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Communications House Sale on Hold After 23 to 2 Council Vote
Spelthorne councillors voted 23 to 2 to hold off selling Communications House in Staines until the masterplan is agreed, overruling advice to sell now.
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House prices
Staines Rents Up 7.1%, Fastest in Surrey, as Prices Slip
Spelthorne's average rent reached £1,726 in September, up 7.1% and the fastest rise in Surrey. House prices are down 1.6% and Woking is now cheaper.
Staines
Communications House: Council Backs Delaying the Sale
Councillors put the Communications House sale in Staines on hold until the masterplan is agreed, by 23 votes to 2 on 22 October, against officers' advice.
Staines
Communications House Staines: Sale on Hold Until Masterplan
Full Council voted 23 to 2 on 22 October to defer selling Communications House in Staines until the masterplan is agreed. What the sale plan said, and why.
Council
Spelthorne Disabled Adaptations: Showers Now Means Tested
Spelthorne will means test level access showers again and halve its no-means-test adaptations limit to £1,000, to save about £108,000 a year.
House prices
Staines House Prices Up £9,617 in July, Still Down 2.9%
Spelthorne's average home rose £9,617 in July to £439,609, the biggest monthly jump since August 2024. It is still 2.9% down, and Woking is £307 dearer.
Spelthorne
Spelthorne to Buy 6 Homes, Families In By November
Councillors vote on 8 September on buying six homes in the borough with developer and grant money. Families in nightly-paid rooms could move in from October.
Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury Offices Sale: 27 Flats Drawn Up, Vote 8 Sept
All four final bids for the council's Sunbury offices came from housebuilders, and its own sale pack sketches 27 flats. Councillors vote on 8 September.
Staines-upon-Thames
Staines: 21 flats planned for Church Street office block
A prior approval notice would turn Century House, 100 Church Street, into 15 studios and six flats. Comments close 15 September; a decision by 14 October.
House prices
Staines house prices down £21,060 in a year to £429,916
The average Spelthorne home sold for £429,916 in June, down £21,060 in a year: the 13th steepest fall of 295 English districts. Runnymede rose 3.5%.