Property services is made up of the following teams:
Estates team
What we do:
- keep a comprehensive and up to date record of all council land holdings
- manage all the council’s commercial property and negotiate all agreements and leases including rent reviews
- keep the council’s property portfolio under review and seek opportunities for income generation or cost savings in respect of under-performing assets
- negotiate the acquisition and disposal of all council interests in land and buildings and settle any property-related compensation claims
- inspect council land and property and seek to prevent or deal with unauthorised access, encroachments and uses of council land
If you are looking for a new home for your business, please take a look at the council-owned property availability.
Buildings and maintenance team
What we do:
- deal with routine and planned maintenance of the council's buildings
- ensure that council occupied buildings are suitable for individual service provision and ‘fit for purpose’, as well as ensuring they are maintained to current Health and safety standards
- provide a construction and refurbishment service for council-owned buildings
- energy monitoring and initiatives and implementation of energy and water policies
- spatial planning service and advice on maximising utilisation of assets
- ensure, where practicable, premises are accessible for disabled people
- manage building-related capital works projects
