Pendle Borough Council
Market Street, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 7LG
Tel: 01282 661661 Fax: 01282 661130
Current garage arrears
Where rent arrears rise to an unacceptable level or an account is in arrears for too long, the Council may decide to repossess the garage.
For information email: housing.management@pendle.gov.uk
Unlike house and flats, the Council do not have to apply to courts for a Possession Order.
The Council has a procedure for dealing with garage arrears and will contact the tenant as soon as arrears are above a certain level and if the account remains in arrears it may become necessary to serve a Notice to Quit, which may lead to the locks on the garage being changed.
Most arrears cases can be dealt with relatively simply providing tenants get in contact early enough. Ignoring the situation can only make matters worse.
If the Council decide to change the locks on a garage the tenant would be informed of when this would take place, and asked to clear the garage. Any goods which remained would be cleared by the Council and the cost of both changing the locks and clearance would be charged to the tenant.
Due to the low level of rent compared to a house or flat, some may regard garage rent as low priority. However the Council takes seriously its duty to recover all rent owed to the Council in order to fund the services we provide. We are also required to maintain overall levels of outstanding rent including garage rent, within limits set by Central Government.
