YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

'I'm a property expert - here's how you can beat the rent crisis in Manchester'

Competition for rentals is more fierce than ever with properties getting snapped up almost immediately

Manchester Evening News · Apr 3, 2023

It’s not a typo: room in west London flatshare advertised for £3,800pcm, four times local average

“This ad is definitely one of the more expensive flatshare set ups we’ve ever seen,” said a spokesperson from SpareRoom.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

Nurse slammed for advertising free room to rent in return for 'overnight childcare'

The woman told interested parties on SpareRoom the deal which would include looking after her children three nights a week, would suit a student or professional who would not need to pay rent

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

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

One-bedroom flat costing £900-a-month receives 500 applicants in a SINGLE day

A flat in Glasgow, Scotland, received 500 applicants due to university students needing accommodation as the chief executive of the lettings company leasing the flat calling the situation is a "crisis" and one the worst that's happened

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

500 people apply to rent one-bedroom Glasgow flat for £900 a month

Letting agents Pacitti Jones say they are inundated wth students desperate to find accommodation as landlords withdraw homes from the rental market because of Scottish Government policies.

Glasgow Live · Oct 4, 2022

Room to rent? UK housesharing on the rise due to energy bills and living costs

Taking in lodgers and sharing meals with family and friends are just some of the ways people can bear down on heating expenses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

‘My choices are limited’: over-50s turn to flatsharing in cost of living crisis

Some choose to share for social reasons as stigma fades but many are priced out of living alone

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022