Modern slavery statement

Last updated 29 September 2026

This statement sets out the steps National Guaranteed Rent Scheme Ltd takes to understand and address the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and our supply chain.

Published voluntarily Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a statement from commercial organisations with an annual turnover of £36 million or more. We are below that threshold. We publish this statement voluntarily because we work with local authorities and vulnerable occupiers, and we think the commitment should be visible.

Our business

We lease residential property from private landlords on fixed-term agreements, manage those properties, and place occupiers in them, including through arrangements with local authorities and registered providers. We operate across the United Kingdom.

Where the risk sits

We consider the principal risks in our business to be:

Maintenance and refurbishment contractors, where labour in the construction and trades sector can involve subcontracting chains, agency workers and migrant labour;
Cleaning and property clearance services, for the same reasons;
Occupancy, where a managed property could be misused for exploitation or cuckooing without the knowledge of the landlord or the managing agent.

What we do about it

Contractors and suppliers

We check that contractors are properly constituted businesses and hold the insurance and qualifications they claim.
We expect contractors to pay at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage, to hold lawful right-to-work evidence for their workers, and to pass the same expectations down their own supply chain.
We do not engage labour through providers who cannot tell us who is doing the work.

Properties and occupiers

Our housing officers carry out documented inspections every quarter and are briefed on the indicators of exploitation, including unexplained additional occupants, controlled movement, poor condition inconsistent with the rent paid, and occupants without access to their own documents or money.
Concerns are escalated internally the same day, and where appropriate reported to the police, the Modern Slavery Helpline on 08000 121 700, or the safeguarding team at the relevant local authority.
We carry out Right to Rent checks as required in England, and we retain records of them.

Our own people

We verify the right to work of everyone we employ, and we pay directly into a bank account in that person's own name.
Staff can raise a concern without fear of detriment.

Approval

This statement was approved by the board of directors of National Guaranteed Rent Scheme Ltd on 29 September 2026 and is published on its behalf. It will be reviewed and, where necessary, updated annually.

National Guaranteed Rent Scheme Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 16889652, registered office 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom.