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Land in offshore trust worth £400k sold by Liverpool Council to Elliot Lawless for £18k

Elliot Lawless Liverpool Council Echo Nick Kavanagh Companies House Land Registry

Land in Toxteth turned into an apartment block which was recently hit by claims over an “illegal eviction attempt” was sold to the developer by Liverpool Council for £18,000.

The land, next to the former Charles Wootton centre on Upper Parliament Street, was sold to one of developer Elliot Lawless’ companies Parliment (sic) Place Ltd in 2016.

The ECHO has obtained documents from Liverpool Council showing the company was sold the land by Liverpool Council for £18,000 plus £2,000 in legal fees under a delegated decision overseen by then head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh.

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