Q. Can I continue to rent my garage even it’s going to be disposed of in the future?

A. Yes, in the mean time you can continue to rent your garage and nearer to the time when it is to be disposed of we will contact you again to give you details of the date to vacate the garage and hand your keys in.

Or you can also apply for an alternative garage now.

Q. Why are some of garages being disposed of?

A. For some sites the majority of the garages are empty, there is no demand for them and this has been the case for many years. The garages need to be maintained against a back drop of reduced expected rental income. This is not a sustainable way to run a service. So the Council has looked at fresh new options for some of the under used garage sites.  

This has included disposing of the sites to provide affordable housing through registered housing providers.

We will be holding consultation meetings for local residents for the future use of the sites remaining under Phase 2 and Phase 3 for building affordable housing.

Q. What will happen to the remaining garages?

A. Councillors have approved an investment strategy for the remaining sites.

The Tenants Consultative Group (TCG) is currently considering a programme of improvements to be made. Watch this space for updates

Finding a Garage for spring 2012 www.findingahometamworth.co.uk/garages.aspx

To market the remaining garages we are currently working behind the scenes to  develop an exciting new initiative to advertise available garages on the web, people will be able to see at a glance what garages are available, their location and can people can express an interest in renting a garage instantly.

This will be a fresh new approach to letting garages; everyone on the current waiting list will automatically be transferred to this new scheme.

We will continue to provide people on waiting list with information throughout the development phase.