Members at Black Isle and Easter Ross Area Committee approve 7.95 per cent rise in garage rents

Highland Council members have agreed to a 7.95 per cent increase in rents for garages and garage sites for 2024/25 in the Black Isle and Easter Ross areas.

Tenant consultation on the general rent increase for Council house rents for 2024/25 was based on options for 6.5 per cent, 7.3 per cent and 7.95% rent increase.

The additional revenue received through this increase will be ring fenced to fund garage repairs and improvements and will partly offset increases in the cost of repairs.

The Council listened to the responses received through tenant consultation on rent levels.

Any additional rent income from garages and garage sites generated by a rent increase will be applied as an increase in the area repairs budget for garages and garage sites in 2024/25.

Garage Rent for Council Tenants in Ward 6 and 7 will increase weekly by 80p from £10.11 to £10.91 and for Ward 9 rent will increase weekly by 83p from £10.42 to £11.25. Garage Rent non-tenants in Ward 6 and 7 will go up by 96p from £12.13 to £13.09 and for Ward 9 rent will increase weekly by 99p and will go up from £12.50 to £13.49. As a result, annual income will increase from £189,145 to £204,183.02.

The rate increase will commence from April 2024 and garage tenants will be notified by letter.

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