Reviews of OpenRent. (Real Estate Agency) in London (London).
OpenRent
Office 34, 67-68 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8JY, United Kingdom
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H. S. C.
It's the first time using open rent and the process was made super easy to rent out my flat,
We advertised on Friday and we had tenants move in the following Friday. We used the comprehensive referencing and everything was taken care of very efficiently.
I will definitely use this site again.
G. B.
I’ve just recently taken over the family business which is a property management company and I was looking for some assistance with lettings. I did some research and Open Rent were clearly the headline in this area. They are so professional and always return my messages when I need them. An excellent service and great value for money.
L. C.
I'm impressed. First time I used open rent. I was little worried but... Everything was brilliant. Cheap, quick, excellent. I can give 5 stars for 100% . Thank you for your help. You make my life easier.
A. B.
I was recommended openrent but still thought it would be far more complicated than it actually was. The process was very simple to follow and removed a hell of a lot of stress out of a very stressful situation. I am a complete beginner to being a landlord and I would compare using openrent to being like a little kid with rails on the side of the ten pin bowling lane. The ball just hit the skittles. Excellent communication I was informed of each step along the way and given updates and whenever I had a problem or question got a fairly immediate response.
P. W.
I just wanted to leave a message/review to say Thankyou for a great service from Openrent. I have had 3 BTL properties now for around 7 years and have managed all of them through Openrent. With change of tenancies this has involved over 10 different tenants who have also been very happy with the service. As a new landlord to BTL at the time it took away all the hassle and the process was seamless. I have recommended Openrent to lots of friends who have been very happy. Keep up the good work and well done to the whole team.
S. G.
I have used Open Rent several times. My experience has always been a good one. The facility to advertise on Rightmove etc means that I get a good response to the advert. The website and app are so easy to use and really helpful in managing appointments. I conduct viewings and set up tenancies myself so this is time saving and not to mention, good value for money.
a. s.
I've used Openrent as both a landlord and a tenant over the past 3 years and it is amazing. I love the direct relationship it allows between parties, a brilliant market disrupter, executed brilliantly!
K. B.
We hadn't heard of Open Rent so didn't know what to expect. Met the landlord and the process was quick, smooth and transparent. No issues and impressed with the complimentary Just Move In service for utilities.
B. G.
Second time using OpenRent as a landlord. First time I received a holding deposit within 7 days of posting an advert. This time I had two holding deposits within 24 hours. The full Rent Now package is great value for money, as well as making it really easy to set up a legally compliant tenancy, meeting all the various aspects of the law that landlords have to follow. The total price I paid for everything was £49 for Rent Now and £60 for three references, so £109 all in. This compares to high street estate agents who wanted in the region of £2500-3000 to do what is a very quick and simple job. I genuinely cannot fathom why high street letting agents still exist.
R. P.
After a disappointing experience with a letting agent I was nervous about working with another agent because I didn’t feel that I would be receiving good value for money. I researched the online agents and OpenRent was the best option even if it didn’t live up to my expectations then I wouldn’t be losing a lot of money. OpenRent exceeded my expectations as they are very professional, They guide you through the whole process and they are excellent value for money. I will definitely use them again in the future and would highly recommend them
R. S.
I’ve used OpenRent for my last two rentals now & it’s been the best for generating good quality enquiries (when you pay for the 3 months advertising which includes other sites). Very simple website and messaging service to use & they also have a competitively priced referencing service. They send emails/advice during the process too which is handy if your a newbie. No complaints so far.
B. M.
Really good service, simple and easy to use app and very cost effective. Less admin and costs for Tennant's too so makes easier to rent property. Good features to keep track of all your landlord obligations (gas, Electric checks etc.) Reminders scheduled in whether you use them for services or not but the links to engineers via app v.competitive and hassle free. Have been using for number of years and multiple tenaciies, thoroughly recommend...!
a. p.
I have been using open rent both as a tenant as well as landlord and the experience has always been pretty good. Though they dont have an app and their property search result comes up with lot of old (already rented property) but the website is still good , the " rent now" feature is pretty good and the contract formation is really handy. As tenant i have saved good money on agent fee (prior to june 2019) and as a landlord pretty good amount on Agency commission for something which only end up in unnecessary paper work and opportunity for agents to fleece u at the end.
A. N.
CHECK! Another property tenanted with a quality tenant which was achieved using the stress free system Openrent provides. Communication is brilliant right up until the after the tenant has moved in. For both the Landlord(me) and the Tenant fool proof processes and simple to use. Thank to you all at Openrent.... until next time :-)
P. W.
I've used OpenRent several times to advertise to prospective tenants. The service gives me access to a wide audience including rightmove. It leads to high numbers of enquiries, which enable me to shortlist. I would like prospective tenants to be 'prompted' to respond to my replies and perhaps for them to 'be encouraged' to view their Openrent account and/or leave a phone number/email for Landlord use (as enquiries can easily go cold and it's difficult to work out why). The advert is easy to create and the enquiries all appear in a simple list containing the conversation thread. I like the service.
A. V.
I've used OpenRent many times. I always receive an abundance of enquiries from would-be tenants, and I always select a tenant from those enquiries. It works for me!
M. B.
Can't fault Openrent - everything seems to work well. I like being in control of the tenancies and the portal is also great for uploading docs and tenant communication.
E. S.
OpenRent is fantastic, it's a very slick and easy to use system and they even assist you with setting up your bills!
M. F.
I was amazed at how good the full package was for only £50 including Vat. The referencing for only an extra £20 including vat also felt very good value. As long as you've got the time to do the viewings, this is an amazing service. I saved 90% vs using letting agent. 5 Star!
N.
We bought a house and it came with a tenant in situ, we were new to being landlords so decided to go with a managed let as it seemed the least hassle.
The estate agent was charging over£100 a month for doing nothing but collecting rent, and if only needed a new tenant it would cost hundreds of pounds, half the first month's rent.
We found a reliable tenant within a few days on open rent, and it cost just £30! Sooo much better than the amount you'd pay at the estate agent, honestly, DIY !
V. U.
We are very very lucky to get Wonderful owner Mr. & Mrs Matt and Laura. They are very kind owners i ever met, The flat is very clean and tide. If any issues owner used fix it as early as possible
K. H.
Excellent service, cannot recommend enough. I just used them to advertise on Rightmove/Zoopla/etc, but the website seemed really helpful if you need advice or extra help with setting up the tenancy. Would definitely use again for finding my next tenant!
A. U.
I have used Open Rent service for 3 years now and quite satisfied. Quick response and renting service is fast and accurate. Renting process it's also quite self explanatory. Will recommend
D. C.
Very easy to list and advertise my property.
Plenty of enquiries and easy to find new tenants.
S. D.
Wow! Made renting a house such a breeze! I was new to home renting, and have heard horror stories from friends and family about terrible agents. Open Rent was professional and personal! They never made us feel uncomfortable and helped us every step of the way!
h. b.
Have used OpenRent to advertise properties several times. Very easy to use and had lots of enquiries and an agreed tenancy in a short space of time. Will definitely use again.
S. M.
Amazing experience with OpenRent while taking house on rent. Truly professional and hassle free service. Would highly recommend it.
F. E.
OpenRent has been letting our properties successfully for years and the service provided is the best compared to the previously used letting agents. Thank you OpenRent!
I. J.
Have used OpenRent for several years now and find the service they provide is excellent.
Great user interface enabling applications to be managed and tracked very easily.
The price is very reasonable and good value for money.
A. S.
Have used on multiple occasions as a landlord. Fantastic experience throughout. Very responsive and helpful. A fantastic business model and I really hope that they continue to grow their business as the market for estate agents to handle rentals is a rip off
J. J.
Having rented 3 properties via Openrent for the past 3 years I am extremely happy with the service provided. The customer services department are a little curt in their email responses but overall I'm very happy.
P. N. S.
I have used Open rent several times and I am extremely happy with all their services.
J. C.
Open rent have always been absolutely brilliant. Fantastic value for money and peace of mind that I have all the legal requirements completed.
S. S.
Another hassle free let via OpenRent. I have used them since they started and each let has been has been easy and well managed. Trusted by tenants and landlords are kept up to date and allowed to be in control. Have used all services over the years with virtually no hitches. Can thoroughly recommend.
C. L.
I have used Open Rent on three occasions now and have been very pleased with the service. My property was let very quickly and I highly recommend this Company. EXCELLENT ALL ROUND. THANK YOU.
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Q. M. A.
We had a very good experience with open rent. Everything is online without hassle. We just moved from Pakistan and everything is new for us and open rent was very easy to process everything .
h. r.
This is the first time we have used Open Rent. Initially anxious thinking it would be easier to use an estate agent, our decision to use Open Rent has proved to be an excellent one.
From the offset they were extremely responsive to my endless enquiries and so helpful too. They offer additional services of gas servicing, electrical testing, prospective tenant checks, in fact the list covers all your needs.
I have been hand held through the process of finding a tenant and she moves in on Friday.
The only negative is you show the tenants your property yourself but then who knows your property better than you and it’s good for the tenant to meet the landlord.
Thank you Open Rent .
I am not related to this company, and not being paid to advertise either!
d. w.
Using NetRent has been easy and convenient especially having all tenant enquiries collected together in one place.
