Maidstone Council Hall up for sale
The historic Sessions House in Maidstone, headquarters of Kent County Council, is set to be sold either as a whole unit or as five separate blocks.
This sale is to be handled by Montagu Evans, a property consultancy specialising in selling public buildings.
As of yet the building has no price tag, potential buyers have been invited to submit bids for the building by December.
The brochure in which the building is listed reads as follows: "Rare opportunity to acquire the whole or part of a listed building in the heart of Maidstone.
"The whole building is surplus to requirements and we are inviting interest from parties (either for part or all of the building) on an all inquiries basis. Unconditional and subject to planning offers considered for a long leasehold interest."
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Large parts of the building have been closed for safety reasons, and without maintenance will continue to deteriorate.
Cllr Peter Oakford said: “As you may recall I recently took a decision to undertake some further market testing of Sessions House, Maidstone.
"I am pleased to confirm that the campaign led by our real estate agents is due to go live at the end of this week with bids due in December.
“This will include an advert in the Estates Gazette and marketing material along with a focused campaign across a range of sectors.
“The further market testing is an important part of the process which will inform the options and the next steps moving forward.
“Bids are planned to close in December and following an assessment of the options I will be in a position to consider next steps and report an update to the Policy and Resources Committee next spring.”
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