Magistrates court building to be sold

A magistrates court building in the Black Country is expected to be sold off, after the courts service revealed it has appointed a property agent.

West Bromwich Magistrates Court has closed as part of £41 million cost-cutting measures by the Ministry of Justice.

The Lombard Street courthouse, a Grade II-listed building which dates back to the 1800s, stopped hearing cases in December last year, with the court officially closing on April 15. All court cases have since been moved to Warley Magistrates Court in Oldbury.

Her Majesty's Courts Service had not confirmed what would happen to the building, but today revealed it had appointed a property agent to oversee a sell-off.