Former brothel visited by 1,000 men a week is on market and could be used as a church
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A former Birmingham brothel visited by up to 1,000 men a week is up for sale – with planning permission to use it for a school or place of worship.
Despite being on the market for over nine months, the property has yet to sell for its asking price of £225,000.
Although it hasn't found a buyer, it does come with some unique selling points - including an interior with subtle red lighting, 'sauna' and is described as 'fully fitted'.
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The description to sellers includes: "Internally the property has been fitted to out to create multiple rooms with shower facilities."
Back in October six people admitted to running the city centre brothel that reportedly made over £7million in the previous five years .
The Libra Club had been at the centre of a court case which saw the former father and son owners both pleading guilty to to keeping, managing or assisting in the management of a brothel for the purposes of prostitution .
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Achilleos Neophytou and Stefanos Neophytou were each sentenced to 27 months.
Martin Tierney, involved in the day to day management of the brothel, was handed a 10-month sentence suspended for two years and ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work.
Ogun Olufunlola, Anita O’Donnell and Marily Egan, who all worked at the club’s reception, were given 12-month community orders.
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The case had followed a raid on in February 2015 which saw 50 police officers swoop on the club in a 5am sting, following months of surveillance.
During the monitoring of the club, police recorded 999 people visiting it during just one week.
Located just outside of the city's Jewellery Quarter the property has been valued at £225,000.
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The building is described as a “brick construction with concrete floor and corrugated roof benefiting from translucent roof panels”.
Inside the property, much of the fittings from the previous owners still remain - with red lit reception room and individual rooms with shower facilities.
There is even a “VIP room” containing a sauna and hot tub.
Two police officers posing as customers and equipped with recording equipment went undercover into Libra, Birmingham Crown Court was told.
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James Curtis, prosecuting told the court: “They found it operating as a full on brothel."
He went on “What they saw were a number of cell rooms off a corridor.
“There were a number of girls in underwear, in fishnet stockings and high heels.
“Some approached the officers and they were offered full services.”
For obvious reasons, security is a big feature of the building, with CCTV, alarm systems and external roller shutter protection.
At just under 2,000 sq ft across one floor, the building does have potential to be renovated for other purposes.
According to the listing, planning permission has been granted for D1 use - which allows the construction of non-residential institutions, including clinics, crèches, schools, museums, libraries and places of worship amongst other uses.