The department cut corners and paid more than it needed to in its haste to acquire the Northeye site in Bexhill-on-Sea but this was "ultimately deemed unfit for its intended purpose due to contamination", the National Audit Office (NAO) said.
A report published yesterday shows the site was bought for around £6.3m by vendors Brockwell Group Bexhill Limited Liability Partnership in August 2022.
But the Home Office completed the sale in September 2023 for around £15.4m more than double what had been paid for the site 12 months earlier.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 16, 2024 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 16, 2024 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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