Birmingham city council is set to achieve revenue savings of £6.2m by selling its outdated offices and vacating back-office leased buildings.
The savings are being made through its Working for the Future programme, which will reduce the number of central administration buildings from 55 to eight modern, fit-for-purpose sites.
Buildings that have already been vacated in 2011/12 include Milton Grange, Pype Hayes Hall and Harris House.
This year has also seen the delivery of the council’s new flagship offices at 10 Woodcock Street, which opened this month and will house 3,000 staff.
The WFTF programme is a key part of the council’s Business Transformation scheme, which will create savings of £100m over 25 years by consolidating the authority’s office portfolio.
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