The Council own all the land and buildings, KCD Dominic Gibbons, Keith Brown, Andrew Robinson (all directors) own a long term lease, leased by HCC, and rent the ground to Hull KR, for Hull KR to purchase the freehold HCC have to buy back the lease from KCD, Hull KR have then offered market value for the freehold but for this to happen all party’s must reach agreement, which is very close to being done.

We'll see what happens, I doubt an announcement will be made about how everything is being financed, nor should anyone expect it to be.

Maybe the cost of the mortgage is less than the rent? The running costs of day to day operation are the same.Coupled to the fact if you own the ground any gain in property values are yours as the owner, along with all other revenues & developments. Non of the afore mentioned matters if it is not managed properly.

Years ago I bought my first house because it was a lot cheaper then renting is it the same now get a mortgage and it’s cheaper

so looks like the council will be funding Rovers in some way for this move , Councillor Webster

I assumed you’d know what market value meant, or to put it another way full commercial price, no subsidy.