HCR have joined forces with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to help tenants relocate from out of London to anywhere in the UK.

There are approximately 9000 people on the Common Housing register waiting for accommodation in Kensington & Chelsea who Homestart can help.

Borough approved residents are being given a chance to move to any location in the UK where they and their families can find a chance to start a new life. HCR provides the relocate with two choices of property within the Local Housing Allowance budget in their target area and then views the choices with the Borough resident. Once the resident has chosen a property, HCR takes out a two-year tenancy and gives the resident a ‘sub-lease’. HCR takes on the responsibility for the rent payments to the Landlord.

HCR are leveraging their status as the largest independent corporate tenant in the UK with over 7300 properties in their portfolio to work with private landlords and agents in providing suitable accommodation. As HCR pays the rent and offers an impartial dilapidation process, the landlord and agent can be assured they will have a long-term, reliable occupant at local market rent.

The relocating resident will have the opportunity to start a new life in an area they may have friends or family, knowing they are supported by HCR. The accommodation is secured for two years and the dedicated HCR maintenance team assists throughout the occupancy.

HCR has over 105 dedicated field property advisors who are responsible for sourcing property. Their first search is conducted on a specialist lettings only website, www.rentright.co.uk, where they can view many properties on line that fall within the tenants budget.

Rob Dolbear, Financial Director at HCR comments “ with the growth of the internet it has certainly helped us to be more efficient in sourcing property in the shortest possible time. Also with the RRPI (Residential Rental price Index) on www.rentright.co.uk , it makes it easier for tenants to see the average rents for any area they may be looking to move into”.

www.rentright.co.uk

http://www.hcr.co.uk/?page=HomeStartScheme

HCR are the UK’s largest independent relocation specialist and a leading provider of rental accommodation for business professionals and their families. With 27 years’ experience managing permanent and short-term home searches, they are experts in looking after people before, during and after their move – wherever in the world that may be.

HCR offer a wide and varied service to their clients, including the following:

• Corporate employee relocation
• UK employee relocation – guaranteed sale price, rental and purchase, home search
• International employee relocation
• Basingstoke Serviced Apartment Accommodation (rental)
• Accommodation for students in Birmingham (rental)
• A Homestart rental service for London Residents

HCR’s extensive relocation experience provides their clients with specialist relocation services for short and long-term assignments, temporary and permanent moves, repatriation, localisation, commuter and virtual assignments, group moves and company relocations.

HCR are experts in sourcing suitable rental or purchase accommodation for the employee and family. They cater for all individual needs and can tailor their programmes depending on the company requirements and budget. If you are looking to rent a house or an apartment, they will show your employee properties, which match your budget requirements and personal necessities.

An in-depth needs analysis precedes the compilation of properties and accompanied viewing with one of their area consultants. Properties are sourced in several ways including:

· Using a specialist website for lettings only, such as www.rentright.co.uk

· Sourcing all local Letting Agents

· Through their own extensive Private Landlord property database

Contact details for HCR

www.hcr.co.uk

Email: info@hcr.co.uk

View rental properties on line at www.rentright.co.uk