Page 28 - City Life Magazine - Autumn 2022

28 Issue 60 • September 2022

HOUSING

Could you rent your property

through Worcester City Lettings?

There are currently 28 Worcester families living in temporary
accommodation and private landlords are being urged to come

forward and offer houses for rent through Worcester City Lettings.

Worcester City Lettings has great advantages for
was created by Worcester landlords because I deal
City Council 16 years with most day-to-day
ago and works with local issues and also handle all
landlords who offer their the paperwork regarding
properties to help and the bond and the tenancy.
support Worcester people I make regular visits and
facing homelessness. keep the landlord updated
on the property.”
Claire said: “I’m asking
Claire Rickett, Housing Solutions Officer in the Worcester City all landlords to consider Any landlords who are
Lettings team renting their properties interested in finding
People become homeless “Me and my daughter through us to make out more can contact
for lots of different became homeless 15 the difference to our Claire at claire.rickett@
reasons. It can be through years ago. I worked and community. Most of our worcester.gov.uk
social causes such as I tried everything to find properties are rented
a lack of affordable accommodation. The long-term and landlords Benefits of renting
housing, poverty and property I was offered is would get to meet your property through
unemployment; or life still let through Worcester nominated tenants and Worcester City Lettings:
events, like a relationship City Lettings and the get to choose who rents
breaking down. landlord has many other the property.” • Long-term lets
properties with the service. • Bond agreements
Claire Rickett understands GREAT ADVANTAGES • No estate agents’ fees
the stresses and strains “I was so grateful for FOR LANDLORDS • Free property
facing homeless people the support and the The only cost to the inspections
only too well: 15 years quick turnaround; that landlord is the general • Hands-on housing
ago she was homeless my daughter and I had maintenance of the property advice for landlords
herself, following a somewhere we could call and a £250 administration and tenants
relationship breakdown. home. I will be forever fee each time a new tenancy • Access to all benefits
She now works for the grateful. It was always is started – and there are and grants to help
City Council as a Housing my goal to come back many advantages of letting support the property,
Solutions Officer in the one day, to work for a home through Worcester the landlord or
Worcester City Lettings the City Council and to City Lettings. the tenant
team and is looking for help make a difference • The feeling of helping
new landlords to offer to other people in the Claire said: “Working with our community
properties to rent. same situation.” Worcester City Lettings

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