TWO fine historic landmark buildings are going under the hammer next month in the latest stage of Birmingham City Council’s big property sell-off.

The auction will be the second time that Pype Hayes Hall in Erdington has been offered up for sale after bidders failed to meet the minimum asking price in September.

The guide price has been dropped from £375,000 to £350,000 since then, with a 125- year leasehold deal for the 17th century stately home.

Council bosses, anxious that the former social services office, at the centre of Pipe Hayes Park, should be restored have included a clause in the lease demanding it be put back into use within two years.

Also up for grabs is Aston Council House, most recently the home to the Aston Pride regeneration organisation, in Albert Road, which has a guide price of £175,000.