Pype Hayes Hall taken off auction list

Pype Hayes Hall will not be up for sale at the March auctions run by CP Bigwood at Villa Park. The 17th Century listed building has failed to find a bidder at the last two events. A Council spokesperson said they have taken the property off the list, but are still considering all options, including a future sale, or community use.
The Council say they will consider ‘viable’ options, and may re-think the conditions of sale, which demanded that any buyer must refurbish the property and bring it back fully into use within two years. These restrictions may have deterred potential buyers from making a bid.
The auctioneer at the last auction in December said that he would have accepted a bid of £250,000 for the property. This had dropped from a minimum price of £400,000 at the September auction.

New clubhouse for Pype Hayes course as city golf goes private

Pype Hayes golf course is to get a new clubhouse. The council has now handed over the management of their municipal courses to Mytime Active, a London-based private company.
Mytime have signed a 50 year deal with the council, and have pledged to modernise the seven city courses. They say that fees will not go up in the first year of the contract.