– Landlord from Hackney
We need landlords like you to rent their properties to refugee families. You can still charge rent, and you get the privilege of making a real difference to the lives of people who have lost everything. Signing up to our Landlords for Refugees register is free.
Fill in the registration form on this page, and we will try to match you with a local Community Sponsorship group that needs housing for a refugee family.
Community Sponsorship is a government scheme which allows groups of volunteers in the UK to sponsor and welcome a refugee family into their community. As part of this, the volunteers will support the family to integrate into their new community, including helping them access necessities such as healthcare, education, employment, and benefits. We have worked with over 300 Community Sponsorship groups to so far welcome over 1000 refugees.
We have Community Sponsorship groups in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who are currently in the process of applying to the Home Office to welcome a refugee family to the UK, whom they will support for a minimum of two years.
As part of this, the Community Sponsorship group must find a property which the family can rent.
The Home Office criteria for housing is as below:
In addition, the Local Authority will inspect the property prior to a family arriving, and the local police will also check the area of the property to ensure it is suitable for a refugee family.
If you would be interested in renting your property to a refugee family, then please complete the below form. This will allow us to check if there is a local Community Sponsorship group whom we can connect you with.
The information you share with us in the form will be held by Reset for three months, after which we will delete your information from our database.
To hear directly from other landlords who have rented their properties to refugee families, you can read our interview here with a landlord in London who did exactly this.
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Come together locally to welcome a refugee family. Find out how Community Sponsorship helps refugee families in need build a new life in the UK with confidence and dignity.
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How do I sponsor a refugee family? How does the process work? Reset is here to support you every step of the way.
Wherever you are on the fulfilling and thrilling journey through Community Sponsorship, we have training courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help your group and the family you support.
From drop-in sessions to UK-wide networking events, we bring together people and professionals involved in all stages of the Community Sponsorship journey.
Our toolkits are designed to make it easy for you to support community-led welcome, including resources for local groups, support for potential lead sponsors, and practical advice for Local Authorities.
Research, monitoring and evaluation are essential for making evidence-based decisions that help community-led welcome to flourish.
Make an extraordinary difference to the lives of people who have lost everything by signing up to our (free) Landlords for Refugees register.
Not everyone can donate their time, so if you are choosing to donate money today instead or as well as, thank you. Your generosity is vital to the work we do support community-led welcome of refugees.
We empower volunteers to welcome refugees into communities across the UK, and we’re inviting you to be part of our movement. Together, let’s shape a better future.
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Community-led welcome isn’t about one organisation. We work with a range of organisations and individuals to deliver our work and to grow the movement.
