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Council Sells £4.6m College for £1, Then Pays £800k Rent
Peterborough taxpayers lose over £1.1m in flawed 2020 deal
Peterborough City Council sold a £4.6m college building for £1 to a charity, then paid £800k rent without a lease. Police arrests highlight governance failures repeating across UK local authorities. (148 chars)