tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2415049163378357202..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Local council incompetence reaches rage-inducing levels.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-141366544482591962015-11-05T17:32:54.667+00:002015-11-05T17:32:54.667+00:00B, there is a bit more detail about the auction in...B, there is a bit more detail about the auction in <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/11977438/Dilapidated-shed-in-Peckham-sells-for-almost-1m-after-bidding-war.html" rel="nofollow">The Telegraph</a>.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-79701627539413736682015-11-05T17:10:36.790+00:002015-11-05T17:10:36.790+00:00M, it has occurred to me that there might have bee...M, it has occurred to me that there might have been absolutely no publicity - a very short announcement in the "public notices" section of the local newspaper, where the print is small and which no-one ever reads. "It was on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard."Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-39460076946930178772015-11-05T10:34:39.118+00:002015-11-05T10:34:39.118+00:00Just posted on this too. It's apoplexy produc...Just posted on this too. It's apoplexy producing, as you say.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59329827377729360872015-11-04T19:48:09.233+00:002015-11-04T19:48:09.233+00:00Well the army sold a house down here in West Wales...Well the army sold a house down here in West Wales by public auction. The auction was in Bootle.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-65939802697777990612015-11-04T18:18:45.372+00:002015-11-04T18:18:45.372+00:00M, clearly, retaining the site and renting it out ...M, clearly, retaining the site and renting it out is even better than selling it, but either way, £950k is either total incompetence or as B suspects, outright corruption<br /><br />B, me too. Similar sites sell for £millions.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-72536264667101734412015-11-04T17:28:18.777+00:002015-11-04T17:28:18.777+00:00I wonder how they managed to rig the auction.I wonder how they managed to rig the auction.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-47473670397899724522015-11-04T15:39:58.243+00:002015-11-04T15:39:58.243+00:00£950k one off sale vs a perpetual and growing inco...£950k one off sale vs a perpetual and growing income for the council if they had leased it out. Outright theft if you ask me.mombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.com