M. F.
Excellent service. Very helpful and professional. Lots of very clear information on every step of the process of renting a property. Safe me and my partner tons of trouble and time. So easy to use and to love. Thank you very much for all your help and support 😊
A. G.
Hi I thought Openrent to be very reasonable. I have not used their other services such as Gas Safety Cert and Service but will try. It however, has been a difficult time with the Pandemic and Brexit. Hopefully UK and especially London will do well and rents can increase. To get the place rented I had to drop the price by £151.00 pcm but I didn't mind as I don't like empty properties. Also had to compete with people who were now renting their properties which previously they may have done b&b etc
K. Y.
Really brilliant experience with Open Rent, easy to use and easy to find out more information. I rented my property in two days and they took care of letting any new viewings know so I didn't keep getting inundated with viewing requests. They got the reference checks done within 24 hours and were very helpful and professional.
P. F.
Very good website. You can find good tenants easy. They advertise it everywhere like Zoopla, Rightmove or GumtreeUK.
H. L.
I 've advertised on Open rent lots of times and as usual I was inundated with requests for viewings and the house was let in 24 hours
T. S.
Really easy to use and so much cheaper and more convenient than using a high street agent.
P. H.
Would always use openrent for my properties only ever a positive experience. Would highly recommend to all landlords.
J. B.
Very Easy to set up and manage and make notes online, great value for money and advertised on all the major rental portals
D. G.
Absolutely fantastic. It really is as good as it looks. Does everything it says. This is the first time I've used the complete Rent Now option. Online signing etc. Which is seamless and gives excellent peace of mind to the tenant. My only fear is, eventually, the traditional high street agents will moan & groan to Rightmove and this service will no longer be available. Which will then be the nail in the coffin. If you're an experienced LL why would you not use Open Rent. In fact, there is no real lesser so or totally inexperienced LL's shouldn't feel confident in using the service as they walk you through step-by-step. Which, let's be honest is more than many 'professionals' do
j. c.
I want to thank you for all of your time and effort in helping get us into our new home. You made this whole process much easier than it could have been.
j. g.
Open Rent made the whole process of letting my house easy and stress free. At every stage they guided me through what I needed to do next . Within 6 hours of the advert going live I had multiple responders all wanting to view. When it came to taking references I paid an additional £20 for full references and credit checks to a company recommend by Open Rent. My total fee to open rent for advertising , finding tenants and collecting rent and the bond was £49. I recommend them 100%
C. P.
I've just successfully completed another let with OpenRent! The process is seamless with lots of other services at your disposal. Five Stars every time for this company and its service. Thank You :-)
T. C.
Excellent system. This was the first time I've used OpenRent and I would definitely do it again. It saved me a lot of money and I've found great tenants really quickly. It took me through the process step-by-step and I found it very easy to use.
M. L.
Very happy with the platform. There are always risks out there when looking for private tenants but this platform helped us get a collection of proper quality candidates and concluded a tenancy in good time. We will use again the service again for sure.
C. L.
When our previous tenants found their own home we went back to our long-term estate agent and asked them how much to market the property and establish a new tenancy agreement, with all the necessary administration. They quoted us about £2,800, which we felt was extortionate. Their detailed contract also included a clause, buried in the small print, stating that if we ever sold the property to a tenant we would have to pay the agent 2% of the sale price. We rejected the quote and decided to check out OpenRent. When we first saw the adverts and blurb we thought there must be a catch - too good to be true etc. As the £49 fee was so cheap we decided it was worth the gamble - even just to get the property advertised on Rightmove and Zoopla. Within 24 hours we had several requests for viewing and to be honest would have been happy with any of them. We selected the most appropriate one and proceeded with the OpenRent process - and what a brilliant process. Honestly, it just blew us away with the efficiency of the fully automated system. We paid an extra £20 for tenant referencing and again £20 for guarantor referencing. At every step of the process OpenRent messages and guidance arrived by email so smoothly and clearly. The contract creation was effortless. Every document was well constructed and we believe legally sound. We uploaded all the necessary landlord stuff - such as EPC, Gas Cert, Electricity cert etc. If we did not have any of these OpenRent offered very competitive prices for them. All in all we spent £49 for finding and installing the tenant - including first months rent collection and setting up the deposit. Extra £40 for two references. That's it. Brilliant value. Brilliant service. No catches. It delivers exactly what it says on the website. Our question now is why would anyone use a regular Estate Agent? Unless you have a serious fear of emails and filling out a few forms yourself - it's the way to go.
H. L.
Used Openrent for the first time to advertise my property. It was quick and simple to use and I had found suitable tenants within hours of going ‘live’. I then used their referencing service which was also good and from that point continued the application myself
Will definitely use Openrent again
B. G.
Used them for years, confidence grows all the time. Finds tenants, looks after their side of it very efficiently, quick and thorough referencing, culminating in the provision of a watertight and very satisfactory contract. Someone (Mr Hyslop, the boss) has thought it all through and evolved the processes that every landlord or tenant wants and needs, on the button. The staff are highly trained and expert. Prices are low and great value. Well done Openrent. Ill use you again, its a no-brainer.
B. P.
This is a quick, easy and cost effective way to advertise your property. I have used it several times for letting at £29 it is very cost effective. I have also used the referencing which was very quick too. Thank you
A. R.
I've used open rent as a landlord for the past few years and very impressed by the service and the team behind it. Saved me £££ in agent fees and they take care of everything needed to be a good landlord. I know my tenants also like the trust, ease and transparency open rent gives them. Definitely recommend
I. A.
Professional and value for money , I was little confused before using this service , however the way and the steps has been defined during all my tenancy procedure was outstanding and easygoing. highly recommended.
D. G.
I used to use another online landlord letting service but Open Rent service is so slick and seamless. 75% of my enquiries are actually from their own website. Amazing value for money compared to other online agents
P. P.
Very pleased with the idea of marketing the property. I am not the one who normally write reviews but this portal I would definitely recommend to other landlords and vendors. Easy to place adverts, manage messages and appointments for viewing. All notifications are sent on your behalf.
S. C.
I always use OpenRent to find new tenants - short or long term. Each time I've used it, I've had between 15-30 enquiries within 24 hours of posting the ad. It's easy to use and works well, as the advert quickly goes to all the online portals like Zoopla and Right Move. Highly recommended.
I. B.
I was more than happy to show my property to potential tenants, so was open to an online service rather than a standard estate agent.
Openrent did everything - advertised the flat online, reffered potential tenants, their site is easy to follow and they do the legal stuff ( deposit holding, contracts, referencing and so on )
Very happy with openrent and will use again
K. T.
Open Rent have been very supportive in advertising my property for rent.
K. X.
Will never use an agent against! It was super easy to use this and I loved how simple it was. I managed to find a tenant in 4 days if using the £29 service! And we did our referencing with them which was super quick!
A. B.
I have been a private landlord for 10 years and have never used an agent to rent or manage. OpenRent is by far the best platform to control your property listings and then their range of additional services such as bond and referencing are slick. Highly recommend
S. B.
I have used Opent Rent 3 times now and find them extremely professional, helpful, very responsive to any queries, and definitely good value.
The only thing lacking is that the full “Open Rent” agreement part is not available in Scotland. Everything else is super efficient and a very user friendly dashboard too.
Highly recommended. My property is always rented super quickly. Will definitely use again in future if in between tenants.
Thanks again
Susan
A. F.
Absolutely brilliant! I’ve been a landlord for 20 years and this is the best way experience yet. It’s the service everyone has been waiting for. Unbelievable value, easy to use website. Within 24 hours I’d had lots of enquiries, I chose 3 prospective tenants to view and two offered full asking price. OpenRent did the tenant referencing, tenancy agreement and deposit protection. I uploaded my EPC and Gas certificate to their website easily. Lots of extra services can be accessed for a small extra fee so they arranged for the Electrical Condition Report to be completed by an approved contractor. Just wish they did short term holiday house lettings too! Highly recommended.
C. W.
First time using open rent and I was very impressed with the service as a landlord. Very professional and easy to follow instructions. There is help every step of the way. A wide range of services from just advertising to providing the full service. The communication with the tenants was from a secure dashboard on the open rent site. I'll definitely use them again.
E. K.
Reasonably priced (saved hugely compared to letting agents) and very easy to use website which offers many other useful services. Had lots of interest from the moment we went live and found a new tenant very quickly. Highly recommend and will definitely be using when we need them again.
C. V. G.
We used OpenRent to rent a property and from a tenants point of view everything happened very smoothly and very quickly. If we ever look for another property to rent we will definitely be using OpenRent again.
l. C.
Open rent very good.
Would not recommend the company they use for inventories, check in/out as very poor reports lacking detail. MI services.
Openrent process v good and cheap
I would say you need to really qualify your prospects before viewing as often you get people using openrent who would not be consudered red by a red brick agent. Ie fail credit check or scammers. Must do full credit checks etc. Ask questions.
R. R.
After the nightmare that is the estate agent who pretty much get money for old rope, I used openrent. Definitely the way to go. Ok so if it's your first time using open rent it can feel a bit daunting, but 3 weeks is all it took me and now no percentage off my rental income to an agent. Big thumbs up 👍
M. O.
This was the first time I've used OpenRent as a tenant and it was brilliant. You deal directly with the landlord of the property, but with all the online efficiencies and protection offered by OpenRent. Quick, easy & trusted.
P. A.
Thoroughly recommend using OpenRent. Fast, easy, secure and while the design of the site needs a bit of work, sterling service!
