Let your house to Norwich council

Q: Does Norwich council work with private landlords?

Yes. Norwich runs "LetNCC" (leasing scheme). Term: 1 to 4 years. Rent: Guaranteed monthly rent, set at a fair rate so we can guarantee payments, paid even if no one is living there. Source: the council's own page, checked 2026-09-28.

What Norwich 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. Norwich runs "LetNCC".

Join LetNCC, our trusted landlord scheme, for guaranteed rent, expert support, and the chance to make a real impact in your community: the council leases the property for 1 to 4 years and guarantees the monthly rent even when empty, housing people from the housing register, those experiencing homelessness and resettlement schemes. Contact privatesectorleasing@norwich.gov.uk or the registration form.

SchemeLetNCCTypeleasing scheme: the council takes a lease and pays you as its landlordTerm1 to 4 yearsRentGuaranteed monthly rent, set at a fair rate so we can guarantee payments, paid even if no one is living thereIncentivesNo monthly management fees or extra costs to start or end a tenancy; optional repair management by the council for a 10% admin fee; expert supportWhat they wantAll types of homes from 1-bedroom flats to 4-bedroom houses that meet current letting standards; properties outside Norwich city limits might also be acceptedCouncil pagewww.norwich.gov.uk/housing-and-community-safety/letnccChecked2026-09-28

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