| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:The Albany Parade debacle | |
| Posted by: | Guy Lambert | |
| Date/Time: | 31/01/25 10:43:00 |
| In an attempt tp clarify.... There are two different regimes here. Ballymore units which are completely up to them and will be at market rates, though of course they may give discounts by negotiation. The 'shops' in 'Block D' - currently 100% unoccupied - are owned by the council and have been offered at a reduced rent for a certain period (I think 5 years) from market rates. I believe they are still higher than the rents were in Albany Parade. There are 3 retailers from Albany Parade and one from the North side of the High Street who are in theory moving in to 'Block D' together with 7 others which are said to be local traders but whose identity has not been revealed to councillors. I know of the 4 because I have talked to them (and one of them I was told had been allocated a place by a third party who had been told by the lead member). Others (not from Albany Parade) have told me they are keen to go there but have been told their proposal has not been successful. They have been given no reason other than they had better offers without explaining why their proposals failed. I would add that the 4 I am talking to have not yet an agreed lease, have no agreement about their fit out plans, and in one case has suddenly been told there is a £6000 fee they did not previously know about. I have no idea when these important traders start trading. They are currently either unemployed or in 1 case I understand they have found temporary accommodation in Isleworth. |