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Q: Does Mole Valley council work with private landlords?

Yes. Mole Valley runs "HomeChoice Plus" (landlord incentives). Term: Arrears and Damages Guarantee requires a 12 month tenancy. Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Mole Valley 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. Mole Valley runs "HomeChoice Plus".

A rent deposit scheme running for 20 years: the council provides a deposit bond, an arrears and damages guarantee, free inventory and, from January 2025, cash incentives by property size; the landlord keeps the tenancy. Contact the Private Rented Sector Officers on 01306 879149 or 879151, or Housing@molevalley.gov.uk.

SchemeHomeChoice PlusTypelandlord incentives: cash, deposit guarantee or rent in advance to house a council nomineeTermArrears and Damages Guarantee requires a 12 month tenancyIncentives5 week rent deposit bond meaning no need to register deposits with a tenancy deposit protection scheme; Arrears and Damages Guarantee of about one month's rent claimable if the bond is exceeded; cash incentives for properties let from 1 January 2025 of £400 (HMO), £500 to £750 (studio or 1 bed), £1,000 (2 bed), £1,500 (3 bed), £2,000 (4 bed); £250 thank-you for referrals; 2 weeks rent void payment on relets; free inventory; 12 months tenancy sustainmentCouncil pagewww.molevalley.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-landlords/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.

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