Monday 19 February 2018

Brent reveals its property and assets - look out for some surprises

There's an intruiging item on the agenda for the Public Realm and Resources Scrutiny Committee meeting on Wednesday February 21st.

The Committee had asked for a list of all Brent properties and assets. In the past the Council has been quite vague about its property ownership and seemed to be surprised at times to find it owened properties such as the Boxing Club at the  old Teachers Centre in Brentfield Road (now the Leopold Primary Annex). Sometimes this resulted in tenants being suddenly asked for substantial rents rather than previous peppercorn rents.

Although the list is an attempt to get things in order the Committee may well want to question some of the valuations in a list of assets that range from crematoria to children's centres, from public toilets to schools, community centres to libraries - as well as the income generated by the assets. Some of the map references are completely wrong.  If I were a member of the Scrutiny Committee I would be inclined to refer the list back to officers for correction and further  thorough research, particularly on some of the extremely low valuations of some of the properties.

The List (Click on bottom right square to enlarge)


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ujima House 388 High Road Wembley Council reportedly paid £5.8 million, missing off the list????

Alison Hopkins said...

There's other odd things on there. 42 Parkside has no land other than its own garden and there is no sports facility on Parkside either.

Pete Firmin said...

Prince of Wales pub Cambridge Gardens is listed, but the link to `map' takes you somewhere else completely

Anonymous said...

Why does Brent own the Gordon Brown Centre in Reading?

Anonymous said...

Why does Brent make no money or a token income of £1 from high street shops?

Martin Francis said...

Nothing to do with the ex-PM. It is an environmental studies centre used by Brent schools for residential trips. It is near Hook rather than Reading.https://thegordonbrowncentre.org.uk/

Martin Francis said...

As with the Prince of Wales, the map reference takes you somewhere completely different. In this case Queens Park.