Appendix B

FREEHOLD/LEASEHOLD DISPOSALS – POSITION AT 23 JULY 2008

FREEHOLD PROPERTIES

Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
1. / HuntonBridge, Langleybury / Vacated / None / SOLD
2. / Watford Offices
Clarendon Rd / Part vacated / YOT to Caledonian House in October 2008
Registrars to Hempstead Road by Spring 2009 / On market after relocations
3. / Watford, 31 Hempstead Road / Vacated / Registrars to move from Clarendon Road and take occupation in Spring 2009 / Sale and leaseback prospect
4. / St Albans, Offices at Porters Wood / Vacated / None / SOLD
5. / Berkhamsted, Manor Street Offices / Vacated / Short term let agreed
Day Centre that adjoins offices now closed and requires clearance / Offers received and being evaluated
6. / Hertford, Offices at Warren Park Road / Vacated / NONE / SOLD
7. / Waltham Cross, Offices at Eleanor Cross Road / Vacated / None / SOLD
Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
8. / Hatfield Offices at 19/21 St Albans Rd / Vacated / Site clearance of office space required. Registrars remaining on ground floor. / On market in July 2008
9. / Watford Offices, 501 St Albans Road / Vacated / Furniture still in place but handed over to LSH / Awaits establishment of comprehensive redevelopment scheme with adjoining properties.
10. / Hatfield, Mount Pleasant site / Part vacated by 04.07.08 / IS/IT, CTS and small team from Beaconsfield Court in occupation until end of year. / Awaits establishment of comprehensive redevelopment scheme.
11. / Cheshunt, Drill Hall / Staying with central and shared buildings / Voluntary organisations in occupationof majority of floorspace / Vacant accommodation circulated to service departments. May be suitable for additional partner organisation.
12. / Stevenage, Dane Cottage / ACS or YOT may have possible longer term use / Market only if not needed for another service
13. / Ware, Offices at Porters Lodge / Vacated by end of Jan 2009 / None / Permission for conversion to dwellings refused on protection of employment premises grounds. Marketing as offices.
Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
14. / Letchworth, OldGrammar School Offices / HCC staff vacated. / Day Centre, Relate & CAB to be relocated. Office furniture to be removed and areas to be cleared. / Negotiations with NHDC
15. / Hemel Hempstead, Day Centre and Offices at Greenhills / Offices vacated / Day Centre & YOT to be relocated / Review of Hemel Hempstead accommodation.
16. / Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire Development Centre / Vacated by 08.08.08 / Clearance of site by 15.08.08 / SOLD
17. / Stevenage Offices at Southgate / Vacated / HPfT still in occupation and will be given lease to March 2009. / Negotiations with ING/Stanhope [SBC’s Town Centre Development partner]
18. / Ware, Old Fire Station / Expected to be needed to enable Library improvement / Market only if not needed for another service
19. / Hertford, 28 Castle Street / HCC Vacated / Connexions to Bluecoats Manpower to Parliament Sq. / On market after final relocations
20. / Ware, 103 New Road / Vacated / Site clearance required. / On market in July
Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
21. / WelwynGarden City, Parkway / To be vacated by 01.08.08 / Women’s Refuge
Job Mate
MIND
To be relocated / Offers received and being evaluated

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES

Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
22. / Hatfield, Lease at Beaconsfield Court / Vacated / None / Lease surrendernegotiations still underway
23. / Hoddesdon, 5-9 Limes Court / Vacated / Site to be tidied and finally cleared. / Lease surrender25 July 2008
24. / Watford, 20 Upton Road / Vacated / None / Lease surrendered
25. / Hitchin, Portmill House / Vacated / Site clearance underway
26. / Stevenage, Kings Court / N/A / N/A / Lease break clause point at end of 2009
Property / Vacated/Vacation Date / Issues / Current Sales Position
27. / Hertford,Parliament Square / Vacated / Manpower to take on lease / Lease expires 14.03.2010
28. / Royston, Katherine’s Barn / N/A / N/A / Lease expires 23.06.2010
29. / St Albans, 45 Grosvenor Road / N/A / N/A / Lease expires 30.04.2015
Breakpoint May 2010
30. / Hitchin, Centenary House / Vacated / Registrars to remain
Touchdown base in Registrar area
HPfT to take on lease and ACS to fund costs / Lease expires 16.05.2026
31. / Hemel Hempstead, Offices at Civic Centre / Vacated / Long Lease protects HCC original investment / DBC in occupation and covering lease costs.
Central area redevelopment awaited

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TW3 Freehold & Leasehold Disposals at July 2008