Yes Lets

A rare photo of us all together, with our wonderful new tenant! 😂

It was a bit of last-minute chaos to get one of our newly renovated flats finished before our new tenant arrived.

There was painting, furniture building, smoke alarm fitting, cleaning... and all the usual last-minute jobs that somehow always appear on move-in day!

Today we welcomed our newest tenant into his new home.

K has been living in supported accommodation with one of our favourite charities, Hope into Action. 🥳

He's now working, volunteers at his local food bank, and is just one of those genuinely lovely people who quietly gives so much back to others. We are absolutely delighted to have been able to offer him one of our own properties.

A little mention for Ian too. He will probably hate this because he is definitely happier behind the scenes! As one of the directors of Yes Lets, Ian is the answer to our never-ending questions. He's definitely the figures man, but he can also turn his hand to just about anything. Whether it's fitting smoke alarms, building furniture, solving maintenance problems or talking me through yet another spreadsheet, he's a huge part of what makes Yes Lets work.

He is calm, incredibly practical, endlessly patient and one of Yes Lets' biggest supporters. We honestly couldn't do this without him.

Days like today are our favourite 💛

🏡 Looking for a room or studio to rent?

We currently have accommodation available across Nottingham City Centre, Stapleford and Ilkeston, with rooms starting from just £550 per month including bills.

Whether you're moving on from supported accommodation, relocating for work, or simply looking for somewhere to call home, we'd love to see if we can help.

💛 Rooms available
💛 Ensuite rooms available
💛 Studios available
💛 Flexible deposit options
💛 Some homes available with no deposit required
💛 People claiming benefits are welcome

If you're a charity, housing officer, support worker or local authority, please get in touch if you're supporting someone who is ready to move into independent accommodation.

And if you're looking for a home yourself, send us a message as we would love to hear from you.

📍 Nottingham City Centre | Stapleford | Ilkeston

Ilkeston

Landlords, you already know your lettings fees are paying for a service, but what if they could do more than that too?

At Yes Lets, our professional lettings and block management work helps underpin the affordable homes we provide across Nottingham.

So when you choose us to manage your property, you’re still getting the proper service: compliance, maintenance, tenant find and day-to-day management. But your fees are also helping make long-term, safe homes possible for people who need them.

It’s a different way of doing lettings, and we think it’s a pretty good one.

If you’re a landlord in Nottingham and you’d like your property to have a bit more purpose, send us a message.

The last few days at YES LETS...

🏠 4 new instructions

🔑 4 tenancies agreed

👀 Countless viewings

🛏 Made 6 beds 🥴

🧹 Cleaned and prepared our HMO

🔨 Tiled and fitted a kitchen in one of our own renovation projects

🏢 Managed issues at one of the apartment blocks we look after

📍 Valued potential new properties

💛 Supported tenants and landlords

And because nobody's perfect...

❄️ Ordered 4 fridges instead of 2 fridges and 2 freezers

👕 Ordered 6 wardrobes instead of 5

🪑 Ordered 12 chairs instead of 6

Somehow everything is still moving in the right direction 😂

Property. People. Social impact. Repeat.

Last week we were invited to hold a seminar at the Hope into Action Conference, to talk about Yes Lets and we were fully booked! 😬🎉

We spent the morning hearing from tenants across the country and, honestly, what was really heartbreaking but also so inspiring was just how much addiction can take hold of people’s lives and how easily that can happen to everyday people.

We heard so many stories of people thriving when they had the right support around them, but also how easily people can end up back in difficult cycles when support is not quite right, housing is unstable, or people simply feel like another number in the system.

We were asked so many times, “How do we get a Yes Lets in our city?” which was lovely to hear and has us thinking... is it possible?.

Our own tenants,shared their stories of life before Yes Lets and what their lives are like now (thankfully all positive) 🥵

We had lots of laughs, and the Q&A at the end was full of brilliant questions and encouragement.

That was our third time speaking in public and, surprisingly, we are starting to really enjoyed it.