Sale of 185 Clos des Sables St Brelade

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A decision made (06.04.2006) to a contract of sale of 185 Clos des Sables.

Subject:	185 Clos des Sables, St Brelade
Decision Reference:	MD-PH-2006-0027	Exempt clause(s):	N.A.
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?		Report File ref:	PBA 11/916/1
Written Report – Title	185 Clos des Sables, St Brelade – sale of unexpired portion of lease	Written report - author	P Ahier
Decision(s): That the public will be party to a contract of sale of the unexpired portion of the present 99 year lease of 185 Clos des Sables by Mr Alan Robert Beckford and Mrs Jacqueline Susan Beckford, née D’Arcy, his wife, to Mrs Jacqueline Anne Pickup née Napper and agrees to the modification of the terms of the lease to permit hypothecation in favour of HSBC Bank plc. The Assistant Minister agrees the recommendation of Property Holdings and hereby authorises the Attorney General and the Greffier of the States to pass any contracts on behalf of the Public of Jersey that may be necessary.
Reason(s) for decision: The present lessees of 185 Clos des Sables wish to sell the remaining portion of their lease to Mr and Mrs Pickup. The public, as the lessor, is required to be party to the contract of sale.
Action: The Assistant Minister authorises the Attorney General and the Greffier of the States to pass the necessary contract.
[1]) John Le Fondre	Date of Decision:
			[1] Under delegated powers approved by Treasury and Resources Minister 22 December 2005