Clock Tower Loft

Available for Rent

Avaliable for Rent 

Dimensions and planning use

Highgate Works was originally the builders' yard of the well-known H&E Waters company.

Rated by the Wealden District Council for: “B1 Business - Offices (other than those that fall within A2), research and development of products and processes, light industry appropriate in a residential area.”

The CLOCKTOWER STUDIO is a refurbished Victorian stable block, the hayloft area of which is now surmounted by a restored cupola, a bronze and gilded clock and a weathervane.  The ground floor is known as , and above it is THE CLOCKTOWER LOFT

The accommodation comprises one long area divided into three with exclusive access via a covered iron staircase

There is an entrance lobby,  main room, kittchen and toilet. 

The true floor area is the same as the studio below (47feet x 15feet) but due to the way the roof tapers to the eaves, the area which is the basis of the rates and rental is 47ft by 8.5ft = Total 400 square feet.  Use of the restricted space is nonetheless maximized by the fitted cupboards that run down the length of the space on both sides. This cupboard space represents an unusually large storage area.

Facilites and services

Toilets

 The premises have their own toilet facilities included within the unit. 

Rates

@£36.63 per square metre. Multiplier for 2024/2025 is .546. You may check the rates on the website of The Valuation Office: www.2010.voa.gov.uk. The billing authority reference number is Ba120501152270.

Water and Waste Water

This is covered by Meter Number: 04M121386 in Tomtits Lane. Water and waste £18 pcm.

Waste Collection

£30 per month covers the use of one quarter of the 1100 litre blue waste-bins on wheels in the lane.

Car Parking

Reserved for your exclusive use, car space rental is on top of basic rent/rates. Each space is £40 per month. 

Electricity

Billed quarterly by the landlord at end of Mar/June/Sep/Dec. The meter measures exact units consumed.  Electricity is currently  billed by E-on and you pay 29 pence per unit; also each tenant pays the agreed daily standing charge of 30p per day.

Deposit

A deposit of £800 is returned if at the end of any agreement the premises are returned in the same decorative condition as at the start of the term. There are no legal fees.

Signage

A charge of £70 inc VAT is made to cover cost of providing permanent engraved signs for the entrance doors, the car park and the lane.

Insurance

Aviva provide cover.  The cost £12 per month . Contents are NOT insured.  External repairs; pathway and road maintenance; gutters and leaf clearance; all the responsibility of the landlord.  The tenant is responsible for all interior decoration.  The office will be clean and recently decorated and a deposit will be retained to ensure that the premises are returned in the same decorative order they were in at the start of the tenancy.

References

Two business references (and previous landlord where applicable) will be required.

Pets

No dogs or pets are allowed at Highgate Works out of consideration for the welfare of all who have business here and our residential neighbours.

Payment

Payment is by Standing Order. An example: If the tenancy starts on January 1st, the initial payment (three months' rent in advance) will cover rent up to the end of March.  First payment by standing order on February 1st will pay rent for April.

Decoration

As landlords we are very flexible if the tenants wants to change decoration  / alter the interior. All changes must be agreed in writing.