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Let your house to Mid Suffolk council

What Mid Suffolk 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. Mid Suffolk runs "Central Suffolk Lettings (Rent Guarantee Scheme)".

A rent guarantee indemnity service run jointly by Babergh and Mid Suffolk: a comprehensive range of tenancy management services free of charge while the property is on the indemnity scheme, with rent guaranteed for the term of the tenancy and a cash incentive. Contact landlords@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk, 01449 724977 or 07926 067314.

SchemeCentral Suffolk Lettings (Rent Guarantee Scheme)Typea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesTermFor the term of the tenancyRentLocal Housing Allowance (LHA) rates set by Central Government, reviewed annually (Crisis database records LHA rate plus 10%)IncentivesGuaranteed rent arrears payment for the term of the tenancy; a one-off cash incentive for each property placed through the Rent Guarantee Scheme; deposit bond; free tenancy management while on the indemnity scheme; tenant find and vetting; inventory; three-month and six-monthly inspectionsWhat they wantProperties free from Category 1 hazards with valid gas and electrical certificates, EPC rating A to E, working smoke and CO alarmsCouncil pagewww.midsuffolk.gov.uk/web/mid-suffolk/w/central-suffolk-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: Mid Suffolk council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.