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What Newcastle 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. Newcastle runs "Private Rented Service Newcastle: 12-months rent guarantee and Landlord Incentive Grant".

Private Rented Service Newcastle is the way Newcastle City Council supports landlords and tenants in the private sector; landlords who join the Newcastle Home Finder accreditation scheme get a 12-month rent guarantee or RentGuarantor cover plus rent in advance, deposit and cash grants, and the landlord keeps the tenancy. Contact privaterentedservice@newcastle.gov.uk or 0191 277 1438.

SchemePrivate Rented Service Newcastle: 12-months rent guarantee and Landlord Incentive GrantTypea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesTerm12-month rent guaranteeRentRent guarantee scheme funds shortfalls between the rent and the LHA rent; Landlord Incentive Grant requires rent no more than 15% above LHA rateIncentivesA 12-month rent guarantee or RentGuarantor insurance to cover unpaid rent; one month's rent advance and cash deposit; £250 sign-in grant; £150 pet acceptance payment; £250 Landlord Incentive Grant per property advertised through the Home Finder ServiceWhat they wantWell-managed property at an affordable rent, meeting the Newcastle Home Finder Accreditation Scheme standards, available within one month of advertisementCouncil pagewww.privaterentedservice.co.uk/12-months-rent-guarantee/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: Newcastle council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.