Sunbury
Acting on behalf of SI Pension Trustees Ltd, Colliers Capital purchased the Travelodge Hotel on Hanworth Road in Sunbury on a forward commitment basis for a sum of £11.56 million.

The property is located on a prominent site adjacent to junction 1 of the M3. The hotel forms a total of 131 bedrooms with 112 associated car parking spaces.

The property is let to Travelodge Hotels Ltd for a term of 25 years with 5 yearly rent review linked to RPI. Practical completion was in September 2007.

London W1
Acting on behalf of SI Pension Trustees Ltd, Colliers Capital acquired the short leasehold office and retail investment on Piccadilly for a sum of £6.069 million.

The property is located on a prominent corner site at the junction of Piccadilly and Bolton Street, and is directly opposite Green Park. It provides retail accommodation on ground and basement levels, with office accommodation on the first to fifth floors.

The property is held leasehold for a term expiring in 2021, and is under-let to seven occupying tenants, providing a number of asset management opportunities.

London EC3
Acting on behalf of SI Pension Trustees Ltd, Colliers Capital purchased the part freehold / part long leasehold interest on Leadenhall Street for a sum of £7.255 million.

The property is located at the eastern end of Leadenhall Street, close to its junction with Fenchurch Street and Aldgate, and within close proximity to Lloyds of London.

It comprises a prominent modern building, providing restaurant use in the basement, retail at ground floor and five floors of offices. The property is multi-let to 8 different tenants.

Leeds
Acting on behalf of Staffordshire County Council Pension Fund, Colliers Capital purchased the freehold interest in Leeds for a sum of £19.57 million.

The property is located on the north side of the A64, linking the outer ring road to the city centre. The estate comprises 4 units let to Carpetright, Comet and B&Q. The planning consent is largely open A1 non food.

Reading
Acting on behalf of retained private Irish Clients, Colliers Capital advised on the funding for the purchase and redevelopment of Aldwych House, Reading. Colliers Capital sourced the opportunity, provided market advice and structured the funding agreement.

The existing property comprises a 44,000 sq ft office building situated opposite the train station and close to the town centre. Working alongside a retained development company planning permission will be sought for 95,000 sq ft office building.

Wolverhampton
Acting on behalf of a retained Danish Investment Company, Colliers Capital advised on the purchase and syndication of the the BHS department store in Wolverhampton. The property comprises a 40,000 sq ft department let to BHS until 2022.

The property was acquired as a KS investment and Colliers Capital sourced the property, arranged debt finance and advised investors of the syndicate.

North West UK
Acting on behalf of retained private Irish Clients, Colliers Capital advised on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of a large portfolio of Health and Fitness clubs let to Total Fitness. The portfolio comprises a range of out of town fitness clubs located across the North West region of the UK.

Colliers Capital provided advice throughout the acquisition period and implemented a disposal programme to sell all 15 properties. The portfolio was successfully sold down within a 12 month period to 6 different parties with the final sale completed in May 2007.