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Q: Does Basingstoke and Deane council work with private landlords?

Yes. Basingstoke and Deane runs "Private rent scheme" (landlord incentives). Term: Standard Assured Shorthold Tenancy between the landlord and the tenant (an Assured Tenancy from 1 May 2026). Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Basingstoke and Deane 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. Basingstoke and Deane runs "Private rent scheme".

The private rent scheme matches landlords with tenants in a good position to start a long-term tenancy; landlords keep management and the council offers a bond or deposit rather than guaranteed rent. Contact privaterent@basingstoke.gov.uk or the landlord enquiry form.

SchemePrivate rent schemeTypelandlord incentives: cash, deposit guarantee or rent in advance to house a council nomineeTermStandard Assured Shorthold Tenancy between the landlord and the tenant (an Assured Tenancy from 1 May 2026)IncentivesThe rent is not guaranteed from the council, however we can offer a bond or deposit; a deposit bond is an agreement with us and no money provided upfront; no fees; a dedicated Landlord Liaison OfficerWhat they wantFurnished or unfurnished properties; landlords manage their property and choose from the tenants the council nominatesCouncil pagewww.basingstoke.gov.uk/private-rent-schemeChecked2026-09-28

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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.

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