A council is offering a £3,000 cash incentive to any landlord of a three or four bedroom property available for immediate occupation.
Maidstone council in Kent claims that the landlord is able to set the rent of the property and as long as it is “affordable” - and the council gives no clue as to how that is defined - then the incentive can be claimed.
The urgent call for landlords is to help provide housing to residents in the most need, people facing homelessness and those on the housing register in the borough.
A dedicated team has been set up to work with landlords and residents to match suitable prospective tenants and properties.
Other incentives include free extensive comprehensive landlord insurance, a bond in lieu of a deposit, a free specialist third-party inventory service, six monthly ‘tenancy sustainment’ visits, free advertising and free tenant check-in and check-out.
Each individual property must meet a set of council criteria in order to receive incentives.
A council spokesperson says: “We really do urgently need landlords to help us if they have any available three or four bedroomed properties. We have decided to offer a generous one off payment to try and encourage anyone out there who might have a suitable property to work with our amazing Homefinder team. They will do all they can to support landlords get the best out of their properties.”
He continues: “We want to continue to work with private landlords who have property in and around the Maidstone area so please contact our Homefinder Team if you can help. Ideally we need to reduce the burden on temporary accommodation and provide families with good quality, long-term sustainable housing.”
For further information, call 01622 602252 or email homefinders@maidstone.gov.uk.
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