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Dear Andrew Norton 

RE: FW: Freedom of Information request - Landlord incentive scheme -
Housing department 

Thank you for contacting the council on 09/08/2023.

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Dear Andrew Norton

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your information request received on 09/08/2023.
This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You requested the following information:

Dear Brent Borough Council,
This freedom of information request is about the use of housing referrals
and incentives paid to landlords to secure private rented accommodation
for households.
Unless otherwise specified the requests relate to the 1st January 2022 to
31st July, 2023.
Please provide figures that have been paid to private landlords in the
form of cash incentives to secure private rented accommodation, including
the length of tenancy as well as the incentive made to secure the tenancy?
Please provide a list of the locations (local authorities) where you have
placed households for private rented accommodation?
Please provide confirmation as to whether you have specified PRS landlord
contacts within another local authority district. If yes, please confirm
how many landlords and which local authority these are in.
Please confirm how do you advertise your private rented scheme to the
market and prospective landlords?
Please confirm if you offer any additional incentives (other than
financial) to landlords to accept households?
Please confirm when placing outside of your District do you inform the LA
of the placement in their area with a s208 notification?
Kind regards,
Andrew Norton

I can confirm that Brent Council holds the information you have
requested.
 

 1. Please provide figures that have been paid to private landlords in the
form of cash incentives to secure private rented accommodation,
including the length of tenancy as well as the incentive made to
secure the tenancy?

We pay up the pan -London rate for incentives for studios and one beds; we
pay up to £5,500K  for 2 and 4 beds; up to £6K for 3 beds. These are for 2
year tenancies.
 

 2. Please provide a list of the locations (local authorities) where you
have placed households for private rented accommodation?

The locations below refer to temporary accommodation placements that begun
between 01/01/2022 and 31/07/2023 with private sector stock.

Emergency TA:
 

Name of LA
Barnet
Brent
Camden
Ealing
Enfield
Haringey
Harrow
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Spelthorne
Wycombe
Watford

Settled TA:
 

Name of LA
BARNET
BRENT
CAMDEN
EALING
HARROW

 3. Please provide confirmation as to whether you have specified PRS
landlord contacts within another local authority district. If yes,
please confirm how many landlords and which local authority these are
in. N/A

 4. Please confirm how do you advertise your private rented scheme to the
market and prospective landlords? We attend various  landlord forums
and landlord shows; we also advertise on the Brent website.

 5. Please confirm if you offer any additional incentives (other than
financial) to landlords to accept households?

We offer a repair bond to cover any damages in the property up to a
certain value. We also offer a rent bond to cover up to 6 months’ of
rental arrears where the tenant hasn’t paid their contribution towards the
rent.
 

 6. Please confirm when placing outside of your District do you inform the
LA of the placement in their area with a s208 notification?

Yes, we do

If you are dissatisfied with the way, in which your request has been
handled or the outcome, you may request an internal review within two
calendar months of the date of this response by writing to the following
address:

Freedom of Information
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ

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If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or internal
review, you have a right to appeal directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [4]www.ico.org.uk

I will now close your request as of the date of this letter. 

Yours sincerely 
Haider Butt
Analyst

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