Tag Archives: Croydon Park Hotel

Hall’s 1,000-word email plea to keep his cabinet finance post

Posted on September 1, 2020 by

It might not fill anyone with much confidence when the councillor in charge of cash-strapped Croydon’s finances brushes away more than £1million as if it didn’t matter, as he seeks to justify the council’s parlous financial situation, which includes a … Continue reading →

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Administrators accuse council of forcing hotel out of business

Posted on August 12, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: The closure of the Croydon Park Hotel, with nearly 100 employees losing their jobs, could open the way for the site to be used to build more flats. By STEVEN DOWNES A confidential report from accountants carrying out the … Continue reading →

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Council-owned Croydon Park Hotel calls in administrators

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: All 91 members of staff at the 4-star town centre hotel were made redundant on Monday, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic hits the local economy hard. By STEVEN DOWNES The company which operates the Croydon Park Hotel … Continue reading →

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Chancellor is taking an axe to councils’ magic money tree

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

Croydon Council has more than £1bn of borrowings – half of which has gone on Brick by Brick and the purchase of some commercial properties. Proposals contained in the Budget this week could put an end to that, as KEN … Continue reading →

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£29m: Croydon tops the table for flogging off public assets

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

With inflated claims of returns from the council’s house-builder being compared to a Ponzi scheme, a former council official says, ‘We are in uncertain times and the risks being taken with public money are huge compared to the marginal potential … Continue reading →

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Councils’ property deals are ‘gambling with public money’

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Councils across England – including Croydon and Sutton – have between them borrowed billions of pounds of public money to finance the purchase of real estate and commercial properties, a policy which could place some at risk of financial collapse, … Continue reading →

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Council paid £5m above asking price for Croydon Park Hotel

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Under Jo “We’re Not Stupid” Negrini, Croydon Council last month paid £29.8million to buy the Croydon Park Hotel – nearly £5million more than the asking price when the property was put on the market just weeks earlier. Negrini, the council’s … Continue reading →

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Don’t mention the war! Council moves into the hotel trade

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the council’s latest wheeze to generate a bit of spare cash by buying up a loss-making hotel The council has bought the Croydon Park Hotel, the 4-star, 55-quid a night tower that’s well-used by … Continue reading →

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