Commercial · For sale
26 Bute Street – Prime Central London Retail Investment
26 Bute Street, Bute Street, South Kensington, London, Greater London, SW7 3HD
Guide price £1,100,000

- Floor area
- 49 sq m
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Added
- 18 Oct 2026
About this property
The property comprises a self-contained ground floor retail unit forming part of an attractive period building in the heart of South Kensington. The accommodation extends to approximately 523 sq ft (48.59 sq m) and is occupied by McMillan & Sons Fine Art Ltd, a long-established fine art gallery that has traded from the premises for approximately 10 years. The unit occupies a prominent position on Bute Street, one of South Kensington’s most established retail and leisure destinations, benefiting from strong levels of footfall generated by the surrounding residential, retail, restaurant and cultural occupiers.
Key points: - Rare opportunity to acquire a new 999-year long leasehold interest in a prime Central London retail thoroughfare. - Ground floor retail on one of South Kensington’s best pitches — Bute Street, known as ‘Little Paris’. - Fully let to McMillan & Sons Fine Art Ltd at a passing rent of £65,114 per annum. - Tenant in occupation for approximately 10 years; annual RPI-linked rent reviews (next March 2027) providing inflation protection and income growth. - Situated on Bute Street, one of South Kensington’s most popular retail parades, just ~100 m from South Kensington Station. - Accommodation of approximately 523 sq ft (48.59 sq m). - New 999-year long leasehold at a peppercorn rent. - Offers invited at £1,100,000 subject to contract. - Property: 26 Bute Street, South Kensington, London — ground floor retail ~523 sq ft (48.59 sq m). - Tenant: McMillan & Sons Fine Art Ltd at £65,114 pa; lease 29/09/2025–28/09/2032.
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Features
- Passing Rent: £65.1k pa
- Tenure: 999-year LH
- Size: 523 sq ft