Should I rent out our garage (once converted)

Microstar_2

I did something similar at one of my properties about 8 years ago. Do not underestimate the amount of work involved. In fact, by the time you have met building and planning requirements, done all the groundwork for utilities, drainage etc., you might as well knock the garage down and start from scratch.

Doozergirl

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Are you sure youll get planning permission for what is to all intents and purposes a new dwelling?

I think they can class it as an annex to the existing dwelling if they wouldn't get PP for a seperate dwelling.

PasturesNew

This covers this subject. And there are some prices in there.

http://www.findaproperty.com/displaystory.aspx?edid=00&salerent=0&storyid=10168

A 16'x16 I'd say was a double-garage and it says £15-20,000 for a double.
But on top of that would be your professional fees/costs (plans etc).
And if you're going upstairs I doubt that price of £15-20k means upstairs too so you can probably almost double it.

cobbingstones

Thank you all for your excellent advice as usual. I'll contact the local planning department, who have been most helpful in the past with knocking down an internal wall, and work out some figures.

Many thanks

Justin