NHS charged millions a MONTH rent for Nightingale Hospital
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ThatFragranceGuy
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On bbc it says zero rent charged, just operational costs incurred which they have now agreed to forego.
Pak_Doo_Ik
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Saw that too, very strange
Well that was a thread killer
kuepper
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BBC say that's what Excel said, who would say that wouldn't they. The BBC said "The owner of London's ExCel centre has performed a U-turn on charging the NHS to use the site as a hospital to treat coronavirus patients. "
ThatFragranceGuy
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yes, charging them costs incurred, not rent. I would assume things like utilities, services, business rates etc, that is different to rent. They already donated the use of the building, which is to be applauded. Obviously the building won’t just be sat there costing nothing to run. Have you been there? The place is huge.
From the same article;
“ExCel chief executive Jeremy Rees said an initial agreement with the NHS to house the temporary Nightingale Hospital "included a contribution to some fixed costs".
But he said: "We have since decided to cover the fixed costs ourselves."
Mr Rees added that the ExCel had always been provided to the NHS rent-free.
The Sunday Times reported that the centre, which is owned by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), was charging the NHS between £2m and £3m in rent to use the east London site.
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, managing director and group chief executive of ADNEC, said: "To be clear, profit has always been the furthest thing from our minds."
He added: "It is our firm commitment that we will not charge a penny for the use of our facilities, and we will provide the NHS with the operational and logistical support it needs for NHS Nightingale London."
They sound like absolute monsters.
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