J. H.
We took the plunge and have just used Open Rent for the first time having always used a traditional high street agent previously. They get 5 stars from us, very easy to set up and use. Using them was a streamlined process and much more efficient than using an agent. We did the viewings ourselves. The references were back within 48 hours and we now have a lovely tenant. They have literally saved us thousands of pounds. Very happy!
T. K.
OpenRent did a great job; lots of enquiries, most of them serious!
B. D.
It's been a great experience - I found a flat, Open Rent facilitated safe messaging with the landlord, handled referencing and deposit. In less than 48 h I had a flat rented.
The other good thing is that Open Rent withholds first month of rent (you pay it to them) until the date of moving in just in case the property is not what it was advertised, the state is terrible, or some form of scam. So it's very safe for renters.
The relationship is with the landlord, OR is only a sort of platform enabling safe transaction, so great if you don't want pesky agents and their fees :)
J. S. (.
Great experience with OpenRent as a tenant. The whole process of renting has been automated and made as easy and simple as possible.
Very attractive that money and deposit is held by OpenRent, every communication is logged and tracked, both parties are kept updated along the way - Simply, "Open Renting".
Couldn't recommend more for landlords and tenants alike.
N. H.
I have used OpenRent for4 years now and find it a straight-forward process to use to advertise my properties. On this occasion I have been inundated with enquiries and while not everyone is a suitable candidate, it's been a very useful portal to get the interested parties in.
D. W.
Absolutely brilliant service!! I was staggered how good - advert went live on Rightmove by 10 pm a few hours after posting in the afternoon and uploading proof of ownership for approval. By 6 pm the following day a let was agreed! But the enquiries just kept flooding in - 27 in total by the time I stopped the advert a couple of says later. The enquiry system is clearly fast and efficient and allows people to leave their mobile, email, name and a voicemail message for you. I was amazed how fast and efficient the service was for such a low price. I only used the basic package and none of the other services as I am an experienced landlord so can do my own referencing etc and have quality photos and a video tour - which anyone can put together easily these days with a good quality phone with wide angle.
C. M.
We’ve used Open Rent only once, but found them excellent and impressive – considerably better than the firm we used before – and for our purposes, vastly cheaper and better than any estate agent. We were introduced to about 15 serious enquirers within four days, did three viewings and then chose one. Thereafter, referencing and other essential bureaucracy was very quickly done. From start to finish, the whole thing was done and dusted inside eight days. They didn’t put a foot wrong: highly recommended.
F. B.
This is a great service. It makes it so easy for landlords to advertise our properties in several places. The Open Rent team are very helpful. I look forward to the full service being available in Scotland.
S. R.
Third time of using OpenRent as a private landlord and I highly recommend them. Lots of quality response to my ad each time, easy to use systems, very reasonable price for us and for our tenants.
V. N. L.
OpenRenty has provided me the very best and excellent services, from contracting, depositing to sorting out Council tax, bills etc...Really professional!!
k. s.
Open Rent is an amazing way to advertise a property! Absolutely stress free experience. I hadn't let my property out as I had been so busy with projects at work. I have used other means in the past to advertise other properties, but this time I advertised on Open Rent on a recommendation and was amazed with the results. No time wasters, you get nothing but serious enquires! No headache! very quick and easy and a reliable service. The additional services offered at additional cost are also great. I have used their referencing service, which again was reasonably priced and very easy to use. I will also be using their rent guarantee service and hopefully much more in the future! I will definitely recommend to and landlord! and to Serious Tenants looking out there to Rent. Open Rent is trustworthy and reliable! Loved the service so far!! Can't complain about anything!
M. F.
I have been a residential landlord for five years and have been using OpenRent for the last three years. They keep improving over the years with quality products which are value for money. I have the service to be very professional and quick to respond to any queries. Its very easy to manage your adverts and you can pick and choose which services you want. I highly recommend OpenRent.
A. W.
Good and cheap portal for landlord and people doing it themselves.
No rent collection or leases available in Scotland so its really on half service, but you have to pay extra anyway.
Got 15 enquiries for first one and 12 for second in only 1 day had to take it off, they were all good quality leads and went in 2 days, cant say fairer than that for the price.
E. A.
I have just taken on a tenant for the second time through OpenRent. I can't recommend it highly enough - it is crazy how much better value they offer than high street agencies. The platform is so simple for both landlords and tenants to use. If you run into any concerns or queries the OpenRent team are great at getting back to you. I would (and have) 100% recommend it to friends who are renting out a property.
I feel that previously the process of self-managing the rental process felt sort of mysterious and inaccessible, and that it was too risky to do it yourself without experience. However I have found the opposite to be true. I believe that a majority of tenants / landlords / rental agreements are pretty standardised now and perfectly manageable independently. When I first rented through an estate agent I paid £800 in fees over 1 year. When I then switched to OpenRent I paid total £80 over 1 year, so literally 10% f the cost (and I have achieved a significantly and consistently higher rental price when I have set the rent myself).
A.
A very easy system to use for landlords and cheaper than using an estate agent. Openrent lets you advertise your property, book viewings with tenants, creates the tenancy agreement for you (which can be tailored to your requirements), they manage the holding deposit and security deposit and can also carry out referencing for a small fee. Really simple and all can be done online via Openrent. The only drawback is they don't have a proper mobile app.
p. S.
I only Discovered Open Rent by chance- I saw it advertised on a board and investigated what it actually was - best decision I ever made! I had had my rental flat with an agency and no luck. Wasn’t sure what to do!
Then I found Open rent Allows - it you to be visible on all the major rental sites, sends you interested tenants who want to view your property, guides you through the whole process and answers any questions very quickly. I have found the service to be extremely useful and was able to rent my flat very fast and pay no commission fee to estate agents. Customer service was excellent the representative responded within minutes. There are different packages you can choose from very good pricing. Going forwards this is the only service I would use for renting my property. Amazing thank you so much
J. A.
Wow this day and age and there is a platform available free to list properties. Great service
A. M.
I am very happy with Open rent, I have saved thousands of pounds in letting agents fees and the whole proses has been straight forward and professional . I Shall continue to use this online platform feeling confident and supported if any problems arise. Anne M
P. C.
With some trepidation I decided to administer my new tenancy, rather than go through an Estate Agent. Open Rent were fantastic and made it very simple. I now have lovely new tenants at a 10th of the cost it would otherwise have been. Thoroughly recommended.
O. S.
They helped us get our home and ensured we settled in perfectly.
K. P.
Great company, would highly recommend. Have let 2 property’s with the first week of advertising.
Extremely helpful & professional.
L. D.
Used OpenRent many times now and can’t rate highly enough. They support and guide landlords through process for minimal fee saving £100s. The process works like clockwork and have found great tenants every time. Highly recommend
V. A.
Easy to advertise, straight forward to reply to enquiries, 24/7 and saves a lot of money
m. h.
OpenRent provide a superb service with very low charges. From start to finish of advertising to the tenant moving in they were highly efficient, well informed and helpful.
C. G.
I have now used this site twice and have been more than satisfied with them, I would highly recommend.
A. W.
We have been using rental agencies for the past 6 years to find and manage tenants for our two properties in West London. Although we have been paying management fees throughout the time, our experience was that they were more interested in their commission than rendering the management service. On the occasions that we needed them for management purposes, the outcomes were disastrous. Since we live near our properties, we ended up managing them ourselves while still paying the agents management fees.
We decided to switch both the properties to OpenRent, and find the service that they offer to be very efficient, professional, transparent and easy to use. I regard OpenRent as the future for renting properties, and really believe that rental agents might become a thing of the past. Do yourself a favour and try OpenRent for yourself.
T. B.
JACK one of your colegues is very helpful and Professional as a costumer I’m so happy and I will recommend all my family and friends :)thank you
E. G.
I cannot fault OpenRent. I have been letting since 1984 and nothing even comes close. Great value! Great system! I cannot recommend enough. Simple straightforward listing. System works logically and it is simple to interact with the applicants you choose. Brilliant!
S.
I used OpenRent as a landlord to avoid the ridiculous fees I was quoted from a traditional letting agent.
I found the platform easy to navigate and quickly got enquiries. I did opt for a few of the extras originally, such as the RentGuard but since having renewed the tenancy with my (amazing) tenants, I have opted to organise independently. This is mainly due to the tenants needing to go through full referencing checks again (at pay to do so) as I had let the insurance lapse for a few weeks. I didnt think this was fair at all on them.
The renewal process was super easy and my tenants agreed. Having all the documents stored, so I can just log back in and see it all and kick off a renewal or readvertisement is great. I personally have had a great experience with OpenRent and my tenants told me it was easy and also cheaper for them as there were no agent fees.
T. H.
Used OpenRent for the first time on advice of daughter with a new tenant needed and found it exceptional, with every move flagged up in advance. Advertised flat, found tenant, guarantor, obtained reference, deposit and first month's rent at the click of a button. Downloaded template for the inventory and handed over the keys, not losing a day's rent. Was nudged re legal requirements (Gas/electricity) & insurances. All for £69 Inc one reference. Indeed that included advertising on Rightmove and Zoopla, but we never got that far with a plethora of prospective tenants from their own website. They are also providing guidance for our tenant too with regard to utilities etc. Having had an excellent managing agent up to now, I now wonder why. Obvs down to us if there are issues with gas/elecricity/water, but saving £1k+ in the first year, so prepared to accept that. Frankly it is the best online service I have ever come across and I have no connection with the organisation. Thanks. About to post a one-star review on another organisation so don't have rose-tinted glasses.
