Excessive storage fees/increases

Fozzie wrote "It just seems rather odd that both Club's storage fees have risen the same."

The philosophy is usually 'charge what the market will bear'.

Just taken our motorhome out of storage - we were paying £500 per annum and to our dismay the price was increased to £960 per annum that was unbelievable so we have now brought it home and we can use that money for holidays.

doubling (almost) of the yearly fee does take the mickey

Not to big a shock as a mate who kept his caravan there warned us of the increase in fees and was arranging to move his van out so had time to sort things out and bring it home 

Old Ludlovian

I assume that this was a commercial operator and not Club storage.

You  are correct private storage 

We are on a privately owned park which has just changed hands and the new owners want us to renew our storage contract to start from 1st Feb on their new more expensive terms. Our present contract is due to run until July, and they have sent an invoice making an adjustment for the time we have already used.  Can we decline to sign a new one until our present one runs out?  We would like the time to judge whether we like the way the park will be run and whether it is worth keeping the c/van there.

It depends on the wording of your contract. A contract, incidentally, that was with the previous owner so more than likely is now of no consequence.

Sorry but I think you either play it their way or leave.

Have I understood this correctly? The new owners have whacked up the price but given you an allowance for the remaining 6 months of your current contract? In which case how much more expensive will it be to accept the new contract for 1 year. Might be worth bearing that extra cost given how sparse some storeage places are (in our area anyway). That way you'd also give yourself time to look for somewhere different if you don't like the way the place is run by the new owners?

Thanks for your thoughts on this.  Probably over reacting to losing the great people who ran the park before who always put their customers first.  Now larger more commercial owners who if like their other sites will charge for everything possible.