Members Group Take Over Oakham Fitness Centre Oakham,Town Council to grant short term lease

Oakham Town Council has agreed to grant a temporary lease to a Members Group of the Oakham Fitness Centre Princess Avenue.

the rent has been set at £400 a month, less than half of the market value quoted by a local surveyor in a report that cost more than one months rent.

the basic terms of the short term lease would be:

(i)         Three months from April 2^nd 2012 to June 30^th 2012.

(ii)        The rent would be £400 per month payable in advance.

(iii)       That at least four people from the Members’ Group sign the lease

6.         the Clerk is instructed to obtain the necessary information required for accurate tenders to be submitted for the refurbishment of the building

7.         That an extra meeting of the Council be called for Tuesday 3^rd April 2012 at

10.00 am to authorise the signing of the short term lease

The council  has said The building would be completely refurbished with a view to it being ready to rent from September 2012.

2.         That the Option to Tax would not be exercised at this point and a decision on the matter would be taken at the next meeting of the Committee

That     The council decided that from those unknown people, who approached the Clerk with an interest in renting the building, there would be no preferred parties with regard to a long term lease and the building would be advertised for rent at the appropriate time.