PeckhamRose Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 ---- are, apparently, going up FIFTY PERCENT from April.That means they'll be about ?18. A week. Just so's you know. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Where can I get one? That's a damn sight cheaper than self-storage. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-404764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 www.southwark.gov.uk then do a search. The council are advertising them for rent at the prices they are now, cheeky s0ds. You'll need a V5 document (the log book) of the vehicle. Or were you being cheeky too! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-404769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I do have a vehicle, but do you have to park it there? Frankly I could just do with the storage space. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-404772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Well they won't know, will they! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 PeckhamRose Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Well they won't know, will they!------------------------------------------------------hahaha, glass garage doors in Peckham!GOLD ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Sarcasm aside. I had no idea you could rent a garage of the council!For sure they might be increasing the rent but it still looks like a bargain given the cost of general storage these days.Thanks for the link PeckhamRose :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJKillaQueen Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Not a bargain given that the rent will now exceed the value of the motorbike I store in it, and given that most council tenants that rent garages are low waged. So effectively they will become priced out. Garages were originally intended for tenants to rent and some councils still only rent to tenants on the estate where garages are located. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 But even a ?24 it's still very cheap compared to market value for equivalent volume space?And, if there is space available then it would imply that there isn't the demand for them. There only going to get snapped up by unscrupulous developers sooner or later :((DJKQ - How much is the bike you store in it? sure not 1 weeks rent. I presume you mean annual rent?) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJKillaQueen Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yes annual rent.They put the rent up 20% two years ago and quite a few people stopped renting them. Most of the garages were build on estates as secure parking for cars/ vehicles owned by tenants and they often sit at the base of a block of flats. There is no option for redevelopment btw so never likely to get in the hands of developers. You still need to prove you own a vehicle to be able to rent one and I suspect the change of policy has a lot to do with Southwarks need to get revenue after the government handed it some of the largest cuts in the country. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
karter Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 We are buying properties with 2 garages, one of which we will rent out so pm me if you are interested in renting. Off LL. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeliah Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Do you think they might be putting the prices up so much so that if they remain empty, they can knock them down and then sell the land they were on to developers? It would be a good excuse to knock them down if they are not used and they are less likely to be used if they price tenants out of the market. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckhamRose Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Many council garages are on estates, and take up relatively small amounts of land; certainly not big enough to build more flats on. It is also pointless to compare the price of garages (which store our vehicles which we need and use every day; and no, public transport is not an option for some folk's working lives) with storage spaces. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/15483-southwark-council-garage-rents/#findComment-405482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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