A. G.
I was really impressed. OpenRent is very easy to understand and to use and incredibly cheap. I can really recommend it to other landlords. I think it is almost perfect (I would only suggest improving the procedure for the holding deposit). The customer service is also very good: they reply very quickly. In my opinion, if the property to rent is a good product and the landlord has enough experience, then there is no need to pay thousands of pounds to a “normal” estate agency.
I managed to rent my flat with help of my ex tenant even though I was abroad!
S. G.
Excellent online agent. You choose which services you need to use and which you don't. The cost of each service is clear and reasonable. I purchased my property on a Friday morning, advertised on Openrent the same afternoon and had a tenant by the following Wednesday.
C. W.
excellent website would reccommend it to any landlord or prospective tenant
S. K.
As a landlord, I started using OpenRent a few years ago. They were good then but there were a couple of little glitches I mentioned to them. They addressed them immediately. Two and a half years on, I needed new tenants and turned to OpenRent again. They are even better than before, making everything clear and answering queries promptly. The site is accessible and easy to use and their marketing on Right Move, Zopla etc is just as good as any high street estate agent's, with far less paperwork and even more importantly, for a fraction of the cost. Their related services (PAT tests etc), are cheaper than most and just as effective and thorough. I will definitely go back to OpenRent and recommend them highly.
J. E.
OpenRent have been absolutely brilliant and at a FRACTION of the cost to rent my flat through a local agent. Being an online service it wasn't possible to speak to an agent, but most of the questions I had were answered through the site or by email and the step by step process really helps to progress your rental! I would HIGHLY recommend this as option to consider for anyone wanting to rent their property!
A. F.
Easy to use site. Seems popular with tenants too as that's how I heard about it. Within a week of advertising I had plenty of prospective tenants, communicated easily with them and set up viewings. The tenant we chose just moved in. Very happy and will likely use Open Rent again when it is time to advertise for new tenants.
N. H.
Honestly the best decision I made to go with Open Rent and not an estate agent! It may sound risky if you haven’t heard of this online agency before, however I was comforted by all the information they provide on their website and thought I’d give it a go. Open Rent have saved me over £550 by helping me find my tenants!
Their website is extremely supportive and the team are super friendly. They support you along the way and help with legal requirements to cover yourself as a landlord. My tenants are also happy with the process as they only charge £20 per tenant for referencing and NO hidden costs.
It’s easy to set up an advert within minutes and easy to manage throughout the whole process. Open Rent make it effortless to find you tenants and the whole process has exceeded my expectations!! I can’t believe the brilliant service they provide for £49 and will certainly be recommending them where I can!
R. B.
Amazing experience twice with openrent, 2 fantastic landlords and overall my favourite property and experience. Especially when it comes to the first day handover is great as it is landlord led and more personal than with agents.
D. O.
Amazing System ! Super efficient and professional. 38 enquiries - screening service and full package if you want all documentation and even deposit rent collection to start. Will never use any other platform - 2nd time for me !! Thanks team - Kind Regards Dominic.
A. P.
I've used this site to search for properties and I'm very impressed with the features it gives. My only problem I've had is some landlords/agents are very slow when replying back so OpenRent has a button feature available after 48 hours of sending a message to "Chase the Landlord" so it notifies them. Otherwise it's very helpful and they have a phone app to make it easier to access.
B. N.
OpenRent was recommended by our son and we have only praise for its clear processes and procedures. Each time we needed to ask a question it was answered promptly by staff online. One of OpenRent's most useful features is that you can communicate directly with prospective tenants so they can email/text any queries or concerns and be answered by direct contact with the landlord .
A. E.
This is the second time I have used open rent. Really pleased. Great portal. Love how you can keep editing and improving your add. Very helpful team when you need advice. Excellent value for money
M. A.
I am a landlord and this is the first time I have let my property through OpenRent. They are amazing! The website is fantastic - every detail for a landlord has been thought about - and it is also easy to reach them by phone if you have any questions. I am so incredibly impressed. And it is such wonderful value for money. I do hope that doesn't change! Thank you OpenRent.
S. R.
Open Rent can be very good. But is probably better for landlords then tenants. Also Open Rent have a very bad policy of deleting reviews hence the 3 stars instead of 5 stars. Good service but bad customer relations.
M. M.
After having numerous problems with a local high street agent in my town, I found a property advertised by a company under the name of ‘Open Rent’. The service was quick, there were no payment fees taken from the estate agents and the property is in reasonable order - they even accommodated my pets. I can highly appraise the service received here by Open Rent.
N. C.
As a Landlord, OpenRent has made the renting process super simple and easy to do. I’m so happy with their professionalism, great customer service and everything very well explained. This is the first time I do this, and I really liked that OpenRent sends notifications for every single step including detailed explanations. So good! You make renting easy for all. Thank you so much again!
A. S.
My first time using OpenRent and the service was absolutely fantastic. It was very simple to get the advert up and running and in no time the suitable applicants came flooding in. My rental house was very quickly let to a tenant with great references. I could not be happier and would recommend them to anyone. A.S.
C. S.
Open Rent are brilliant. They saved me over £1500 & I had a long term tenant moving in within 2 weeks of my ad going live. Comprehensive referencing and sorting the contract and deposit took only 3 days. Communication throughout was exceptional. I can't recommend them highly enough and will be using again.
E. M.
Totally amazing, they found us an ideal tenant within hours of listing. We had so many enquiries too. If you're an owner looking for perfect tenants or someone looking for a beautiful place to live use Openrent.
I feel a little sorry for estate agents, given how excellent they are and the low prices charged. We saved a fortune using Openrent.
I. M.
I was able to rent home through openrent.com even I was not in UK. They make process simple and fast for both tenant and landlords. Money transaction is secure. what wonderful experience.
T. B.
Excellent low cost highly efficient method to acquire tenants. Simple to use. I had 2 enquires within 2 hours of going live and rented my property on the same day. Forget expensive estate agents!
R. O.
Have used Openrent several times to let properties and I can't recommend them highly enough.
E. V.
Fantastic service! Everything was made so easy and I had 14 viewing requests in less than a day after posting my advert. I scheduled 8 viewings in half-hourly slots for the following weekend as I don't live near by. By the end of the day I had found some great tenants and they put down a holding deposit.
The process after that was also extremely smooth. I went for the 'Rent Now' service which is unbelievably good value. All the referencing (including a guarantor) and contract signing happened within a week and the deposit was collected and transferred into my DPS account shortly after that. I cannot praise OpenRent enough... I am hopeful that the tenants I have will stay for a long time but my experience with OpenRent has meant that I am not at all daunted at the thought of having to find new ones when the time comes.
I opted to pay for 'Rent Now', Rent Guarantee Insurance, Inventory and Check-in Service and this all added up to less than the local Estate Agent would have charged EVERY SINGLE MONTH to manage it for me. Can't argue with that!
K. W.
Can't beat it - great service - immediate notifications - so many enquiries- Let first day!!!
k. w.
I used OpenRent for the first time recently and got an excellent tenant through them. I found their website relatively easy to use and as I did my own tenancy agreement and inventory the whole exercise was free. It takes up a bit more time than just using an agent but it saved me loads of money. I would highly recommend them.
R. C.
Would 100% recommend! Didn’t realise this process could be so quick to complete and easy.
m. m. c. e. l. m.
Been using the service for sometime now quick and easy provide all services for both tennant and Landlord
J. T.
I’ve used OpenRent twice now as a landlord. I have an above average 1 bed property and have previously used agents but I had to take back control after some issues. I don’t mind interviewing tenants myself - it gives me a choice of the best tenants, and I can check the inventory properly. I like having a good relationship with my tenants so communication is much faster without intermediaries. I live 2hrs away from my rental property but have not found this any issue.
OpenRent makes it very easy for advertising, referencing, rent deposits and payments and reminds you of all the regulations. And all at one low price.
M. G.
Just got my first tenant through Open Rent after 3 days! Excellent service, easy to use website and easy access to support if required! Totally impressed for what I paid and will absolutely be using Open Rent again and recommending to everyone!
A. S.
Open Rent is excellent. I've used their service a few times and have always found a tenant quickly and easily. It's a cheap and efficient service that I recommend highly
D. J.
It's been a totally positive and excellent experience working with Open Rent. I had a reasonable number of viewings, but more importantly all the candidates were of high quality and I would have rented to all of them if I'd been able to co-ordinate move in dates. I can't fault the whole process; and it's been very stress free! Great fees, good communication if I had any problems or issues, watertight contracts and referencing and I've found 2 lovely tenants. I really do recommend them. I've been a landlord for 20 years and they will be one of my main staple agents from now on.
J. S.
Open Rent is a straight-forward, simple and extremely cost effective way for a landlord to find, reference and set up a new tenancy. It is flexible enough too that if you want to include your own Agreement, not theirs, or manage the deposit yourself, you can opt out at different stages. I thoroughly recommend them.
R. N.
Being a first-time landlord, I found the service provided by OpenRent to be excellent.
Their web-site is user-friendly, their process unambiguous and clean, cost-effective,
and there are no hidden charges. The lifecycle of advertising in property sites, managing communication
around property viewing by prospective tenants, tenant referencing, tenancy agreement drafting,
deposit collection and protection, email updates at every stage...everything was handled smoothly and efficiently.
