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windiewasher

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renting a unit?
« on: October 31, 2011, 11:18:12 pm »
i've seen a unit local to me for £50 per week,used to be a car repairs garage with off road parking and space for a few vehicles inside!
 it has electric and water,what other costs would i have to pay?
 would water be at full rate?
just wondering wether it would end up costing too much or not!
cheers
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Pope vader

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 11:20:33 pm »
rates,  water will be full commercial price, 
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windiewasher

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2011, 11:24:32 pm »
Quote from: POPE VADER on October 31, 2011, 11:20:33 pm
rates,  water will be full commercial price, 

cheers pal do you pay full buisness rates even though it would be used for storage?
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 11:33:50 pm »
business rates like commercial council tax isnt it... yeah you would need to pay this
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Steve CM

Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2011, 11:38:59 pm »
Depending on the ratable square footage there is an allowance up till Oct 2012 on certain sizes. The one I'm moving into is 100% free until Oct 2012
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niceandclean

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2011, 11:40:52 pm »
£200 a month, and you can get a few vans in there, and it has services, that is very cheap! Is it on an industrial estate or is it a farm lock up?
No business rates for small business at the moment, until October 2012 i think, this is the second year they have done this?
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windiewasher

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2011, 11:42:56 pm »
just checked its about £150 a year for water
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niceandclean

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2011, 11:43:40 pm »
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windiewasher

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2011, 11:45:37 pm »
Quote from: niceandclean on October 31, 2011, 11:40:52 pm
£200 a month, and you can get a few vans in there, and it has services, that is very cheap! Is it on an industrial estate or is it a farm lock up?
No business rates for small business at the moment, until October 2012 i think, this is the second year they have done this?

its down a side street out the way next to a couple of houses on a 1 way street.
i think you could get about 3 or vans in there and round the side 2 which has high gates!
to be honest its probably too big for what i want it for but is a good price!
 i used to take my cars and vans there,good mechanic but has gone mobile now!
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Steve CM

Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 11:50:24 pm »
That sounds to big to fall into the free business rates category.
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windiewasher

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2011, 12:00:04 am »
I'll ring the agent and see what they say this week.
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mark dew

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2011, 12:06:08 am »
If it is you, your wife and maybe 1 other, i don't think it makes sense to add more expense to your business.
You can probably double that £50 quite easily and for that money you could start a part timer, who if any good, could end up making you money.
A lock up would be nice to bring more schedule to your work, but i reckon its better to outgrow something rather than try and grow into somewhere new.
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Pope vader

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2011, 07:01:27 am »
hi kev

this might sound stupid,  but check what time you can open and be there till, and if, how many vans can be left over night, you would be suprised how many places have stupid rules
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supernova77

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2011, 09:50:25 am »
I pay £100 a month for a unit which is about 1.5x the size of a normal garage, it has water and electricity which I pay for (only costs about £10 a month), plus business rates.

Andy
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andyatkinson

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Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2011, 10:34:13 am »
convince the landlord to sign up for groupon and get yourself a dddeeeeaaaallll!!!! ;)
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glen parva

Re: renting a unit?
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2011, 10:36:56 am »
ive got a container storage 20ft x 8ft x8ft £60 per per month electric costs £20.00 no rates either
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