Property Services
- Who are Estates & Valuation, what is your role and whom do I contact if I have a query?
- How do I check the ownership of a property or piece of land?
- Where can I find land & property for sale / to let owned by Warrington Borough Council?
- Where can I find land & property for sale / to let owned by companies in the Warrington area?
- How do I register my interest in future land and properties available for sale/to let?
- How do I report a property in disrepair that is owned by the council?
- Where can I get advice on what I need to do to set up a business?
- Who do I contact regarding gypsies, travellers incursion on land?
- How can I purchase my council house?
- How do I make a comment, compliment or complaint?
Other questions concerning property
Who are Estates & Valuation, what is your role and whom do I contact if I have a query?
Estates & Valuation is part of the Property & Facilities Service in the Corporate Services Directorate. We are an experienced and dedicated team including professional staff (chartered surveyors), trainees, terrier services officer, property records officers and technical support
What do we do?
Our role is to ensure that the council's property (land and buildings) is used as efficiently and effectively as possible, balancing the best financial return with supporting council service delivery.
Specifically we:
- Buy and sell property
- Value property
- Make property development and regeneration happen in the town
- Arrange for occupation of other people's property and for others to occupy our property (leasehold)
- Manage investment property to get the best financial return for the council - currently over £6 million each year
- Undertake the council’s corporate property review and asset management
- Seek to maximise the financial and business opportunities of property assets
- Generate money through sale of surplus property
- Ensure that the council has the right property to operate from
- Maintain property records of council ownership, occupation and use
- Provide general property advice to council services
- Provide and manage a facility that employs 600 local people, supports over 130 local businesses and is a valued community asset – Warrington market. Providing an environment for local business to develop and grow and for local people to access goods and services
Key contact details
Stewart Brown
Chief Estates & Valuation Officer
Tel: 01925 442850
Sara Tomison
Acting Estates Services Manager
Tel: 01925 442855
Steve Pickering
Market Manager
Tel: 01925 632571
Corporate Services Directorate, Warrington Borough Council, Palmyra House, Palmyra Square North, Warrington. WA1 1JN. Fax: 01925 442628. Email: PropertyServices@warrington.gov.uk
How do I check the ownership of a property or piece of land?
The council owns land and property across the borough. The Land Terrier team in Estates & Valuation maintain land records and can advise if the council owns a particular property or parcel of land.
Please note that the council does not hold records of privately owned land or property. If you would like information on privately owned property please contact the Land Registry – Tel: 0151 472 6666 or the web site address is: www.landreg.gov.uk 
Where do I find land & property for sale / to let owned by companies in the Warrington area?
For details of privately owned business properties currently available in the Warrington area please contact Angela Hankey on 01925 715100, e-mail ahankey@warringtonedt.com or click the following link to go to the online search facility: www.warringtonuk.com/propertysearch/
Where do I find land & property for sale / to let owned by Warrington Borough Council?
The council manages land and properties in locations across the borough, for details of these currently available by way of sale or lease click the following links:
The council has produced a guide for tenants of their commercial property, briefly explaining the main points contained in their leases.
How do I register my interest in future land & properties available for sale / to let?
Please fill in the online form 
and submit, or print out and post one of these forms to the address below:
Estate Services Manager
Palmyra House
Palmyra Square
Warrington
WA1 1JN
If your enquiry matches any property, which becomes available we will notify you. We guarantee to hold your enquiry for a minimum of six months after which you may need to re-register your interest.
How do I report a property in disrepair that is owned by the council?
If you are a residential tenant of the council (live in a council house or flat), please click the following link to be transferred to Housing Repairs on the Golden Gates Housing website.
If you are a commercial tenant of the council, you can report items of disrepair by contacting Property Services Mon–Fri between 9.00am to 5.00pm on Tel: 01925 442854 Fax: 01925 442868, or email by completing and submitting the form below (this includes any common areas under Lease for which the council is responsible).
Please note that as a commercial tenant you may be responsible for repairs to the building and you should first check your responsibilities under your lease before making contact. If you are responsible for the repair you will be expected to make your own arrangements to make good the disrepair.
Please note that the council is unable to recommend contractors.
When completing the form below please remember to include your name, address and daytime telephone number so that we may contact you and confirm the details of the repair you are reporting. Please give us as much information as you can about the repair.
Remember, emergency repairs should NOT be reported by email.
Where can I get advice on what I need to do to set up a business?
The Economic Development Team can provide advice on this. Visit their website at www.warringtonuk.com
Who do I contact regarding any alleged unauthorised incursions on land by any party including gypsies, travellers, mobile traders or other itinerant users?
If you believe gypsies, travellers, mobile operators or other itinerants have parked on council land you can report the matter to the Customer Care Contact Centre on Tel: 01925 445299. An indication of location and number of vehicles will be requested when making your enquiry.
Property Services will check the council's land ownership records to clarify if it owns the land and assess what action is required.
The council only has authority to seek a Court Order to repossess land which it owns. It does not have the authority to take action against trespass on land in private ownership. You will need to seek independent legal advice should you wish to take action to repossess land which is privately owned and subject to trespass.
Should you wish to report an incursion then please use the online form
How can I purchase my council house?
For assistance on this matter please click here to be transferred to Housing Services where there is an icon for Right To Buy.
Comments / complaints / compliments
If you would like to comment on any aspect of the repairs service or any contractors working on our behalf, you may do so using any of the above options.
Why does the council hold property as an Asset?
Property is the council’s second most valuable resource. The council has numerous and varied property assets, ranging from the Town Hall and Walton Hall Estate to allotments and general green space.
All property assets are held for specific reasons:
- To deliver council services – for example a library
- To provide community benefit – for example property occupied by community groups
- To provide a financial return as an investment – for example a council shop unit
- To provide economic development opportunity – for example an industrial unit
Some property assets are held for more than one purpose. All property assets ultimately support the council in our aims and ambitions.
These assets require professional management and in depth planning. Our Asset Management Plan describes our approach to managing our property assets.
