Homebase in Harrogate has confirmed it is to close.

A Facebook page called Homebase Harrogate put up a post yesterday saying the store was closing and advertising offers.

But the page only has a handful of followers so the Stray Ferret called the Plumpton Park store to find out if the closure was genuine.

A person at the store told us this morning it was but declined to give further details. 

The Harrogate DIY store is one of 119 Homebases in the UK and one of five in Yorkshire. The others are at Leeds, Bradford, Selby and Hull.

Homebase entered administration on November 14. CDS Superstores, which owns The Range, said it would buy up to 70 stores as well as the Homebase brand, saving up to 1,600 jobs. 

Last week, a further 74 leasehold stores in the UK and Ireland were put on the market, according to media reports. Potential buyers have until November 29 to express interest.

But the Plumpton Park store was not among those listed.

The Stray Ferret contacted Teneo, which was appointed administrators for the DIY chain, to ask whether the Harrogate outlet was among those sold in the rescue package.

A spokesperson said today the administrators would not be “giving out any additional detail at this stage”.

Hilco Capital acquired Homebase for £1 in 2018 and has since closed more than 100 stores.

Homebase chief executive Damian McGloughlin said the last three years have been "incredibly challenging" for DIY stores.

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