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    For council and charity housing teams

    House more tenants privately

    Husmus works with council and charity housing teams to place people into the private rented sector. We assess income and affordability fairly, insure the landlord against arrears, damage and breakdowns, and keep your team informed of missed payments so you can intervene early.

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    92% approval rate50% increased eligibility for PRSRegulated insurance
    9:41
    Referrals
    Your service
    24
    referred
    9
    live tenancies
    S. Wuan — Payment missed
    8 days late
    J. Barnes — rent paid
    Live tenancy · month 4
    S. Meyer — certificate issued
    Ready to view homes
    Rent monitored for the life of the tenancy
    In partnership with
    CRISISDENSSingle Homeless Prevention Service

    More tenants qualify for homes

    We accept all income sources and base affordability on disposable income. Eligible tenants may be on benefits, have poor credit histories or have no rental history to show.

    No co-signer needed.

    Approved tenants get an eligibility certificate they can take it to any landlord or agent themselves.

    92%of the tenants we assess are approved.

    Landlords get faster, more comprehensive rent protection

    7days

    Cover can be triggered in the first week a payment is missed — not after months of arrears.

    12 months of rent
    Cover for a full year of missed payments, up to £36,000.
    £100,000 legal cover
    For pursuing arrears and defending a claim.
    £5,000 damage cover
    Available on the policy, with pet damage as an add-on.
    24/7 legal helpline
    Free advice line for the landlord.

    Add boiler & appliance breakdown to keep homes functioning and comfortable

    Boiler, central heating and appliance breakdown cover can be part of the package. We take tenant repair requests directly and can support landlords with handling them.

    Boiler & heating breakdownAppliance coverRepair requests handled directly
    What makes us different

    If life goes wrong, tenants get debt-free hardship cover.

    If a tenant loses their job, their contract ends, work dries up, or they fall ill, we pay the landlord and the tenant owes us nothing for two months. They can claim more than once over the life of the policy.

    Every tenant covered by our Guarantor cover will receive up to £10,000 hardship cover for two months.

    We distinguish between someone who cannot pay and someone who will not pay.

    Husmus cover is regulated insurance

    That means your client and the landlord both have FSCS protection and access to the Financial Ombudsman.

    Sustainment teams get early arrears and dispute warnings

    We monitor rent for the life of the tenancy. A missed payment is flagged on day one and the alert goes to your assigned case contact. Helping you reduce possession claims.

    Payment missed
    To: Siobhan Connelly
    TenancyFlat 2, 14 Elm Road
    Rent due1 September
    StatusLate: Day 1
    Next stepMediation

    One step for your team

    Your caseworker sends the tenant a link. That is it. The tenant completes the assessment in about ten minutes. The landlord or agent activates the cover once a home is found. Super simple.

    1
    Caseworker sends a link
    One referral link per service. Nothing to fill in.
    2
    Tenant completes the assessment
    About ten minutes, on any device.
    3
    Landlord activates the cover
    Once a home is found. Your team does nothing new.

    View your pipeline on the platform

    Every tenant you have referred, where each one is in the process, and the rent status on every live tenancy. One screen, no chasing for updates.

    Cases view in the Husmus partner platform: every referred tenant with their stage, cover and rent status

    The cases view — every referral, its stage, and rent status on live tenancies.

    Get Started Today

    Most teams start with a six month pilot on one service. We set up your referral link and platform access, train your named staff, and give you landlord facing materials to send out.

    Pilots are sized to sit below most standing order thresholds, so there is usually nothing to tender.

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    A report your board can use

    At the end of the pilot you get a written impact report covering placements, tenancy outcomes and accommodation capacity freed. It is built to go straight into a board pack or a committee paper.

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    Husmus is a trading name of Husmus Ltd. Husmus Ltd is incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 11517165). Our registered address is 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6FA. Husmus is an appointed representative (Reference Number 953270) of Xact Risk Solutions Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reference number 590914. We are also registered with the Information Commissioners Office in relation to the processing of personal information (registration number: ZA525898).