A BLOCK of uncompleted flats has been left with an uncertain future after building company goes into receivership.
Montague Court, the former site of the old Prospect House - a former council building that now contains half-finished flats in the centre of Hexham, has an uncertain future ahead after the redeveloping company Lok Developments has gone into receivership on according to Companies House.
The Gosforth-based business started the project in 2020, to turn the site into seventeen new homes (15 apartments and two cottages) including 14 car parking spaces were to be created behind the building.
The existing Prospect House was converted into 15 apartments, a mixture of one and two bedrooms and one three-bedroomed property and the three-storey extension which replaced the current 19th century single-storey extensions and the council chamber, were demolished.
A pair of semi-detached cottages were also developed on Hallgate, next to the existing cottages there.
All of which has been deserted and the site is now cornered off.
Hexham Mayor Derek Kennedy said: "The former Tynedale District Council offices were sold be Northumberland County Council some years ago to the developer to build houses and flats.
"We can see that a lot of the new buildings seem to be close to being complete.
"It’s a real shame that these are not in the ownership of people wanting to live in the centre of town.
"I do hope a positive resolution is found soon, these properties when lived in will help keep Hexham a thriving town."
County Councillor Trevor Cessford also adds: " I wasn’t aware the company had gone into receivership. However, I was aware that the work had been stopped there for a while and there may be a problem.
"I trust that the receiver's will be able to move the development on with another developer as soon as possible and that that lovely area of the town is no longer a building site as soon as possible. "
An NCC spokesman said: "The Council sold the building in 2016 and is disappointed to hear that the company redeveloping the old Prospect House is in receivership."
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