Best Rental Websites in London

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Top 18 Best Renting Sites in the UK

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To present your property to the largest range of prospective tenants, you as a landlord need to know the best methods of doing this. In a heavily digital reliant era, listing your property online is crucial to attracting interest and viewings. There are plenty of options to choose from, which can be overwhelming; particularly for first-time landlords. Therefore, we have taken it upon ourselves to collate the best renting sites in the UK, and all the options of where to list your property.

There is a huge demand for the rental sector. Upfront affordability is one of the key driving components in this surge over recent years, with prospective tenants finding it easier to pay a rental deposit upfront compared to buying a house outright. As a result, the number of prospective tenants available for your property is extensive.

However, competition from fellow landlords and property investors can also be equally high; particularly in the HMO (house of multiple occupancies) market.To have your property seen by as many prospective tenants as possible, you need to be strategic in terms of placement. Knowing exactly where to list your properties can help to give you a competitive edge over other landlords and property investors dipping their line into the waiting tenant pool.

There are a number of UK rental sites you can list your property on. Some are considered the industry standard, whilst some have specific appeals to certain tenant niches.

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What are the best renting sites in the UK?

In our quest to make property letting and property management as hassle-free as possible for landlords, we have collated the following list of the best rental sites for properties in the UK:

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Rightmove Rightmove is the undisputed behemoth of the property listing sector. During the pandemic, Rightmove clocked a staggering 1.4 billion site visits, with users spending 9 minutes each on average scrolling through the platform looking for their perfect property; whether that be for sale or to rent.

18 pages/listings is the median number visited by users on this website, so it is important to ensure your property is one of them.With its considerable monopoly on the listings market, Rightmove can require hefty fees to list on its platform; a cost which for landlords letting the occasional property (or even just one listing), simply is not justifiable to think about. The key to getting your property listed on Rightmove (and in front of its wealth of prospective tenants) is to use a managing agent, who will have a contract in place to minimise costs for landlords.

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Zoopla Zoopla has recently upgraded its website into a beautiful, user-friendly platform and incorporated PrimeLocation into its services. In addition, Zoopla has a fantastic wealth of property data. This can be useful foundations for investors looking at making further additions to their portfolios. Zoopla acquires over 50 million users a month looking at its range of properties, coming second to only Rightmove in this respect. Like its main competitor, Zoopla is only accessible for letting agents; so landlords will need to seek out a proactive managing agent in order to list on the platform.

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OnTheMarket OnTheMarket was originally founded by a group of agents and is very much backed by the industry. Controversially, agents who signed up with OnTheMarket were made to choose between listing on Rightmove or Zoopla in addition to themselves, as opposed to being listed on all three. As a result, Zoopla took the largest hit with many agents continuing to use Rightmove.OnTheMarket promotes an "exclusive" service, allowing for your property to be listed on the platform ahead of anywhere else.

Since being founded, the website has gained significant traffic which makes them a viable option for listing a property on.

Listing with OnTheMarket also means that your property is automatically listed on the next candidate in our best UK renting sites list.

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Facebook In February 2015, the world's largest social media giant created Facebook Marketplace; a trading platform for users with the ability to list all kinds of items and goods. Fast forward to the present day and the Marketplace has grown considerably, with specific categories ranging from used vehicles through to household goods.

Crucially, it also allows you to list your rental properties, free of charge.

Listing with OnTheMarket automatically places you on Facebook Marketplace, however, you also have the option to list here without their help. Uploading a property onto the platform is a relatively simple process, and allows users to contact you directly for more information or to arrange viewings.

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Oasis Living Listing through Oasis Living gives you direct access to our proactive approach to digital marketing. In addition to listing on the major portals, we can further advise with listing your property on the other platforms. If you are a landlord who prefers a passive income, we can assist with the management of your property or full portfolio. We attend to all your property needs, regardless of how bespoke, under one roof. Knowing the best rental websites London can help to put your property in the best locations for maximum exposure and minimal void periods.

This keeps you from having to liaise with multiple parties, and also gives your tenants one direct method of communication. In turn, this keeps your tenants happy. As we know all too well, happy tenants are the proven path to passive income and minimal void periods.If you would like any further information on the best strategy for marketing your rental property, or how we can help listing on the best rental sites in the UK, contact one of our property management experts today.

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