A council is still trying to sell a golf club almost a year after it announced it was looking to dispose of its asset.

Breckland Council purchased the controversial property, Barnham Broom Club and Hotel, in 2006 for £7m.

In December last year councillors agreed to go forward with the selling of the asset back to the current tenant.

However, the council was selling it for less than it was purchased, an amount which has remained confidential to protect its commercial interests.

The club was purchased by the council in 2006The club was purchased by the council in 2006 (Image: Newsquest) The council says it is still looking at disposing of the site and the property's rental income has generated a "substantial profit" over the last 18 years, which has been used to deliver services across the Breckland district.

However, almost a year later, the council is still trying to sell the property and continues to receive criticism of its investment decisions.

It had also spent £15,000 on legal fees to prevent commercial details from being made public.

Kabeer Kher, a member of Reform UK who stood for Mid Norfolk at the last general election, posted an open letter to George Freeman, Mid Norfolk's MP, urging a response from him on what he called the council's lack of transparency.

In his letter, Mr Kher said the council's decision to also spend £15,000 on legal fees to keep the financial details of the investment from the public "strikes at the heart of public confidence in local governance".

Mr Kher said: "More troubling still is the council's apparent disregard for the Nolan Principles, which serve as the foundation for ethical conduct in public life."

Paul Hewett, Breckland Council’s executive member for property, projects and procurement, said: "As a corporate landlord, our relationship with our tenants is rightly confidential.

"The council is still pursuing the disposal of the asset as planned, but given it is a complex transaction it is still in progress and too early to release specific details about a prospective sale.

"As such, the site currently remains in the council’s ownership and remains a significant contributor to the council's revenue budget."