Letting a garage from the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Do you need a garage? There are a limited number of council-owned garages available to rent in Royal Greenwich.

What does it cost?

Prices are graded A to C according to the standard of the garage.

The weekly rents for council tenants and leaseholders are:

• grade A - £1.86
• grade B - £4.35
• grade C - £8.69.

Rents are higher for for people who are neither council tenants nor leaseholders. A 20 per cent discount is available for disabled drivers.

Prices may be subject to increase in the future.

How do I apply?

Download a garage application form, complete it and return it to the Royal Borough of Greenwich's Housing Services team. You can also request a form by contacting the Housing Services team. 

For more information on council-owned garages, contact Tenancy Business Support.

What happens next?

You will be put on a waiting list. Garages are allocated by the date of the application. The following priority system applies:

Group A	A household where any member of the household is disabled and the residents are council tenants or leaseholders who pay a service charge to the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Group B	A current garage tenant whose garage is being closed down
Group C	A household that is suffering car damage due to racial or homophobic harassment and the allocation of a garage is recommended by the multi-agency panel
Group D	Members of a household that are council tenants or leaseholders who pay a service charge
Group E	Other residents of Royal Greenwich
Group F	Applicants from outside Royal Greenwich
Group G	Requests for second garages from council tenants or leaseholders who pay a service charge to the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Arrears

If you are a tenant with rent arrears or a leaseholder with service charge arrears, your name will not go onto the garage waiting list until your account is clear.

If you rent a garage from us and your account falls into arrears, we may repossess the garage.

Buy a garage

You can apply to buy the lease if you rent a garage from the Royal Borough of Greenwich.