Does Folkestone and Hythe council work with private landlords?

Yes. Folkestone and Hythe runs "ABC Lettings (with Property Solutions)" (a mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentives). Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

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What Folkestone and Hythe 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. Folkestone and Hythe runs "ABC Lettings (with Property Solutions)".

ABC Lettings was set up by Ashford Borough Council in 2012 and has been offered to Folkestone and Hythe landlords through a partnership since 2015; the council page refers landlords to ashford.gov.uk/housing/abc-lettings for terms and contact. The council's own Property Solutions page invites landlords to apply to let your property with us, after which a Landlord Liaison Officer views the property; lease term, rent basis and incentive amounts are not stated on either page.

SchemeABC Lettings (with Property Solutions)Typea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesIncentivesFully managed, rent guaranteed solution with guaranteed rent as standard, with no hidden fees; a Tenant Find package for landlords who prefer to self manage; Property Solutions offers a professional service free from agency feesCouncil pagewww.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/housing/abc-lettingsChecked2026-09-28

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