YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Flat ad asks for 'Christians and Catholics' as 'different religions shouldn't live together'

The SpareRoom advert has sparked fury after the flat in Stratford, east London, came up for rent saying it was "best when we just respect each other and not live with each other”

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Black mould, bidding wars and busted budgets — the ongoing struggle faced by London renters

As renters face intense competition for homes, some are falling victim to discrimination from landlords overwhelmed by applicants

Evening Standard · May 10, 2023

Revealed: the explosion of the £1,000 room as swathes of London become unaffordable to renters

The number of postcodes where average monthly rents cost £1,000 or more has more than quadrupled in a year

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023

The four remaining London postcodes with average rents below £700 per month

From sweeping forests to Premier League football grounds, you’ll find all you need in these inflation-swerving districts

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023

The London postcodes where rents have risen by more than a third in the past year

Two districts saw 34 per cent hikes in the cost of renting last year, while 23 areas saw their average rent bill exceed £1,000 per month

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

‘It’s a constant sense of displacement’: The mental and physical toll of moving house six times in two years

As the rental market becomes strained by escalating costs and high demand, Olivia Petter explores the impact of constantly moving home

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Cost of living crisis: could taking in a lodger help you pay your bills?

Renting out a room may bring in extra cash and offer someone an affordable home but here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

Renters slam ‘tone deaf’ Tube ad for ‘encouraging profiteering’ amid property crisis

Renters have slammed a Tube advert as “callous” and “tone deaf” for encouraging homeowners to charge £800 to rent out their spare bedrooms as a means of making extra money during the cost of living crisis.

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022

SpareRoom warning as woman plagued by creepy men 'taking advantage' of housing crisis

One young woman was hoping to move to the capital and live with someone around her own age but found herself flooded with invitations from creepy men looking to take advantage of the housing crisis

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Fifty-question interviews: welcome to the hell of renting

When I moved out of my flat at the beginning of August I didn’t expect to spend the next two months sofa surfing. Naively, I expected to find somewhere new to live within a couple of weeks. I put everything I own into storage, packed a bag and downloaded SpareRoom.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022