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Let your house to Arun council

What Arun 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. Arun runs "Empty homes financial assistance (Loan to Let)".

This is an empty homes scheme, not a general landlord offer: in exchange for a grant the property must be managed by a managing agent and the council has the right to nominate tenants, which cannot be refused, for the duration of the agreement. The general Landlords page (arun.gov.uk/housing-landlords) lists only HMO, safety, MEES, accreditation and forum topics. Contact empty.homes@arun.gov.uk or 01903 737788.

SchemeEmpty homes financial assistance (Loan to Let)Typelandlord incentives: cash, deposit guarantee or rent in advance to house a council nomineeTermNomination rights up to a maximum of five years with a minimum term of 12 monthsRentWe would expect you to rent your property at Local Housing Allowance level or at a rate affordable for the tenantIncentivesGrant or loan for empty properties; Loan to Let maximum assistance is 10,000 pounds; Loan to Sell maximum assistance is 20,000 pounds; the council will charge 10% administration costs or 400 pounds whichever is the lowerWhat they wantEmpty properties only; in exchange for a grant your property will need to be managed by a Managing Agent of your choosing and appointment, and the council will have the right to nominate tenantsCouncil pagewww.arun.gov.uk/empty-property-guide/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: Arun council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.