London councils sitting on 22,000 empty garages, finds research

Over 22,000 empty garages owned by London councils could be freed up to deliver at least 16,000 homes, according to research by a property investment company.

A Freedom of Information request by Property Partner found 41% of the 53,640 lock-up garages owned by 24 of London councils are empty or in disrepair.

Property Partner calculated the total footage council-owned garages in London was more than eight million. It estimates that these could be converted into 16,111 one-bed apartments.

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