If you need help with accommodation and seeking sanctuary in or around Richmond, please visit the Council’s website and contact us for more details. What we can offer is very limited, but we will try our best to suggest how and where you can apply for further support.
Would you like to help us identify suitable housing for people seeking sanctuary in Richmond? We are looking for a paid researcher to meet with local community organisations and faith groups to engage their membership and identify landlords who may be interested in letting their properties to clients of Refugees Welcome in Richmond (RWinR).
Information for landlords
Let your property on favourable terms and bring a refugee family to safety. We urgently need more homes available to rent in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Why we need your help
A major barrier to refugee resettlement is the lack of suitable accommodation.
Richmond Council provides incentives and support for private landlords offering their properties to rent to refugee families on the government’s official Afghan and Ukraine schemes:
- Rent paid direct to landlord
- Standard Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) agreements
- Incentive payment paid upfront
- Six weeks rent in advance
- Rent and council tax paid from the date the property becomes available
- Up to £460 towards insurance costs
- Help with furnishing property if required
- No obligations towards tenants beyond normal property maintenance
- Family supported by dedicated Caseworker and Resettlement Team
If you think you can help, please contact us here or the Richmond Council Resettlement Team.
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Part-time researcher required to help identify accommodation for clients seeking sanctuary in Richmond upon Thames
Paid opportunity at £20 per hour, up to £5,480 over 25 weeks, with an extension possible. Refugees Welcome in Richmond (RWinR) is a registered charity led by volunteers in support of people seeking sanctuary in and around the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (LBRUT). RWinR is looking for a paid part-time Housing Researcher to