I also used some of their services for landlord safety checks for the property. The tenant too had an excellent
service provided to them. I would highly recommend OpenRent to everyone.
R. T.
I have used OpenRent to find a flat in Surrey. The process is very well explained all along and you get to meet landlords who share the same mindset to get away from letting agents. Only fees paid were for referencing and the referencing company is very efficient. Overall very satisfied with this smooth experience and have moved in my new flat in less than four weeks of research. Don't be let down by the lack of properties available, you'll find the right one on this website and build a trust relationship with your landlord.
D. R.
Very professional and easy to use.
Had an enquiry within an hour of advertising. First tenants to view our property took it. Other services offered are also very reasonable, helps the process run smoothly. Who needs estate agents when OpenRent makes it so easy for landlords and tenants alike.
a. m.
Thank goodness for OpenRent,
Having talked to an estate agent, and been told they wanted £400 from me and another £175 per applicant plus, 10% of the rent per month I decided to go with OpenRent. £49 and two days later the house was rented to a lovely couple that flew through the simple referencing process.
Thank you OpenRent for your support and I would highly recommend this format.
D. C.
I have used OpenRent twice (as a landlord) and I'm happy in both experiences. It provides efficient services and great value for money. Highly recommend it.
P. C.
It works well. Very economical for landlord and tenant. In fact we used the fact that tenant only pays £20 for referencing and no other fees when we talked to prospective tenants - a good selling point. We do not like the way other agents charge a lot to tenants.
Landlord needs to be prepared to fix viewings with prospective tenants, and eventually do inventory and handover procedure, but OpenRent has guidance available. Would certainly use OpenRent again!
c. g.
Amazing service, this saves you so much money as a landlord and with the right advice from openrent I found the best tenant within 2 weeks. I highly recommend openrent and will definitely be using their services again. Would love them to do a version of this for selling property too as purplebricks seems the only company to use and still are expensive. I also love all the add on services at such good rates. I have already told friends about it and they will be using openrent too.
M. A. R. K.
It was great first time experience with Open Rent.
Obviously 'Open Rent' saved me a lot of money. The service was excellent even better than my expectations. Providing tenancy 'Signboard' in front of property means how serious the Team with their profession and business is.
Of course I will use Open Rent every time I need, as long as they provide this kind of brilliant service. I will recommend my friends and relatives to use Open Rent too.
D. L.
OpenRent was recommended to me by another landlord, and I am delighted with the service and results. The new tenant is due to move in within 2 weeks of the advert being placed!
The website is easy to use, clear and attractive. The process unfolds step by step, with advice at each stage. There is a help facility and community forum.
I used the referencing service, which was quick and efficient, and OpenRent keep you informed at every stage.
I needed to phone OpenRent for advice on behalf of the prospective tenant, and they were easy to reach, pleasant and helpful.
OpenRent's services are great value for money: I couldn't have placed a scanty advert in the local paper for the price I paid for extensive online advertising, referencing and support.
Thank you, OpenRent!
L. L.
If you are a hands on landlord with managing your property like me, then OpenRent is the best time & money saver website with 100% guaranteed tenanted house with in 1-2 weeks, hardly any voids! Its great as gives a chance to meet your tenant and separate the wheat from the chaff too. Try once and you will never go back to using a let.agent services!
C. G.
I am a private landlord. I used Open rent for the first time this month for one of my rental properties in London. It has great functionality and is really simple to use. I got 12 replies from prospective tenants and have let the property within 5 days. Congratulations to the team that built the site, I will certainly use it again and highly recommend it to other landlords.
S. R.
The whole process was so easy and hassle free. We both had access to the open rent account so it was easy to pay half each into the one pot and it automatically showed under each of our names. Having that direct contact with the landlord was amazing, they showed us around and we signed up that day.
I. D.
We’ve just completed a house rent with OpenRent and the whole process was simple, easy to use and understand and kept all parties updated throughout the whole process. I would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of renting or any landlord that is looking to rent out their property.
A. a. T. J.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND - I used OpenRent for free (5 day free trial). It is an exceptionally user friendly website. The feedback from prospective tenants about their experience using the website was good too. I managed to secure a tenancy within a couple of days. I will definitely be using it again. They also offer a great variety of extra services - Tenant referencing/EPC/GSC/credit-checks to name but a few.
A. C.
Having been quoted anything from a month’s rent to one and a half month’s rent for tenant find we decided to do it ourselves. But how to get our property advertised on the big sites? How to manage the contracts? Where to find a good template for a tenancy agreement? What about referencing? And the deposit?
Then I came across OpenRent. It seemed too good to be true but I read the reviews and, apart from a couple that seemed like they might be sour grapes from competitors, all seemed okay. And £49.50 didn’t seem much to pay, if it didn’t work out I could put it down to experience.
Guess what?...... it was brilliant!
It was simple to use, delivered on everything it said it would and really exceeded expectations. Within 12 hours of the advert going live we had 6 appointments to view. Two days later we had selected our tenant and another week later we were handing over the keys with everything in place. And we had achieved a rent of £100 a month higher than the local agents were suggesting!
What is not to like? I can’t recommend OpenRent highly enough.
D. G.
OpenRent have served me well for over three years now, they respond quickly to any correspondance, my tenants are pleased with the speed with which they do the required checks and they price fairly. Keep up the good work team.
S. B.
We have used Open Rent 3 times. If you have got time to show the tenants yourself, they are the best agent to go with. They are very active, if your property doesn't have good feedback, they will email you some suggestion, if your property too many people ask for it but not much people are match your requirement, they will help you the screen them out.
We used the local agent before, very disappointed, they charged a lot, but they didn't do much. The tenants passed the reference check, but from the 2nd month started the late payment and then become worst and worst end up with court.
Open Rent they charge very little, you can see the tenants yourself before you give it to them, it is much safer. They charge very less, but every time when you call them, they are always happy to help you.
We are the people normally lazy to give feedback to anyone, but Open Rent make us feel so good that I am happy to leave the feedback here.
The only thing we are not happy is that their partner gas safety engineer, for very small thing, they don't accept we change it and send them the pictures to prove them we change it. Their partner need us to arrange the engineer to go there again, and this cost us money for every arrangement.
But overall it is not Open Rent's problem, because they can't control the people who work for their partner.
They have got much better services than the local agent. I give them 5 stars.
s. k.
Superb Portal, a must see for Home Owners who are looking to rent out their property. One stop shop where you can manage everything right from advertaisement to rent collection. The property management companies should seriously start introspect at the value they add , i see little value added by them [and charge 10% of the rental income] - all they do is take phone call on your behalf and charge 10 -15% more than market value to get any repairs done, some of them charge for visit to the property to get a quote.
O. G.
Such a pleasant experience. Site easy to use, team very useful, and responded promptly to all my enquiries. I will definitely use it again when I need to rent out my flat.
I hope all landlords will use this service, and eventually not use the real estate agents - as we know, most are only concerned with their own commission, and they don't care about the customer or the tenant. With OpenRent the whole experience is human, and much more enjoyable!
I found really nice tenants, I had a personal interaction and I made a win-win deal directly between me and them.
W. P.
Excellent experience. Very easy to set up and I had my house rented within 48 hours. The whole process was very transparent for myself and prospective tenants. The alerts made the whole process very easy to track enquiries and respond quickly. I really can't recommend them enough and will definitely use again.
M. G.
Highly recommend after 2 very successful advertisements. Didn't require any of the services except advertising, however with the amount of enquiries I received and the speed with which I've been able to fill my property on both occasions with the right tenants, £30 is worth every penny to get onto 100+ portals.
V. C. F.
What a great company and site. OpenRent was really easy to use , well managed and always helpful when I needed advice or clarification. At every stage they contacted and updated as a landlord and my new tenants also found the experience good. I HIGHLY recommend them and will definitely use them again!
p. s.
I have downsized my portfolio of properties following the continued attacks on the PRS by successive chancellors and so it is all the more important that voids are kept to a minimum. OpenRent has been superb in getting the property adverts in front of the right prospective tenants and efficiently managing the new tenancy process from start to finish. Highly recommended.
T. R.
Absolutely excellent! Ditch your estate agent immediately!
We signed up to Openrent.co.uk on the Thursday, we got 7 good quality inquiries on the Friday and booked in 4 viewings for the Saturday!
We met a lovely couple on the Saturday and agreed to move forwards with them. The Openrent system is SO easy to use! All the necessary documents, background searches, deposits and deposit protection paperwork is all automatically generated and managed within your dashboard.
We will NEVER use a greedy letting agent again! Instead of the £800 they'd quoted us for finding tenants, the whole thing cost us just £49 and was no hassle at all!!! Happy days! Openrent is highly recommended!
E. B.
Will definitely recommend other people to OpenRent. Helped us find a great property, cuts out the middle-man so to speak and allows the tenant/landlords to engage directly and be honest with each other.
Provides deposit safety and tenant referencing at a reasonable £20 per person.
Will use again in the future!
D. S.
Open Rent - is an excellent way of listing your property giving you access to several top marketing sites. A very cost effective and useful marketing method recommended to all.
Many thanks for yet another great and smooth letting.
Best wishes
Darren
J. R.
Amazing site - takes all the stress of estate agents away. I found an absolute bargain with a gem of a landlord. Couldn't be happier
v. s.
