If you rent a garage as well as your home from the Council, you must ensure that your house rent is paid on time every week otherwise the Housing Income Team may ask you to give up your garage.

Your house rent takes priority over all other bills and charges to your rent account and must always be paid first. If you have any rent arrears for your home, these are considered to be a priority debt and must be paid before you make payments towards other non essential items such as garage rent.

If your garage rent falls into arrears and you persistently miss payments towards your account, you may be served with Notice to Quit the garage tenancy. Therefore you must always ensure that both your house and garage rent is paid up to date weekly. If you are having difficulties in making payments towards your rent, garage or other charges, please contact the Housing Income Team, free from any land line on 0800 6335548.