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Let your house to Swindon council

What Swindon 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. Swindon runs "Private Sector Lease Scheme and Private Rent Scheme".

Two schemes on the 'Swindon landlords - partner with us' page: under the Private Sector Lease Scheme the council manages the property and pays guaranteed rent in advance while the landlord stays responsible for repairs and maintenance; under the Private Rent Scheme the council finds and assesses the tenant and pays first month's rent and deposit. Both are 'a professional, no-cost service from your local council'. Email lettings@swindon.gov.uk.

SchemePrivate Sector Lease Scheme and Private Rent SchemeTypea mix of leasing, guaranteed rent and incentivesIncentivesLease scheme: 'guaranteed rent paid directly to you in advance', tenancy managed by the council under a Non-Secure Tenancy agreement, regular inspections, dedicated contact. Rent scheme: full tenant assessments including affordability checks, 'first month's rent and deposit paid upfront', inventory help, named contactWhat they want'good-quality properties across Swindon'Council pagewww.swindon.gov.uk/info/20025/homes_and_property/1738/swindon_landlordChecked2026-09-28
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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.

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