We are looking for landlords, agents and people with lodgings who can help Ukrainian refugees find a place to live.
Landlords or agents can offer private tenancies for Ukrainian refugees for a minimum of 6 months. By doing so they can receive:
- a £1,000 thank you payment
- the first month's rent paid in advance
- a deposit of one month's rent
Tenants will receive up to £2,000 for furniture and items to help make the house a home.
If you can offer a room in your home for rent to a lodger you can receive:
- a £1000 thank you payment (this will be after the initial 12 months if it's a transition from hosting a guest or after 6 months if lodging arrangement is new)
- the first month's rent paid in advance
- a deposit of one month's rent
- support to set up a rental agreement
- training and support for landlord and lodger
If you can offer a room in a licenced House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) you can receive:
- a £500 thank you payment
- up to £2,000 for repairs and maintenance (per HMO address)
- first month's rent paid in advance
- deposit of one month's rent
- support to set up an agreement
- £500 for each tenant, for furniture and items to help make the HMO a home.
How to apply
Please get in touch with our resettlement team at resettlement@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or by calling 01202 123 987 if you have a property to offer.
We must inspect each property before accepting you into the scheme and providing payments. This is to make sure the space meets a good standard of living.
We'll request gas safety and energy performance certificates if you are providing a private home.