Letting agents
You may choose to rent your properties via a letting agent who find tenants, collect rent or both. Some letting agencies provide a fully managed service, which includes dealing directly with tenants and arranging for repairs and maintenance.
Letting agents must join an approved redress scheme:
- The Property Ombudsmen Limited
- Ombudsman Services
- Property Redress Scheme
If a letting agent does not join a redress scheme, they could get a fixed penalty served on them.
For further information about renting out a property via letting agents, visit the Shelter website.
Landlord Incentive Scheme
You may wish to consider working with Stockport Homes who offer a Landlord Incentive Scheme to private sector landlords who can provide assured shorthold tenancies to people threatened with homelessness.
Benefits include:
- 2 month landlord incentive payment
- deposit covered
- first month's rent covered
- 12 month Local Housing Allowance shortfall payment
- 3 month landlord rent guarantee
- tenancy support
To find out more you can:
- visit the Stockport Homes website
- contact the team by emailing landlordadvice@stockporthomes.org