further information
By appointment through the sole letting agent, Ime djk Group Ltd.
Legal costs
Each party shall bear their own legal costs in the preparation of the lease with the eventual tenant liable for any Registration Dues or LBTT thereon. The Landlord shall incur no costs and their legal fees shall be split 50-50 between the assignee and assignor.
Entry
Upon completion of a formal missive under Scots Law
*café/bubble tea leasehold for sale *
Location
East Preston Street is situated within the highly sought-after Newington district of Edinburgh, approximately 0.5 miles south of Princes Street and the city centre. The street forms part of a well-established arterial route linking The Bridges and Clerk Street, providing excellent connectivity to the Royal Mile, Princes Street and the wider city.
The property occupies a prominent position on the south side of East Preston Street, adjacent to Southpour Pub, within a vibrant parade of commercial occupiers. Nearby businesses include well-known national and independent operators such as Papa John’s, Ladbrokes, Sainsbury’s Local and Kodak Express, ensuring strong footfall throughout the day and evening.
The location benefits from excellent public transport links, with regular bus services serving the immediate area, and convenient access for delivery platforms. There is a combination of metered and permit-controlled parking on East Preston Street and surrounding roads. The area is densely populated with residential accommodation and is particularly popular with students and young professionals, making it an ideal trading location for a well-established bubble tea café with a loyal local following and strong delivery trade.
Description
The subjects comprise an attractively presented café premises, well suited to the current bubble tea café or coffee, dessert or light food operators. The property forms part of a traditional stone built tenement building with residential accommodation above and has traded as a popular café for many years.
The unit benefits from three glazed frontage windows, offering strong visibility from East Preston Street and excellent opportunities for signage and branding. Internally, the accommodation is laid out to provide a spacious front customer area suitable for ordering, seating and display, with a clear flow to the rear preparation and kitchen space.
The rear of the premises provides a well equipped kitchen and prep area, capable of supporting both sit in and takeaway/delivery trade, together with a unisex WC and additional storage. The existing layout and infrastructure would allow an incoming operator to trade with minimal reconfiguration.
The premises are ideally suited to a bubble tea café or similar food and beverage concept, benefitting from the area’s strong footfall, student and young professional population, and established demand for takeaway and delivery led businesses.
The business
Top Tea has successfully traded since 2022 in the Newington area offering a wide variety of bubble teas, consistently earning a perfect customer rating on the likes of Uber Eats & Deliveroo. Their menu features a range of milk teas including Hazelnut Pearl Milk Tea and Caramel Pudding Milk Tea, alongside an extensive selection of fruit and green teas such as Lychee Green Tea and Passion Fruit and Kaffir Lime Green Tea. Popular among patrons are the Mango Sago and Hazelnut Pearl Milk Tea, often enjoyed in the evenings. The venue also caters to more diverse tastes with options like Brown Sugar Ginger Tea and various smoothies enriched with cream cheese.
Accommodation
According to our recent measurement survey the premises contain the following approximate net internal area:
52m (560 sq ft)
The lease
There is currently four and a half years remaining on a full repairing and insuring lease and the option to extend for a further five years. The rent is currently £9,000 per annum.
The client has a good relationship with the landlord.
Premium
A premium of £32,000 is being sought to obtain the leasehold from our client.
Rateable value
According to the Scottish Assessor’s website () the subjects have a Rateable Value of £10,400. The uniform business rate for the current year is £0.49 pence in the pound.
Occupiers may be eligible for rates relief through the small business bonus scheme if the combined rateable value of all their business premises in Scotland is £35,000 or less.
Utilties
The property is served by mains electricity and water.
Energy performance certificate
The Energy Performance Certificate rating is G
A copy of the recommendation report is available on request
Viewing and further information
By appointment through the sole letting agent, Ime djk Group Ltd.
Legal costs
Each party shall bear their own legal costs in the preparation of the lease with the eventual tenant liable for any Registration Dues or LBTT thereon. The Landlord shall incur no costs and their legal fees shall be split 50-50 between the assignee and assignor.
Entry
Upon completion of a formal missive under Scots Law
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IME DJK Group Commercial
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