Dorset Street: Assignment of Lease, Retail Unit 2

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A decision made on 5 August 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-H-2011-0075
Decision Summary Title :	DS –Assignment of Lease – Retail Unit 2 Dorset Street		Date of Decision Summary:	03 August 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Asset Management Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	WR –Assignment of Lease - Retail Unit 2 Dorset Street		Date of Written Report:	03 August 2011
Written Report Author:	Asset Management Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Exempt Clause 3.2.1 (a) (i)
Subject: Assignment of Lease for Retail Unit – 2 Dorset Street
Decision(s): The Minister; Approved the assignment of the remainder of the lease at the retail unit situated on the ground floor of 2 Dorset Street, St Helier, for a period of c.19 months until the expiry date of 21 February 2013 at a rental of £4,000 per annum plus GST. Requested that the Minister for Treasury and Resources similarly agree and authorise the Director of Property Holdings to sign the assignment contract on his behalf.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure that the assignment of the remaining lease term be entered into in accordance with Standing Order 168 of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey.
Resource Implications: Financial: £4,000 annual revenue receipt continues for the Housing Department.
Action required: Asset Management Officer to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and oversee the signing of the assignment contract.
Signature:		Position: HOUSING MINISTER
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):