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Let your house to South Derbyshire council

What South Derbyshire 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. South Derbyshire runs "Local Lettings Agency".

'The Local Lettings Agency is a partnership between the Decent and Safe Homes (DASH) project, local authorities and Derventio Property Management Service.' It is a management and tenant-finding service run with a third-party manager, not a council lease; no guaranteed rent or cash incentive is stated. Telephone 01332 255621.

SchemeLocal Lettings AgencyTypemanagement scheme: the council lets and manages it for youIncentivesFast tenant finding service, full professional property management service, tenant support services, signposting to grants and other landlord incentives, free membership of the East Midlands Landlord Accreditation SchemeWhat they want'If you think you have a suitable property for this scheme' (no property types stated)Council pagewww.southderbyshire.gov.uk/our-services/housing/private-tenants-and-laChecked2026-09-28
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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: South Derbyshire council, read 2026-09-28. Schemes open and close with demand; confirm with the council before relying on any figure.