Need help to let your property?

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Finding a tenant can be difficult but there’s help at hand through schemes being run by local authorities across all the West of England areas, so if you’re thinking about letting your property but don’t know how to find a suitable tenant please contact your local authority using the telephone numbers below.

The properties that are offered need to meet basic standards, which may include

• central heating,
• double glazing,
• relevant standard landlord checks
• certificates related to gas and electrical safety and environmental performance.

However, advice is available if you aren’t sure whether your property meets the requirements.  

A number of incentives are offered to landlords including

• deposits or deposit bonds
• rent in advance
• tenancy agreements
• plus a point of contact throughout the tenancy.
  

Letting your property through these schemes helps to provide much needed housing in the private sector for those who would otherwise be waiting for social housing. If you are interested in finding out further information about any of the schemes please contact:

Bristol Tenant Finder (Bristol local authority) - 0117 352 6888

Bristol City Council now have major new financial and other incentives to make it easier and more profitable for landlords to house the families the council work with.  For details of their new package go to www.bristol.gov.uk/tenantfinder

SG Homes (South Gloucestershire local authority) - 01454 865 555

Home Finder (Bath and North East Somerset local authority) -  01225 396 296

Deposit Bond Scheme (North Somerset local authority) - 01934 426 271

To find out about becoming a landlord and what this involves, visit: www.privatehousinginformation.co.uk