Local Authority Land

The Code requires that local authorities must publish details of all land and building assets including:

  • All service and office properties occupied or controlled by user bodies, both freehold and leasehold.
  • Any properties occupied or run under Private Finance Initiative contracts.
  • All other properties they own or use, for example hostels, laboratories, investment properties and depots
  • Garages unless rented as part of a housing tenancy agreement.
  • Surplus, sublet or vacant properties
  • Undeveloped land
  • Serviced or temporary offices where contractual or actual occupation exceeds three months
  • All future commitments, for example under an agreement to lease, from when the contractual commitment is made
  • Ground leasehold
  • Leasehold
  • Licence
  • vacant
  • Ground leasehold
  • Sub leasehold
  • Licence

For freehold assets:

• Occupied by the local authority

For leasehold assets:

• Occupied by the local authority

For other assets:

•  Asset Register