So, WBC Garage rents are going up by 3.49%. If you’ve ever seen these garages, they are usually in blocks near areas built as Social housing. They are often falling apart, shabby, damp and leaking. In some cases, demolishing them for extra parking space is a good move, but in others they are used by residents as storage. I don’t think anyone uses them to store cars any more.

The thing is, residents are paying around £600 a year for one. Where has this money going? It’s certainly not being used to maintain these garages. So, I raised the question at the WBC Executive meeting last Thursday: