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Cabinet Member for Property, Waste and Infrastructure Decisions - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 11.00 am
February 25, 2025 View on council website Watch video of meetingSummary
The meeting approved the freehold sale of 9 Smallholdings, Clockhouse Lane, Ashford, TW15 2HB, the asset having been declared surplus to the operational requirements of the Council.
Sale of 9 Smallholdings, Clockhouse Lane, Ashford
Surrey County Council decided to sell 9 Smallholdings, Clockhouse Lane, Ashford to the highest bidder after an open marketing campaign.
The property, a two-bedroom detached house, was one of a number of properties transferred by the Council to Halsey Garton Residential Ltd (HGR) in July 2021. At that time, the property was transferred under a 40-year lease and was tenanted. HGR paid a premium to the Council at the time in return for this lease. The property became vacant on 20 September 2024.
HGR requested that the property be returned to the Council for sale, which it has now agreed to. The freehold was marketed by Curchods, estate agents.
The report considered by the meeting noted that
The bid was confirmed as best value by the marketing agents as outlined within the part 2 report.
The part 2 report was not made public.
The report goes on to say that
If this offer is withdrawn, the asset can be subsequently remarketed to secure a bid at the minimum acceptable level, outlined in the part 2 report.
Again, the minimum acceptable level was not made public.
The report notes that asbestos is present on the property.
An asbestos risk has been found in the following areas: External shed - Cement roof, External shed - Cement wall, External shed Cement panels, Main house – Single storey section Cement roof and Main house – Lean to Floor tiles.
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