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WQ.352/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY DEPUTY S.M. AHIER OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 14th OCTOBER 2024 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 21st OCTOBER 2024
Question
"Will the Minister advise, in respect of the Lido at Havre des Pas –
- whether there are any outstanding rental payments from the past five years;
- whether any monies are owed to Jersey Property Holdings (JHP) for utilities from the past five years;
- what costs, if any, JPH will face once the current lease has ended; and
- whether the Minister has previously sought to recover any monies through the Courts, or intends to do so in relation to any outstanding amounts that may be owed?"
Answer
- As there has been no lease since 1st September 2021, no rent has been collected since that date. Prior to the lease break, analysis showed the average arrears were some 180 days with a number of payments exceeding 300 days.
- As above, as there is no lease the landlord has no method of collecting payments for utilities.
- There is an ongoing maintenance cost for a facility that is surrounded by the sea twice daily and exposed to the brunt of winter storms. However, this is variable, and our focus is on meeting statutory landlord obligations. In addition, the previous government provided a sum of £500,000 in the Government Plan for periodic maintenance and redecoration which is planned for completion in 2024.
- Recourse to the courts has not yet been considered in this respect.