§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he received from the district valuer, Harrow, on 28 February and 15 March concerning the external appearance and state of the gardens of the property known as Four Winds, Park road, Uxbridge; what consideration he is giving to the sale of this property in its existing condition; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department acquired "Four Winds" in 1984 following the serving of a blight notice.
Difficulties with the last tenant led to the property being unoccupied from December 1988.
The district valuer wrote to the Department on 27 February and enclosed with his letter an exchange of correspondence he had had with the owner of a neighbouring property about lack of maintenance to "Four Winds" and its garden. The district valuer stated that in order to ensure that the property and gardens were maintained and kept tidy it was necessary to have the property occupied.
The district valuer reaffirmed his advice that the Department should not dispose of this property until completion of the road works.
266WHe has now been instructed to find a tenant.