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Let your house to Brighton and Hove council

What Brighton and Hove 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. Brighton and Hove runs "Private Sector Leasing Service".

We manage your property to house local families assisted through our Housing Needs Service, with rent guaranteed for the duration of the lease. The council also offers a Housing Solutions Service that finds a family, manages the tenancy and pays rent straight to the landlord. Apply by emailing GuarantiedRents@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a free appointment with a negotiator.

SchemePrivate Sector Leasing ServiceTypeleasing scheme: the council takes a lease and pays you as its landlordTermGuaranteed for the duration of the lease (length not stated on the pages read)RentSet by the council's negotiator after a valuation visit, based on the size and location of your property, rent levels in the local area and Local Housing Allowance ratesIncentivesRent paid by us monthly, directly into your bank account, guaranteed for the duration of the lease and paid even if no one is living in your property, as long as there are no structural issues; the service is free, we charge no commission or other fees; a competitive 8 weeks rent compensation when the property is returned, taking account of fair wear and tearWhat they wantA one, two or three bedroom, self-contained property in Brighton and Hove or the surrounding areas, unfurnished and in a reasonable state of decoration, clean, safe and secure, meeting health and safety standards, with current gas, electrical and EPC certificatesCouncil pagewww.brighton-hove.gov.uk/housing/private-housing/private-landlords/priChecked2026-09-28

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