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Jun 2022
Camden council is reinstating its appeal to private landlords to house homeless people with mobility issues.
Camden landlords are being ‘softly’ prompted to take part in its scheme of letting out properties to the vulnerable group of people. However the ‘housing’ must be one or two bedroomed properties on the ground or first floor, or properties in a block of flats with easy access to lifts.
The council is offering financial incentives (cash) to landlords with a wide ranging program of support for them and renters so long as they let to tenants who are facing homelessness, or to those who wish to take the final step away from homelessness services to lead an independent life
In the council’s details of the scheme it features a quote from one anonymous landlord saying: “I carefully considered the overall package, the incentive payment and local housing allowance rate offered by Camden and compared it with offers from the private market.
“Although offers from the private market were considerably better financially, I decided to accept the offer from Camden because of the commitment to help people with housing issues. I have friends who have struggled with housing issues, so I saw this as an opportunity to make a positive contribution to a solution.”
The council states that by letting a property to these types of residents will help those who have vulnerability problems and in some cases many years of being shunted around in temporary accommodation because of the council’s lack of available best suited properties.
The council claims it will also help free up its resource teams time to offer a far quicker support service to rough sleepers and those facing homelessness.
Camden is appealing to landlords to rent a property at or below the local housing allowance rate.
In return the council will give landlords cash ‘commissions’ to those who rent out a one bed property of up to £2,000, and for a two-bed property of up to £4,500 alongside an extensive support package
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