Renting a garage

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polo2k
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Renting a garage

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Hi all,

I have just been chatting with someone who has a garage coming up for rent soon. it is in a very convenient location for me and is pretty secure (as well as being overlooked by neighbours). It would NOT have power, but I am only thinking of storage.
What is a fair price to pay for rent? £10 a week?

The garage is a modern single, that is part of a block. It has a normal metal door with a ground pin for security. Dimensions are approx 2.5mx 4.5m (same as my current one) .


If you are renting, please let me know what your paying so that I dont spend unnessesarily.

Also is there any kind of generic contract to protect us both? can I get one online?
- Ash
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Re: Renting a garage

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en block garages normally in the sussex area are between £9,00 to £10.00 per week
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Re: Renting a garage

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Farm near me charges £250 per year for enough room for a car and an aeroplane. Very secure. Worth thinking about?
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Re: Renting a garage

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Are your spare parts REALLY worth £500 a year to store them........ What would a small unit in a storage facility cost ?
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Re: Renting a garage

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this garage is probably under 500 Yds from my door and the space would mean I would have more room to work on Igor. Maybe £500 is worth my enjoyment in the garage over the winter months, rather than wishing I had the space to be out there. It would also put Mona in a more secure and more suitable place, in the last 12 months the moisture from being outside has dulled the paint right off, She has recieved knocks from passers by too :evil:

So In answer to your question BM, I suppose it is worth that to me overall.
- Ash
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    [IGOR] - 1970 trav (In Surgery)
    [GOLFIE] - 2001 Golf GT TDi 200 (my daily "fix")
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Re: Renting a garage

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If you can get 2 cars in it, then it's a bargain.
Still good if you can get one car and a bunch of parts under cover.

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Re: Renting a garage

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I pay £10 per week 'winter storage'. During the rest of the year I use a breathable cover, and leave the car on my drive. The winter storage facility is in a large Hanger type building which will accommodate about 30 cars. The owner also stores damaged cars for insurance companies at the rate of ....... wait for it! ............. £20 PER DAY.
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Re: Renting a garage

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I have just found a garage five doors away for 32,50 Euros a month, not cheap but better for peace of mind and so convenient.
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Re: Renting a garage

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I rent 2 side by side within a few hundred yards from the house for £30 each per month, but I know that new customers now pay £35. Im hoping to get my new 4 car!!! garage built at the house within the next few months, plans have been submitted to the council and now waiting patiently.


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Re: Renting a garage

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Winchester City Council charge £10.48 per week inc VAT (VAT payable by non Council tenants) They have been jacking the price up considerably in the last 3 to 4 years. Before that it was less than £6! They then wondered why huge numbers of people started giving up their garages..
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Re: Renting a garage

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I rent mine from Hillingdon council, quiet safe location & waterproof, 12quid a week which includes VAT, close to my flat-bargain! I was paying 60 pounds a month for a damp hovel with resident rodents where i used to live-rotten wood doors that I had to repair to make secure, the owner promised to reimburse me for time and materials but never did.... so when I gave it up I left it full of crap hahahaha

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