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See how verdicts work3-bedroom flat · L9 4RF
SoldListed 331 daysAuction 18 Dec · ended
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FOR SALE BY AUCTION AUCTION START TIME: 10AM THURSDAY 18th December 2025 AUCTION END TIME: 1PM THURSDAY 18th December 2025 GUIDE PRICE - £160,000 RESERVE PRICE - £170,000 41 WALTON VALE, LIVERPOOL, L9 4RF MIXED USE Deceptively large retail unit Approximately 1,250sq ft This is a deceptively large retail unit that has been extended to the rear.
Ground Floor sales area 950 sq ft with rear storage area 290sq ft - measurements approximate only.
The property also benefits from an office / potential 1 bedroom flat and a 2 bedroom flat to the upper floors.
The retail unit previously traded as a ladies clothes outlet and had been trading successfully for over 10yrs as Crucial Clothing before the owners retirement early this year and the past few yrs as Kozy Beds.
The retail unit consists of shop floor with floor to ceiling glass windows & doors to the shop front, with store, wc & kitchenette in the rear.
The shop benefits from electric roller shutters, ceiling spots & security alarm. To the upper floors and accessed separately from the rear of the building there is a one bed flat & two bed flat.
Both flats benefit from double glazing and one has a new bathroom suite fitted.
Based on current rental of £1000 pcm rent on the retail unit, £495pcm on the one bedroom flat, and £635pcm on the two bedroom flat, the annual income in the region of £25,557.
LOCATION The property is on Walton Vale an extremely busy road with numerous different retail shops all currently trading.
There is a very high footfall on the road and many shops have been thriving here for decades. Next door to a solicitors with an estate agents and a boots chemist to the other side.
ACCOMMODATION Retail unit: Shop floor, rear store, wc, kitchenette First floor flat: Bedroom, kitchen, living room, wc Second floor flat: Bathroom, store, kitchen, bedroom 1, living room Attic: Bedroom 2, large low ceiling store room *The following non-refundable fees apply:*** Buyer's Fee A Buyer’s Fee is payable on exchange of contracts.
This is calculated as a percentage of the actual purchase price of the property. 4% (plus VAT) of the purchase price. The Buyer’s Fee is always subject to a minimum of £4,000 (plus VAT).
The Buyer’s Fee does not contribute to the purchase price.. Deposit On exchange of contracts, you must pay a non-refundable deposit equal to 10% of the actual purchase price of the property.
The deposit contributes towards as part of the purchase price.
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About Kozy Beds retail + 1 and 2 bed flat, Walton Vale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 4RF
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