Very happy with the excellent service of Open Rent, it is very straighft forward and save lots of money and time. I highly recommend them !
H. W.
Openrent is really an excellent website for landlords. I manage to have two viewings and finally settle with a very nice couple as my tenants in merely 3 days. How amazing! I will use their service next time, even if it costs some money. After all, the cost is probably much less than if you leave your property empty for a couple of weeks.
K. J.
Used OpenRent for 1st time with free trial.
Plenty of responses, sometimes too much too process.
Contract signed and ongoing with great tenant.
Would highly recommend.
I do all my own business, but would consider using their range of competitive services in the future.
D. G.
A reliable website with some good quality tenants applying. Generally it is easy to manipulate on line but could be simplified so that all the past messages are more easily accessible. Suggest that the standard format includes a mobile phone number as sometimes prospective tenants contact landlord without it. It would be better if the initial contact was by telephone rather than email.
A. R.
Nazir raja chaudhry went above and beyond in a rental property search, more than what I was expecting I admired his efforts.
Nazir found three properties matching someone’s requirements we viewed one flat in streatham and made an offer which was below the landlady’s rental expectations but I shall continue to use open rent as a tool to search for rental properties as they provide a good straightforward service to landlords and tenants.
J. D.
Used OpenRent twice now and found it to be a breeze. Really easy platform and amazing value.
If you are comfortable showing potential tenants around a property and want to know your tenants I thoroughly recommend.
G. M.
Just recently we used OpenRent for the first time and will definitely be using it again whenever we need to rent out our property. The whole process from start to finish was entirely hassle-free and unbelievably efficient, with OpenRent keeping us informed at every step and charging an incredibly reasonable fee (we went for the full package which includes referencing, contracts, deposit registration, etc). The whole experience was brilliant, with no hidden gotchas and so much better and cheaper compared to last time when we used a high street letting agent. Very highly recommended!
J. H.
I used OpenRent to list my property and would not hesitate to use this site again. It makes the process of handling enquiries and viewing requests very easy and reaches the right prospective tenants. I received approx 20 viewing requests and successfully found a tenant very quickly. I will be using OpenRent for any future advertising of the property.
A. S.
Great, simple, and effective way to find the tenants. it worked perfectly for me. Highly recommended. Thanks a lot to Openrent for the great service.
H. H.
Absolutely fantastic. I have used openrent on a couple of occasions to list houses for rent on rightmove etc. They work really well and the costs are exceptionally reasonable. The actual site itself is very well designed, autoresponders to enquiries, tenant screening, etc. It has everything I need to save me time and also very simple to use. Would 100% use again, everytime I have used them I have let the property within a couple of days. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
L. J.
The best self rental system on the market by far. East to use for both tenant and Landlord. Simple and efficient. Extremely glad we found this for the rental of our houses. I was originally a little sceptical as it appeared to be too good to be true, but I was soon proven wrong. Within 2 weeks of a simple advert on the Open rent site I had interviewed 10 tenants and found the perfect ones for our house. Open rent performed all of the background check and employment checks of our chosen tenants then also assisted drawing up the tenancy contract. We were guided through the bond process and have just received our first months rent. Thank you Open Rent. What a great System.
L. A. H.
I have used OpenRent a number of times to rent my properties and I have always has great response from potential tenants. It's really easy to get your property online and the service offered is great and very reasonably priced. Everyone I have had communication from/with has always been so helpful, friendly and professional. Highly recommend!
J. R.
I was incredibly impressed when renting with OpenRent. I have had a few bad experiences with Estate Agents with high fees and terrible service. OpenRent's process far exceeds any other rental I have done before. Plus I can actually get in touch with the landlord easily and get treated like a human being by (ironically) using a digital service.
C. R.
Great company, very ease site to use & if needed a good Q&A section for the less experienced landlord. I used the full referencing service as I decided to no longer use an agency & I have saved loads of money. My latest tenant from start to finish was in the property within two days, excellent communication received from start to finish,. Thanks Openrent
K. C.
Used OpenRent twice now. My flat rented within a couple of weeks on both occasions with lots of enquiries within hours of listing. Why would you want to pay an agent if you live local to your property!
C. S.
Fantastic service. I thought the price was too good to be true and was a little nervous about using Open Rent because it seemed so cheap BUT The service was absolutley brilliant. The total cost was £69!!
From my advert going live to my tenant moving in was two weeks from start to finish. I have reccomended Open Rent to everyone. I dont know how they manage to do it so cheap but they can and they do it well.I have previously used another on line letting agent but paid £329 for the same service. I will use this company time and time again. Give them a go and save yourself money too. You wont be dissapointed
E. T.
This is a phenomenal business. Made life as a first time landlord so painless and we found the perfect tenant, and set up the rental quickly and easily! I had a few queries along the way, and the OpenRent team always responded to me promptly. Pleasure doing business with you and wish you all the best as the business grows. I would totally recommend using the Rent Now service.
R. N.
Absolutely superb renting experience. Saved a lot versus using agents (though of course this means I needed to do the marketing & viewings leg work myself), but OpenRent were there every step of the way, including nice touches like putting a letting board outside my flat, emailing me when there was activity on the account, and providing contract and inventory templates for when I found the perfect tenants.
M. P.
Oh My! This company just saved us £350 at least - Customer service that is better than any I have ever experienced - We'd put our flat rental up £50 before advertising and within 24 hrs still had 21 viewing requests. We could have put it up by 20% easily! The process from writing the ad to securing a tenant was 36 hours. Just brilliant. I cannot speak highly enough and I am not being paid to do this. Forget the estate-agents. OpenRent is the only method you should use to advertise your property. Adam, the co-founder dealt with us personally and incredibly efficiently. I wish we had more houses to rent out, purely for how positive and well managed this experience was!
B. R.
This website has been a God send. Being an independent landlord has never been easier. I received 39 requests to view our property. A large percentage of the people I saw did NOT want to go through an agency due to bad experiences. It was also interesting that a good number of interviewees found my property by going directly to Open Rent and not via Right Move. I will definitely be using them again £49 well spent as aposed to £2000 going through an agency. Thank you Open Rent
Ps also highly recommend their rent now process it’s absolutely seamless no more confusing documentation for deposit protection. They do the whole thing for you.
P. S.
Excellent value for money, Open Rent does exactly what it says it does and is way better than using on road estate agents.
D. N.
OpenRent is ideal for the amateur landlord, someone that has maybe one or 2 properties, they take all the handwork out of vetting tenants and ensure your rental agreement is legally correct and upto date. Along with providing you with the checklist to follow, ensuring a landlords obligations are meet.
S. E.
Good Experience as a first time user of OpenRent. I liked that you have access to the tenants details including phone number & email address. Managed to rent after 3 weeks.
T. F.
I have just rented my one bedroom flat in London W4 via OpenRent, which was a new experience for me.
OpenRent were extremely helpful throughout and saved me money because I didn't have to pay my previous Agent's high fees.
This saving enabled me to reduce my rent, ensuring my flat rented immediately with No Vacant periods and still make more profit than before. It just takes a little leg work, a few decent pics and that's all.
Thank you OpenRent.
W. M.
OpenRent is an excellent way to find new tenants. It is so much cheaper than using a high street estate agent and you are fully in charge of all decision making right up to the point when they produce the tenancy agreement for all parties to sign. I can highly recommend OpenRent to any Landlord looking for new tenants.
N. T.
I advertised my house with a lettings agent who was confident to get me the asking price in a week. Within 3 days they arranged for 18 viewings and I had 9 offers on the table. Nothing was close to asking price and the tenants did not look like they could afford the asking price as well. I decided to advertise myself on Gumtree and that is when I was contacted by Open Rent. I thought there is nothing to loose and gave open rent a try and I think that was the best decision.
Open Rent Advertised my property on all the websites and refreshed my add on Gumtree. I got a tenant in a day. I could not believe that I would be paying for lettings fee for the stuff that I can do my self with the help of companies like Open Rent.
During the process Open Rent was very professional and helped me with any queries I had through the time. Though I am a first time landlord but I thought I know a lot due to the help provided by open rent.
I will never be using any other company in the future and would recommend any serious landlord / tenant to use open rent. They do not even rip off the tenants for reference check. £20 for their service is extremely reasonable for the quality of service we get.
Please keep up the good work. Special thanks to Adam Hyslop - Co founder of Open Rent.
C. G.
Open rent is a fantastic, secure and economical way of finding reputable tenants. Having spent hundreds of pounds and empty weeks using letting agents I decided to use open rent. Two flats rented within 24 hours for one year lets. Open rent are very helpful offering a range of services. Any problems and you get to speak to a human straightaway or they call you back very quickly. Their staff are knowledgable and helpful. It’s a fantastic site and I would highly recommend it.
m. s.
The site was easy to use, no hidden charges and I got loads of responses almost immediately. I only used the listing service initially, although I have used the gas certification previously, very good price. The property was very quickly , very impressed with the service and didn't cost me a penny.
L. P.
10/10 posted & rented within 5 days lots of viewings
Saved over £900! Instead of using agents vetted tennants deposit and tenancy agreement all on one platform couldn’t recommend anymore from a professional landlord this will save me £1000s in agent fees
I. S.
OpenRent was introduced to me from a work friend and I was extremely impressed by how easy it was to use and how professional it was as a system....I had 100's of enquiries and let the flat in no time whatsoever! Highly recommended 10/10!
