Lease of Ramsey Town hall

Summary

The requester asked for the annual rent and lease duration for Ramsey Police's use of Ramsey Town Hall. The Department of Home Affairs disclosed that the lease is for 21 years starting in 2012, with an annual rent of £15,300 adjusted for inflation.

Key Facts

• The lease is between Ramsey Town Commissioners and the Department of Home Affairs.
• The lease term is 21 years starting from April 1st, 2012.
• The base annual rent is £15,000, adjusted for inflation.
• The current annual rent is £15,300.
• The rent is reviewable in 2018.

Data Disclosed

• £15000
• £15,300
• 21 years
• April 1st 2012
• 2018
• March 2nd 2017
• March 16th 2017
• Page 22
• Page 20

Original Request

I would like to know how much the annual rent is for Ramsey Police to use the facilities at Ramsey Town Hall and how long the current lease is for.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

REFERENCE NUMBER: IM79825I March 16th 2017 REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request dated March 2nd 2017
Your request You asked for;

I would like to know how much the annual rent is for Ramsey Police to use the facilities at Ramsey Town Hall and how long the current lease is for.

Response to your request
The lease between the Ramsey Town Commissioners and the Department of Home Affairs is for the sum of £15000 per annum (adjusted for inflation) over a term of 21 years from April 1st 2012. Currently the rent is £15,300 and is reviewable in 2018.
This information is also available to the General Public on the Ramsey Commissioners website at
http://ramsey.gov.im/Upload/Files/Public%20Agenda%20March%202017.pdf

Page 22 (However on the documents it is marked as page 20.)

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Yours sincerely

Simon Griffin Director of Social Policy