Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 24 April 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts closed since 2010 have yet to be sold; and what the annual maintenance costs have been of each of those court premises.
Of the courts that have closed since 2010, the following have yet to be sold or disposed of:
Maintenance Costs* (financial year) | |||||
Court | Closure Date | Disposal Progress*** | 17/18** (£) | 16/17 (£) | 15/16 (£) |
Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court | October 2013 | Exchanged | 4,866 | 6,007 | 1,907 |
Alton Magistrates’ Court | September 2014 | Exchanged | 5,824 | 5,963 | 575 |
Birmingham Youth Court | January 2018 | Pre-marketing | 2,128 | 0 | 0 |
Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court | January 2017 | Exchanged | 22,028 | 869 | 0 |
Brecon Law Court | September 2016 | Exchanged | 6,707 | 2,697 | 0 |
Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court | May 2016 | Exchanged | 7,399 | 12,189 | 0 |
Chichester Magistrates’ Court | June 2017 | Transfer to Homes England | 4,960 | 0 | 0 |
East Parade - Sheffield Tribunal | June 2017 | Pre-Marketing | 5,838 | 0 | 0 |
Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates’ Court | December 2011 | 3,176 | 10,332 | 3,509 | |
Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates’ | June 2015 | Pre-Marketing/Contractual Issues | 0 | 42,381 | 26,101 |
Llangefni County Court | August 2017 | Exchanged | 3,501 | 0 | 0 |
Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court | April 2011 | Under Offer | 3,924 | 2,673 | 556 |
Oswestry Magistrates’/County Court | April 2013 | Under Offer | 2,974 | 3,235 | 1,012 |
Runcorn (Halton) Magistrates' Court | January 2017 | Pre-Marketing | 10,398 | 0 | 0 |
Southampton Combined Court - Barrack Block | June 2016 | Marketing | 13,768 | 6,099 | 0 |
Telford County Court | September 2017 | Transfer to Homes England | 11,378 | 0 | 0 |
Torquay Magistrates' Court | September 2017 | Marketing | 5,583 | 0 | 0 |
Watford Magistrates’ Court | July 2017 | In solicitors’ hands | 8,833 | 0 | 0 |
* Maintenance costs include planned and emergency works on court sites that includes works to repair or preserve the fabric of the building as well as utilities, fixtures and fittings.
** figures provided are up to 28 February 2018
*** Summary of disposal status:
Status | Description |
Exchanged | Contracts have been exchanged between the buyer and seller, this is the stage before completion. |
Under Offer | An offer from a potential purchaser has been received and is under consideration. |
Marketing | The property is being advertised to potential buyers |
Pre-marketing | This phase includes investigations to support strategic decisions made on the portfolio and or future value maximisation |
In solicitors’ hands | Conveyancing is underway and contracts are being negotiated with the preferred party. |
Transfer | The property has been or is due to be transferred to Homes England (formerly the Homes and Communities Agency) or the Education Funding Agency |
The information requested relating to annual maintenance costs for period prior to the 2015/16 financial year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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