R. M.
Top class site, usability and functionally, excellent. The messaging system could be tweaked slighted to be more user friendly but in general, it’s a superb site. Well priced and generates quality leads...as a student landlord what more do you want. The high street agents need to change up their model or they are going to be in trouble very soon. Cheers
P. R.
Outstanding and the only place we'll use now to find and manage tenants. Let 2 properties quickly and easily. It's very good value and so simple to use. The only reason not to use this was if you weren't able to show prospective tenants around I guess. In that case you could pay an agent £400 plus a monthly fee to manage the property, if you were desperate! Great site and a great option.
L. H.
I have always had a great experience using OpenRent - I like the fact that they offer all services that you can tailor to your individual requirements. The web site makes keeping informed and up to date with numerous applicants and enquiries easy and clear - I'm happy to recommend their services form a Landlords prospective - anything to make life easier !
L. R.
A quality service at a discount price. I highly recommend OpenRent for their site's user-friendliness, good value and their professional and prompt customer support. As a landlord I have used their Rent Now service 3 times and have been hugely impressed each time. Letting agencies do not get better than this!
S. S. S. L.
Having worked in a senior role in estate agency, more by accident than choice, I was enlightened to some of the traps both a landlord or tenant could fall into. There is no doubt that some agencies offer good value if you are time poor or worry about having a difficult tenants. As a freelancer Open Rent provided me with all tools I needed to secure a great tennant. Signed up for 2 years and now extended for 3. Perfect thanks so much!
s. m.
OpenRent is a fast, reliable and convenient service for landlords. It is a much cheaper alternative to using a letting agency. Not only do OpenRent provide every service a landlord requires to let their property. The costumer service is fast and courteous. I could not recommend OpenRent any higher. I will certainly be using them again.
D. F.
Very inexpensive but very effective in finding ideal tenants. Perfect in every way and easy to use for landlords and tenants. Highly recommend.
M. K.
Really easy to use site but you do need to do the viewings, replying and filtering prospects which can be quite time consuming. For the right person this site is fantastic.
G. S.
Found my current house on her . Was so easy to use and so much safer and secure. Definitely be telling people about this site
S. S.
I had a very smooth experience of working with OpenRent. From advertising to renting out and taking care of deposit and all the legal stuff. Definitely recommend :-)
s. w.
Exactly the flexible service I need as a private landlord who lets a single property. Easy platform to navigate, good value and supportive of both tenants and landlords.
O. M.
Absolutely very good and professional service, enjoy it from the listing until the end.
A. M.
I have been using open rent for long time, to be honest good quality tenant you can get here, professionally design site for landlords and tenants.
M. M.
After having numerous problems with a local high street agent in my town, I found a property advertised by a company under the name of ‘Open Rent’. The service was quick, there were no payment fees taken from the estate agents and the …
A. F.
Easy to use site. Seems popular with tenants too as that's how I heard about it. Within a week of advertising I had plenty of prospective tenants, communicated easily with them and set up viewings. The tenant we chose just moved in. Very happy and will likely use Open Rent again when it is time to advertise for new tenants.
T. T.
Fantastic site! Took advantage of the free first listing, so have saved hundreds of pounds on letting my property. Will definitely use again and would recommend to anyone. Received useful messages with landlord responsibilities & tips. Agents want so much money for this service and then try to scare you into signing them up to manage the property once let.
J. H.
I am a first time landlord and was very excited to hear of the OR system as a one stop shop for everything I would need to find tenants and then setup the tenancy. Smooth and easy process from start to finish, with a quick-responding support team on-hand to field my queries throughout the process. I would not hesitate to recommend this system and have done already. I also found OR due to a fellow landlord friend. Easy for landlords and removes the insane fees high st agents charge for next to no work!
P. W.
As part of a private landlord company with 150 properties OpenRent has been a dream to use. Always find great quality tenants within days of advertising. Used it for the first time four years ago and never looked back. Excellent service!
L. S.
OpenRent have been amazing,we had 29 interested parties in our property. We where able to hold out for the perfect tenants, also the other products on offer via OpenRent are also great value for money. We used the compressive referencing stand alone option, at only £20 per person super value for money. And now we are able to purchases RentGuard cover via OpenRent too.We have also used gas safe and boiler service option too, I just can not praise OpenRent enough from a Landlords point of view. Keep the good work up!
A. G.
Thank you openrent! You made the renting experience absolutely easy. It was perfect. Nothing compared to agencies keep pressuring for offers and beating other people who make unseen offers. It was nice and straightforward. Thank you very very much.
S. G.
Being a first time landlord I was a bit unsure about agents, charges, vetting, responsibilities etc. etc. OpenRent have made the whole process quick, clear and inexpensive. The only drawback is that when a potential tenant uses the 'Rent now' button you have effectively barred any other potential tenants from viewing your ad or applying. This has consequences if the tenant applying then fails the background checks. I lost a few days advertising twice due to this (understandable) restriction. I would still highly recommend them especially if you are just starting out as a landlord.
G. F.
A much better way to rent out a property! My flat attracted so many enquiries I had trouble keeping up with them. Open Rent's website is absolutely amazing - state of the art, and user friendly. The staff also handled my many questions without delay or hesitation, and they took the considerable hassle out of all the paperwork and compliance that I faced as a landlord. Having now experienced them I cant imagine using anybody else in the future. Very impressed indeed...
S. D.
wow, I cant praise Open Rent highly enough, the whole process is simple and really easy to follow and understand. Any questions you have can normally be answered via the website and if you have a question that does not appear you simply e-mail them and they answer pretty quickly. I highly recommend the "rent now" service and the full tenant referencing as it filters the serious potential tenants that you want to have in your property. I give open rent 10/10 and I will be recommending them to anyone who wants to rent a property. I will certainly be using them again in the future.
W. &. W.
Fantastic website that made the whole process very understandable, safe and inexpensive. I would certainly use the site again and recommend to others. Each process was thoroughly explained for both the landlord and tenant which left someone like myself, who's never rented out a property before, feel at ease and educated on the whole process. Managed to rent our property out within two days of listing it and was really nice to meet the tenants and get to know them a little bit before agreeing to let. We had an estate agent visit who gave us a quote and compared to their total letting costs, including things like a gas safety check, we saved over a £1,000. As my wife and I are renting out the property to go travelling this will go along way towards helping our trip so thank you very much to the staff at open rent for creating such a beneficial website
R. C.
Very good website if you are looking for good tenants. Easy to use and has an excellent reputation in the lettings industry. I would definitely use again.
p. h.
As a retired property developer and having owned an estate agency business in London for over thirty years I can honestly recommend this company on the basis of service and support provided and the level of control over listings and tenant selection.
Having said that, it won't suit everyone, Landlords that don't want an involvement with their tenants, don't want to show prospective tenants around or simply are unable to write an adequate description to best market their property are probably better off with a high street agent - but it will cost you significantly more - I'm just glad OpeRent were not around when I was in business - couldn't possibly have competed with their price/service.
C. K.
Absolutely fantastic service. I was able to find quality tenants quickly and getting all the formalities set up was a breeze. I will definitely be back to use the service again in the future, and would highly recommend over any high street agent.
The only down side, which was only a slight annoyance and not OpenRent's fault, but I found it frustrating that some of the high street agents use these ads to bait you into calling them back, only to pitch their service to you. All that does is make me less likely to use a high street agent again!
s. h.
As a landlord wanting to upload a listing I thought would be easy. After all the advert was all prepared ready to go live at midday on a Friday. There were a couple of minor hurdles to overcome. First of all we need a password sent to my phone. Okay done that. Then I need to upload proof of my ownership. Hmm not something mentioned before but after a slightly shaky start this too is fine.
I am impressed by the ease of transfer of information from potential applicants to me. It was also easy to edit the advert.
Sadly not been successful so far but will definitely use this forum for all my properties.
Can't comment on referencing etc went as didn't get to use.
But I think extremely good value site to use.
j. d.
Even through this difficult time OpenRent have been helpful and professional.
I would recommend using OpenRent to anyone who has a property to rent.
It is quick and efficient .
All aspects were excellent.
N. A.
A positive and easy experience, unfortunately on this occasion it did not work out for us, but that was because of the guidance and referencing offered by Openrent, which in itself was very beneficial. I would happily recommend to private landlords and also happy to give decent people the chance to rent a property without the outrageous fees charged by some.
M. B.
An excellent service for a really amazing price of £49. For this price OpenRent advertised my property, obtained references and credit checks, provided a signed Assured Tenancy Agreement and sent the tenant's deposit to the DPS . I was kept informed every step of the way. I would have no hesitation in using OpenRent again and recommending their services to anyone wishing to rent a property. A big thank you to all the OpenRent Team.
J. S.
I had never been a landlord before and I am so impressed at how easy it was to list my property and find a tenant using the £45 package, I also used the photo service (£104) which was excellent too, guy turned up on time and did great job good photos and floorplan available same day. Posted my property on Sunday evening, 6 responses in two days! Tenant chosen Thursday with deposit taken. referenced by Friday and moved in using the open rent free inventory template on Saturday. Open rent kept me constantly updated and also held my hand at the end of the phone. What a fantastic service. Will be using for next property and would not hesitate to recommend these guys.
S. M.
Love the service - it makes it click-button easy and intuitive to rent our flat as a private landlord without the intervention of an expensive (and often less competent) agent.
