Appendix 3: Other Local Authorities offering ‘Ethical Lettings Agencies’

Activity Undertaken	Direct Lets (BHCC)	Crawley Deposit Service	Direct Let Scheme (LB Hounslow)	Direct Lets (LB Ealing)	Ethical Lettings CIC (South East^i)
Guaranteed rent	û	û	ü	ü	ü
Free management	û	û	ü	ü	ü ^ii
‘Honest, trustworthy and transparent’	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Comply with relevant legislation	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Property is in ‘good decorative order’	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Tenancy Sustainment	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Inventory Check at tenancy start	ü (if requested)	ü	ü	ü	ü
Assistance in setting up rent payments	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Landlord building insurance required	û	ü	ü	ü	ü
EPC required	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Gas safety certificate required	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü
Will act as a guarantor	û	û	û	û	ü
Will deal with evictions	û	ü	ü	ü	ü
‘Enhanced practice’ (eg Landlord Charter)	û	û	û	û	û
‘Enhanced’ property standard	û	û	û	û	û

ⁱ This is a Community Interest Company, independent from any local authorities. It is commissioned by London Borough of Wandsworth, Woking Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, Guildford Borough Council, Surrey Heath Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council and City of Westminster.

ⁱⁱ Although Ethical Lettings CIC will not charge landlords a fee, they will generate a fee from the local authorities themselves, which is then used to fund the service.