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WQ.321/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
BY DEPUTY K.M. WILSON OF ST. CLEMENT
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 7th OCTOBER 2024
Question
“In relation to properties currently owned and rented out by the Government, will the Minister advise –
- the address of each property;
- which properties are formally or informally rented or leased to a third party;
- the number of properties that are currently for sale;
- the number of properties the Government plans to sell within the next 18 months and their estimated value;
- what properties, if any, have involved the Government in any legal action in the last 2 years regarding ownership or tenancy; and
- which properties, if any, the Government is planning to purchase in the next 18 months and the anticipated purchase costs?”
Answer
- Schedule attached as Appendix A.
- Schedule attached as Appendix A.
The schedule identifies, as requested, those properties occupied by a third party. It does not include those properties occupied by Government departments held under internal agreements.
- Currently there are 2 properties for sale:
• Aviemore, St. Martin – offered for sale by tender. Several tenders were received, and this is currently under consideration
• Philip Le Feuvre House/Huegenot House/38 La Motte Street – development site expressions of interest have been received. Additional detail from interested parties is now being obtained.
- Currently, there is 1 further property earmarked for disposal within the next 18 months – St. Saviour s Hospital. Detailed work is being undertaken to assess the most appropriate method of disposal for this property, which may include internal transfer. Indications of estimated value of the property are withheld as this is commercially sensitive information. The release of anticipated sale values would prejudice future negotiations with interested parties and potentially disadvantage the Government of Jersey’s ability to retain a commercial advantage in any future sale negotiations.
In the coming weeks, the Minister will continue to work with officers to further review the Jersey Property Holdings estate and identify additional properties that could be released for sale.
- Jersey Property Holdings is not aware of any legal action involving the Government in the last 2 years regarding ownership or tenancy.
- Several properties are currently scheduled to be purchased in the next 18 months as follows:
• Field P765, St. Peter for Liquid Waste Capital Project Team
• Area of land at Le Jardin de Devant, St Saviour for Liquid Waste Capital Project Team
• Gas Place Site for north of town primary school
• New Town Youth Centre – site options currently under review
This information is provided as an indication only, as additional property requirements may be identified in the next 18 months.
Indications of estimated purchase prices are withheld as this is commercially sensitive information. The release of anticipated purchase prices would prejudice future negotiations with interested parties and potentially disadvantage the Government of Jersey’s ability to retain commercial advantage in any future purchase negotiations.