Let your house to Adur council

Q: Does Adur council work with private landlords?

Yes. Adur runs "Opening Doors Letting Agency" (a mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentives). Term: Fixed term of 6 or 12 months, then rolling monthly periodic tenancy; guaranteed rent paid for up to two years. Rent: Negotiated individually; the councils aim for properties at below market rent to ensure properties are affordable. Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Adur offers private landlords who want the council as their tenant or their letting agent, in the council's own words, with the page to apply on.

Yes. Adur runs "Opening Doors Letting Agency".

Opening Doors is a free local residential letting service run by Adur and Worthing Councils which collects rent, sets up tenancies and provides legal support, with guaranteed rent paid monthly for up to two years. The joint service covers both Adur and Worthing. Contact 01903 221110 or openingdoors@adur-worthing.gov.uk.

SchemeOpening Doors Letting AgencyTypea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesTermFixed term of 6 or 12 months, then rolling monthly periodic tenancy; guaranteed rent paid for up to two yearsRentNegotiated individually; the councils aim for properties at below market rent to ensure properties are affordableIncentivesNo fees or commission; rent collection and guaranteed rent paid monthly for up to two years (T&Cs apply); deposit bond equivalent to six weeks rent for property damage; rent paid monthly in advance; legal assistance and court costs covered by the council; up to 5,000 pounds grants available for repairsWhat they wantAll types: studios, 1 to 2 bed units, HMO single rooms, 4 to 5 bed houses; clean, functional, safe, with fixed heating (gas central or Economy 7 storage heaters); Adur and Worthing primarily, bordering districts consideredCouncil pagewww.adur-worthing.gov.uk/opening-doors/Checked2026-09-28

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How these schemes work

Councils have a duty to house people they accept as homeless and a shortage of their own stock, so many lease or manage private landlords' houses instead. The common shapes are a lease of three to five years where the council becomes your tenant and pays rent whether the house is occupied or not, a management arrangement where the council lets and looks after it for you, or a one-off incentive (a cash payment, a deposit guarantee, rent in advance) for taking a council-nominated tenant on a normal tenancy. Terms, rent levels and what they want vary by council and change with demand, so treat every page here as a pointer to the council's own page, not a quote.

Before you sign

Check the same things you would for any let: whether the address is inside an HMO Article 4 area if the council plans to house more than one household, which licensing applies, and what the LHA rate is, since many schemes pay at or just under it. The free HMO Article 4 checker tests any postcode; Kerbio shows all three on the Rightmove listing before you buy.

See this on every Rightmove listing.Kerbio puts the Article 4 answer, licensing, the council's HMO register and sold prices on the Rightmove, Zoopla or OnTheMarket page itself. Free for 7 days, then £39 a month.

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Source: Adur council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.