The only receipt from the sale of departmental property within the last five years was in 2002-03 when the sum of £3,607,067 was received from the sale of Glenthorne Youth Treatment Centre.
During the last five years the Department has received the following rental sums from the letting of its properties.
Sum received for rental (£) 2002-03 4,081,705.89 2003-04 4,351,572.89 2004-05 4,907,519.15 2005-06 2,233,789.54 2006-07 943,828.69
The Department has three freehold properties within its portfolio. It is estimated that they are valued at £74,940,000.
The cost of leasing buildings for the Department and its agencies in each of the last five years is as follows.
Department Agencies 2002-03 28,044,804.95 6,220,638.61 2003-04 27,704,175.25 7,869,604.63 2004-05 27,852,335.38 9,310,880.25 2005-06 29,327,046.97 9,053,255.39 2006-07 25,815,319.20 10,472,808.55