THE future of a café at the heart of Selkirk is hanging in the balance again after a potential tenant withdrew a takeover bid, it has emerged.
The Courthouse Coffee Shop at 28 Market Place closed late last year.
The premises, a category A-listed building, dates back to 1804 and lies within Selkirk Conservation area.
As a result of its closure the property, part of the town’s Common Good Fund portfolio, had lost rental income to the tune of £3,100.
A new tenant had been identified to take over the premises on a three-year lease at an annual rental of £6,000 a year.
The premises had been earmarked to reopen on September 1.
But when members of Selkirk Common Good Fund Sub-Committee met on Wednesday (September 13), they were informed that the applicant had withdrawn the offer and that the premises remains vacant.
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