Rent council garages

We own garages throughout New Forest that are available to rent. We maintain a waiting list for popular locations.

Renting a garage costs £10.70 per week (£12.84 including VAT).

We can only provide garages without VAT to our named tenants or leaseholders. A maximum of two garages are VAT exempt.

We are accepting new applications to join the waiting list, but we are unable to allocate garages at present. We will update this page when this changes.

Apply to join the garage waiting list

Who can rent a garage

We limit who can rent a garage from us. To rent a garage or join the waiting list, you:

must be aged 18 years or over
cannot owe us any money for current or former housing or garage tenancies
must be able to demonstrate you are a proper representative if applying on behalf of an organisation.

To be fair to all applicants, we have other conditions relating to renting a garage:

Garages must not be sublet.
Applications for second garages are permitted, but priority will be given to those who do not currently rent a garage.
Preference will be given to New Forest residents.

General rules for renting a garage

Before you rent a garage from us, you will receive a complete list of the terms and conditions. You should note the following:

Four weeks of rent must be paid before we issue keys.
Rent is payable strictly in advance and should be paid by Direct Debit.
Personal identification, including proof of address, is required before keys are released.
Garages are intended for storing a motor vehicle. Our garages are not guaranteed to be watertight, so general storage is discouraged.
We accept no liability for the theft of, or damage to, items stored in a garage.

We will apply an additional charge if you need replacement keys. This charge is currently £112.88.

If we need to clear the garage, we will charge this at actual cost plus VAT.

Garage rent arrears

If you fall into arrears, we will work with you to affordably repay the arrears and enable you to keep renting the garage.

However, if the arrears persist or you do not keep payments in line with the agreement (rent is payable in advance), we will have to end your use of the garage and seek recovery of any amounts outstanding. this could also include the cost of replacement keys and clearing the garage.

When arrears occur, we will contact you and provide details on how to reach us and clear the debt.

If you need to discuss your garage rent account, call us on 023 8028 5222.