Let your house to Hertsmere council

Q: Does Hertsmere council work with private landlords?

Yes. Hertsmere runs "Let with Hertsmere" (landlord incentives). Term: Rent Deposit Scheme insurance covers two year tenancies. Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Hertsmere 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. Hertsmere runs "Let with Hertsmere".

Let with Hertsmere currently offers two incentive schemes for landlords, the cash incentive scheme and the Rent Deposit Scheme. Council-run lettings service with tenant vetting, fast-tracked housing benefit and in-house tenancy agreements; no lease or guaranteed rent is described. Contact letwithhertsmere@hertsmere.gov.uk or 020 8207 7555.

SchemeLet with HertsmereTypelandlord incentives: cash, deposit guarantee or rent in advance to house a council nomineeTermRent Deposit Scheme insurance covers two year tenanciesIncentivesCash Incentive Scheme: a one-off cash incentive, amount varying by property size and tenancy length, paid instead of a deposit. Rent Deposit Scheme: two months' bond certificate, first month's rent paid by bank transfer, landlord insurance cover up to £500 a year for two year tenancies, quarterly inspections. Both include video inventory, Private Sector Liaison Officer support and mandatory tenant pre-tenancy trainingCouncil pagehertsmere.gov.uk/housing-private-property/let-with-hertsmere/landlord-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.

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