Reading “Psst ... wanna buy a pier?” on how much do estate agents think Brighton and Hove’s landmarks would fetch on the market (The Argus, May 14), a thought occurs – nearly all the properties cited are of relatively recent construction and could be replaced easily.

But how could you put a price on the Pavilion, which arguably is irreplaceable and part of the nation’s heritage? In any case, £51.9m seems ludicrously low.

As for the seafront, are you referring to the buildings thereon or the strand itself? If the latter, then it doesn’t belong to Brighton as such. It was there long before the place was built – like, a few million years – and is a national asset, not the property of just one relatively insignificant city.

And, like the Pavilion, it is priceless.

Sinclair Robieson
Marina, Bexhill