Please supply a copy of the contract signed in October 2014 between TFL and Proxima GR properties (managed by Estates and Management) for purchase of land and compensation for the use of land during the Ardleigh Bridge Works. To determine exact wording and to who would benefit from the payments and who signed the contracts.

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Our ref: FOI-2068-1920

Thank you for your request received on 10 October 2019 asking for information about contracts.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our Information Access Policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you requested. You asked:

Please supply a copy of the contract signed in October 2014 between TFL and Proxima GR properties (managed by Estates and Management) for purchase of land and compensation for the use of land during the Ardleigh Bridge Works. To determine exact wording and to who would benefit from the payments and who signed the contracts.

Please find attached the information you requested.

The agreement signed in October 2014 provided for the sum of £64,800 to be paid for “Compensation for Disruption” for the first 2 years of the works, from October 2014 to October 2016. It also provided for an “Additional Amount” of £2,700 per month be paid by TfL for the benefit of leaseholders should the works last more than two years. TfL has paid £40,500 to Estates and Management as an “Additional Amount” for this purpose. The overall total for “Compensation for Disruption” has therefore been £105,300.

This payment was made through the freeholder Proxima GR properties (managed by Estates and Management) to the management company (Woodgrove Park Management Co Ltd) who have contracted with Rynew to manage the estate. The money will therefore be transferred from Estates and Management to Rynew. The land was returned to the free holder at end of January 2018 and no further payments are due.

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Yours sincerely,

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

General Counsel

Transport for London

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