A. B.
OpenRent - a great website - easy to use for landlord and tenant alike. Everyone is kept aware of the letting process throughout. Which is great especially if you are dealing with newbie tenants.
Any queries I had with OpenRent, they have replied to quickly with helpful responses.
I would recommend OpenRent to any DIY private landlord. It gives a professional impression and it's probably one of the cheapest rental advertising options available. Win win!
D. J.
Excellent service, tenants found quickly, thank you
S. H.
I don't often write reviews but it's only fair in this case. I've struggled with high st agents for years and always got annoyed with the ongoing fees they charge you for no work. Someone has clearly done their research with OpenRent and it provides a service that private landlords can easily use for a very reasonable fee. I could manage everything online with the exception of showing prospective tenants around, OpenRent offer all the services you would want/need and make it easy. Cannot recommend it highly enough and will 100% be using again. Thank you!!
k. s.
From a landlord's point of view I found OpenRent extremely easy to use and follow. The first time they found me some lovely tenants and everything went through like clockwork. The second time was just as easy. Credit where credit's due! Every time I have used OpenRent it's been a doddle and they are always on the end of the phone if there is a query. Well done OpenRent
h. d.
OpenRent is a no-brainer and I can't understand why people pay hundreds to letting agents for the same service. I have used OpenRent twice now and they are fantastic. I can't get over how much money both I and the tenant saved. OpenRent are really easy to use and sort everything for you and have always responded to any queries within hours, even at weekends. I can't rate them highly enough.
P. S.
Wish I had been aware of OpenRent sooner I could have saved thousands and thousands of pounds. Within a week of advertising on OpenRent I had 32 enquiries and 27 requests to view. The house was let on the first viewing. It’s hard to believe that anyone would choose to use High Street letting agents who in the main provide poor service and do not reward customer loyalty. ReedsRains please note.
J. S.
Nearly one year ago my tenant of 10 years left to return to their home country of south Africa. I was undecided whether to sell the property which I have owned for 21 years, find an agent or continue to do it myself. I got a local agent to come round and was outraged at how much commission they wanted for really doing nothing and the rent they quoted was low as far as I was concerned. My son had a look on the internet and came upon this company called Open rent. I could not believe it was that easy and so cheap. Without telling the whole story, my site went live and by the next day I had 7 enquiries in 5 days I had my tenant and the deposit paid into the Deposit scheme which I signed up to. As I had never had not agent before I was not aware of the regulations on power so they set that up for me and got the certificate issued for £49. Their service, advert etc cost me £49. So £98 for everything, a fantastic service. They helped me every step of the way, I cant imagine why anyone would use any other company. I have recommended to many people.
P. F.
I used to use Gumtree but the response was underwhelming and the quality of prospective tenants was poor. Open rent was a lot better and restored my faith in renting. Lots of response from appropriate tenants. Recommend!
F. T.
This is a fantastic service for landlords and tenants. I am very impressed about how easy the whole process is when you are in control. This is precisely what OpenRent is about and at a fraction of the usual costs. I had very negative experiences renting out my flat using high street estate agents in the past, and by cutting out the middle man the whole renting out process is quick, easy and very cost efficient.Thank you OpenRent!
V. W.
Found the whole experience well laid out, with emails to tell you next steps the whole way along, and of course, major benefit of saving us significant amounts of money! Thank you Open Rent! Will definitely be using you again.
K. M.
As a landlord I've used openrent for the past few years and find it superb! I love the ease of placing an ad and keeping on top of the tenant enquiries. It is so reasonable, I never intend to use a letting agent again. Tenants prefer it too due to no fees! I've always managed to let my properties speedily with it. Couldn't recommend it highly enough.
T. M.
I can’t rate OpenRent highly enough. It’s a well laid out website and offers everything you need as a landlord at a fraction of the cost of conventional estate agents.
Quick and easy, there’s no reason I wouldn’t use OpenRent for all my needs going forward.
Y. S. H.
All private landlords should use this service. It reaches the audience on all platforms and it's affordable for tenants and landlords alike. The services offered are as much or as little as one needs to create a listing and verify a prospective tenant. I strongly disagree with the hundreds of pounds that letting agencies charge future tenants upfront to register for viewings; it makes them resentful rather than good tenants. One can charge a reasonable fee and use this service to find excellent tenants who would otherwise be priced out of the market.
P. A.
Fantastic portal, friendly and professional service and excellent value. Has been using open rent for more than two years and always with great results - not a single void!
F. H.
As a busy Landlord I need a fast and efficient approach to renting my properties. OpenRent send a text to my phone and I take it from there.
It is so simple, I can keep track of the people I have made appointments with, dates, names, times, etc.
I had three applicants within as many days and the flat rented.
My phone is my diary, no more logging on to a computer. Fast and effective service.
Thank you
s. c.
I moved into my flat a little over a month ago, I have to say Rebbeca and her team have been great to us. Not only did they pull our moving date forward for us so we could leave our previous property quicker; any minor repairs that they didn't have time to do before we moved in were done within 2 weeks. I get responses from the McGowan group very quickly they have been more than helpful to us and I would definitely recommend them to any landlords or potential tenants
R.
Highly recommended!
Property uploaded to OpenRent on the Friday, holding deposit paid on the Sunday, tenants moved in two weeks ago, and they're very happy.
OpenRent dealt with advertising, tenant referencing, contract drafting, deposit protection, and kept me regularly informed. Well worth their fee!
P. P.
If you use an agent @15% to let and manage your BTL then you might as well burn your money. Open Rent is a brilliant way to market your property - excellent exposure on the on-line portals, high response rate, speedy referencing service and extremely cost effective. Well done Open Rent.
K. C.
First time using Open Rent after years as an UPAD landlord. I was especially impressed with the explicit guidance offered without any pressure. I will defintely use Open Rent again. I cannot understand why anyone would use a high street agent when here is an outstanding online one.
E. C.
Having just used OpenRent for the first time, I would thoroughly recommend it. It took 48 hours from initial sign-up to the site to our new tenant pressing the 'Rent Now' button. All the stages can be done on-line or by email and any queries you have are answered extremely promptly by the OpenRent team. Our tenant was very happy with the whole process too and we both saved ourselves quite a lot by not going down the usual high-street estate/lettings agency route.
F. C.
This company is BRILLIANT! I never write reviews but feel like i've got to this time. Being a first time landlord, there's a lot of information and processes to get to grips with. OpenRent take you through step by step in a really simple, easy and helpful format. After 5 days of putting my original listing up I have got great tenants, contract signed, deposit protected and all information passed to both me and my tenants to fulfil all legal requirements.
A. P.
I don't usually go out of my way to leave reviews BUT.....Openrent have delivered everything I look for from a business: amazing service, fast response, realistic pricing (please don't put the prices up!) and very effective results. Every question I have ever asked gets a fast and comprehensive reply. I've rented my properties through Openrent at least 5 or 6 times now - always quickly, always successfully and always cost effectively! The 'Rent Now' service is innovative and just comes together totally smoothly every time. A great bunch of clearly dedicated people who are passionate about the service...a very rare thing in this day & age. Thanks Openrent!
d. h.
I have used openrent on 2 properties now. So far all viewers have been good quality and a number of viewers is always achieved. openrent provides very useful options at a reasonable price to reference and credit check plus a rent now option which i haven't used yet.
G. R.
Superb, efficient and excellent value for money I can thoroughly recommend Openrent for finding tenants, referencing and setting up the tenancy. No mistakes no hassle, easy to contact if required. 15 viewing requests in 5 days, perfect tenants found and in, who were also happy at paying no more than the £20 referencing fee. What a refreshing change, thank you!
S. P.
We listed our flat on a Thursday, had 6 viewings and 3 offers by the following Tuesday. Historically, we'd paid an estate agent to secure tenants at an average of 2 months before an acceptable offer was made. The OpenRent process uncovers that listing on the likes of RightMove is 90% of the work and (I suspect) treating any prospective tenant like they are your top priority makes the difference. The feedback I received when I mentioned that we were the landlord was overwhelmingly positive. Incredibly quick and simple.
C. E.
~ Ode to OpenRent ~
My agent was near useless, they seemed so lacking in ambition
Even though they’re charging me a rather high commission
All fine words at the start about their record of success
The viewings told a different tale.. in six months.. five or less!
At last I lost my patience so I searched online to see
If there might be some other way to market property
Within a tick, and the right mouse click there ‘OpenRent’ I found
So I did apply, with the hope to try and turn my void around
Now when I’m moved by something great I’ll set it down in rhyme
And OpenRent were AWESOME with results in double time
Emails rolled in, and my phone did ping with texts for those to view
Well I thought I’d hit the jackpot, it’s almost too good be true!
So, if anybody’s wondering about which way to go
I’m a full time landlord of twenty years, believe me this I know
Now I’ve got full occupation and my money’s been well spent
All thanks to Darius and Adam
And their great team at OpenRent!
B. p.
The engineer went to the property for a Gas Safe inspection and because he found it difficult to park (there was parking there, but obviously did not look hard enough), he abandoned the appointment and I got charged £30.
I tried to contact Openrent and could not get through. I tried to call back with no luck and left a message.
I left online feedback and was pleasantly surprised that they contacted me promptly and refunded the £30.
They restored my faith.
Just some feedback tgough - if they had called me from the site rather than relying on the tenants, all this would have been avoided as I could have pointed to parking literally 30m away.