The Oxfam headquarters in Oxford is on the market for £60 million.
Sutton Council owns Oxfam House in John Smith Drive on the Oxford Business Park but it is looking to sell the building for a profit.
The council bought the three storey HQ for £29.9 million in November 2016 from pension fund Aviva Investors and its has been Oxfam’s base since it moved across from Summertown in July 2005.
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However, an Oxfam spokesperson and council spokesperson both confirmed the charity’s lease would not be affected by any purchase.
A Sutton Council spokesperson said: "The council is currently in the process of selling Oxfam House which is subject to a lease to Oxfam.
“Any purchase of Oxfam House includes the purchase of the lease to Oxfam."
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The business park site has 300 parking spaces and 135 bike parking spaces.
The charity was founded on 17 Broad Street and was initially called the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief by a group of Quakers, social activists and academics in 1942.
The charity recently provoked controversy when it published a Pride month video which was interpreted by many as including a depiction of J.K. Rowling as an ‘anti-trans villain’.
The charity insisted any likeness was coincidental and quickly removed, edited and reposted the video.
Ms Rowling, author of the immensely popular Harry Potter books, has regularly spoken out on the issue of gender identity and has previously strongly denied accusations of transphobia.
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