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Let your house to Kingston upon Thames council

What Kingston upon Thames 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. Kingston upon Thames runs "Private Sector Leasing Scheme and Tenant Finder Service".

We manage the property and pay the rent directly to you during the lease; landlords maintain the structure and services while the council handles tenancy management. Contact privatesectorschemes@kingston.gov.uk.

SchemePrivate Sector Leasing Scheme and Tenant Finder ServiceTypea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesTermOne to 3 yearsIncentivesLeasing: guaranteed rent, no void periods or rent loss, no management fees and cash incentives; tenant finder: cash incentive payments and help with tenants' deposits, no fees or commissionsWhat they wantProperties in good repair within the borough or nearby; unfurnished with laminate flooring or carpets; hardwired smoke alarms and secure lighting; all health and safety certificatesCouncil pagewww.kingston.gov.uk/housing/landlords-and-private-sector/lease-your-prChecked2026-09-28
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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: Kingston upon Thames council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.