Rental options

Guidance on our homes to rent on the open market, including Private Rent, London Living Rent and Intermediate Market Rent. This includes information about your eligibility and how to register your interest.

Private Rented Sector (PRS)

Anyone can rent through us if you meet our minimum eligibility criteria – we want to make sure you can afford to live comfortably in the property.

London Living Rent (LLR)

LLR is designed for people who are currently renting and want to get onto the property ladder but cannot afford to do so yet – either through Shared Ownership or on the open market.

Intermediate Market Rent (IMR)

IMR is designed for people who may not be able to afford to buy their own homes yet.

Allowing people to rent at a 20% reduction on the market rate gives you more opportunity to save towards purchasing in the future. 

Eligibility criteria

To rent through us, you must be able to prove that:

• you're a British/EU/EEA citizen or you have a valid UK residency visa
• you have no history of bankruptcy, County Court Judgements or Individual Voluntary Agreements
• you can meet the minimum income standards
• you can provide one month’s rent in advance and five weeks' rent as a tenancy deposit

We may also consider a six-month upfront rental payment from students or households on fixed-term employment contracts.

Additional criteria for LLR applicants:

• you must live or currently work in London
• you must not be able to afford a similar home in the local area through shared ownership or on the open market
• you must not own another property or be in the process of buying
• you must not have a household income of more than £60,000

Additional criteria for IMR applicants:

• if applying for a London-based property, your overall household income cannot be more than £90,000
• if applying for a property outside of London, your overall household income cannot be more than £80,000
• you cannot own another property
• you cannot be in the process of buying a property
• you may be required to live or work in the area where you are applying for 

Help with your home

It's no small admission to say that our success as a landlord is due in part to the strength of our team here at L&Q.

We've cultivated our Lettings team over the years by bringing on board some of the industry's most qualified and experienced people and developing them in-house so that they're able to meet our high standards of customer service.

But there's more that goes into the management of our homes than just the customer-facing elements.

We need to make sure all our homes are kept in the best possible condition for incoming tenants, which is where our top-class Maintenance team comes into the picture.

Having this in-house capability allows us to respond to incidents quickly and decisively without relying on third-party support.

We'll allocate a Property Manager to your home to make sure you have access to a fully manned support network.

To find out more, please get in touch with our customer service centre.