Gloucester City Council is looking for landlords with rental properties to take part in its incentive scheme, which matches landlords with prospective tenants and supports them throughout the tenancy.
The scheme includes a free property health and safety inspection to advise on the relevant housing regulations that need to be met, such as gas and electrical tests.
It also offers a range of financial incentives for a 12-month tenancy, such as money to support the tenant’s deposit and first month’s rent, lump sum rent payments for self-contained accommodation and contributions towards insurance.
Following the launch of the scheme — which has already resulted in over 50 households being matched with landlords — the council is looking for more participants.
Ruth Saunders, corporate director at Gloucester City Council, said: “We want to hear from local landlords so that we can match them with tenants and we will support them for the duration of the tenancy.
“We offer a variety of financial incentives to landlords and give a helping hand to those people who might not otherwise be able to get into a rental property.”
Joe Watts, a landlord from Gloucester, said: “The team make things extremely easy from a landlord’s perspective — they take the stress out of sourcing quality tenants, eliminate the need for costly agent fees, and offer incredible financial incentives to work with them. I would definitely recommend it.”
