Elmbridge Borough Council

Empty homes grants, loans and cash incentive scheme

Help for owners of empty homes in Elmbridge, partly as loans rather than grants. Discretionary grants and loans can cover the reasonable cost of works needed to bring a property back into use. Separately, a cash incentive of up to £4,000 (excluding one-bed properties) is paid to owners and landlords who let the property on a 12-month assured shorthold tenancy at local housing allowance rates with the council nominating the tenant, plus £1,000 more if the tenancy is kept for a further 12 months.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: Up to £4,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Owners and landlords of empty residential properties in Elmbridge
The council classes homes empty for more than 6 months as long-term empty
The cash incentive requires the property (not a one-bed) to be let on a 12-month assured shorthold tenancy at local housing allowance rates to a tenant nominated by the council
The page gives no further eligibility rules for the discretionary grants and loans

What it funds

Discretionary grants and loans to cover the reasonable costs of the works necessary to bring an empty property back into use
Cash incentive: an upfront payment of up to £4,000 (excluding one-beds) in return for a 12-month assured shorthold tenancy at local housing allowance rates and a nomination to the property
A further £1,000 if the landlord maintains the tenancy for another 12 months at local housing allowance rate

How to apply

Email pshousing@elmbridge.gov.uk for more information about the grants, loans and cash incentive

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