Let your house to Coventry council

Q: Does Coventry council work with private landlords?

Yes. Coventry runs "Let's Rent Coventry (Let's Rent+)" (a mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentives). Term: 1 or 2 year contracts (12 to 24 months per property). Rent: Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate, which may be topped up by the tenant or the council. Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Coventry 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. Coventry runs "Let's Rent Coventry (Let's Rent+)".

'Let's Rent+ is Coventry City Council's rent guarantee scheme' housing homeless families from temporary accommodation with private landlords; the landlord keeps the tenancy and may use a letting agent. After the guarantee period continuation is between landlord and tenant. Contact Letsrentcoventry@coventry.gov.uk.

SchemeLet's Rent Coventry (Let's Rent+)Typea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesTerm1 or 2 year contracts (12 to 24 months per property)RentLocal Housing Allowance (LHA) rate, which may be topped up by the tenant or the councilIncentivesA deposit payment of up to 5 weeks' rent (LHA); guaranteed rent up to the LHA rate for the duration of the tenancy (up to 2 years), with the council covering arrears if the tenant defaults; a one-off joining bonus on signing an assured shorthold tenancy; free initial inspection; ongoing support for landlords; the scheme is free to landlords.What they want1 to 4 bedroom properties throughout Coventry, furnished or unfurnished, with up to date safety features and certificates.Council pagewww.coventry.gov.uk/letsrentcoventryChecked2026-09-28

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