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White Horse Lettings

White Horse Lettings is a non-profit service run by the councils since 2007. The service is dedicated to helping low-income families from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse remain in the local area, while securing good rental returns for private landlords. 

Working with both private landlords and many local lettings agencies, we currently support approximately 400 tenancies. 

Landlords

White Horse Lettings provides its services free of charge, which means that you, the landlord, retain 100 per cent of the rental income.  

We also offer landlords ongoing support throughout the tenancy to help ensure a steady and reliable income. Because the scheme is discretionary, we are only required to assist people we consider suitable. This means that we can identify reliable tenants, many of whom have a good track record of privately renting.  

With our local expertise, White Horse Lettings is dedicated to helping connect landlords with potential tenants in need of affordable housing – creating a partnership that benefits both landlords and tenants. 

Our services include:

  • Deposit guarantee bond
  • First month’s rent paid in advance
  • Full rent retained by landlord
  • Safety and legal guidance
  • Tenancy agreements
  • Assistance with serving notices to quit
  • Assistance with benefit issues
  • Entry and exit inventories
  • Property inspections throughout the tenancy
  • Tenancy sustainment support

To read more about how White Horse Lettings can help you to find tenants, please see the Landlord guide below:

Tenants

We want to help local residents access genuinely affordable, suitable long-term accommodation and to be able to stay in the local area. 

If you are a South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse resident and find yourself homeless or threatened with homelessness, please contact our housing needs team for advice on 01235 422452
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing) or email housing@southandvale.gov.uk

Once you are assigned a case officer, you may be considered eligible for the scheme and put forward for an offer of accommodation with one of our trusted landlords through White Horse Lettings.  

Contact us

01235 422435 (Yvonne Jeacock) yvonne.jeacock@southandvale.gov.uk

01235 422440 (Kay Leighfield) kay.leighfield@southandvale.gov.uk

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