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Let your house to Bradford council

What Bradford 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. Bradford runs "Private Sector Lettings Scheme".

A 'free tenant finder service for landlords and agents'; landlords 'retain full control of your property'. The rent guarantee is time-limited and the landlord keeps managing, so it is classed as incentives rather than a lease. Contact psls@bradford.gov.uk or the online form.

SchemePrivate Sector Lettings SchemeTypelandlord incentives: cash, deposit guarantee or rent in advance to house a council nomineeIncentives1-bed and family accommodation: up to 9 months' rent guarantee, up to 3 months rent in advance, £1,000 cash contribution towards initial costs (repairs, EPC, safety certificates), £1,000 bond guarantee for 12 months. HMO: up to 3 months' rent guarantee, £500 bond guarantee for 6 months. No costs to join; dedicated landlord liaison officer.What they want1-bed self-contained, family and HMO accommodation across Bradford district; properties inspected to minimum standards and must have Gas Safety, electrical installation and EPC certificates.Council pagebradford.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-lettings-scheme/private-sector-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.

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