Lock Houses - BBC Website Story

[boatone]

BBC WEBSITE STORY

The decision from Lord Smith following the pre Xmas delegation from Tug(N) has not yet appeared on the ATYC website but I believe the EA Board have agreed to continue with the letting programme but with just 5 lock houses as a 'pilot' scheme which will be reviewed by a steering committee (participants undefined) over the next twelve months. Grafton and SUnbury are already tenanted and Chertsey is under offer.

By saving the £32,000 cost of a keeper at each lock and by generating an average of £14,000 of income, the agency hopes to raise about £230,000 a year from renting out five properties.

The BBC quote may be incorrect but the rent figures do not stack up. Cleeve is mentioned as being in the market for £1,200 per month but this asking price was reduced to £995 some weeks ago and it is still being advertised. Even if eventually let at that price it will only generate less than £12k per annum GROSS. This website says "Sorry, this property is no longer available" but does not state that it has actually been let.

 

[sturmvogel190a]

BBC WEBSITE STORY

The decision from Lord Smith following the pre Xmas delegation from Tug(N) has not yet appeared on the ATYC website but I believe the EA Board have agreed to continue with the letting programme but with just 5 lock houses as a 'pilot' scheme which will be reviewed by a steering committee (participants undefined) over the next twelve months. Grafton and SUnbury are already tenanted and Chertsey is under offer.


The BBC quote may be incorrect but the rent figures do not stack up. Cleeve is mentioned as being in the market for £1,200 per month but this asking price was reduced to £995 some weeks ago and it is still being advertised. Even if eventually let at that price it will only generate less than £12k per annum GROSS. This website says "Sorry, this property is no longer available" but does not state that it has actually been let.

Speaking to a relief locky at Goring recently and his take was they hadn`t agreed access from the local farmer yet for Cleeve and as for Whitchurch???...3 gates from the main road for cleve the first of which has to be locked as i understand it and another of the access for EA staff only type arangements,So regardless of figures adding up there are a few other things to be sorted first i would imagine Steve

 

[Captain Coochie]

Hmmmm time for a piss up IN Sunbury lock me thinks ! Andrew , Forbsie and my good self should be enough to get rid of them