Category: Advertise

Usually, one will say there is nothing in this world like “free lunch”. But there is, just that you do not know where to find it. Let us take this example, if Dropbox gives you free 15GB for you to store your photos, this will not be enough as you will use it up in no time for which you would have to upgrade at a price. But for the same photos, Flickr gives you a whooping 1TB free space for your photos enough to store your entire life photos. With that said, if you do not know this, you will continue saying there is no such thing like free lunch. Back to our topic, below are some website where landlords can find tenants for free. These websites allow you to list your properties to be rented for free. Though they might not be the best or effective compared to paid options, they are still worth having a look at.

Gumtree

The is no doubt Gumtree is one of the most popular classified site in the UK. Gumtree allow you to list your BTL property on its website for free to its millions of daily visitors. A lot of people have reported having success with Gumtree. Also for £9, you can choose their premium package which gives you more exposure.

Spare Room

Spare Room is widely known as is an extremely popular portal for both tenants and landlords. Spare Rooms allow you to list your BTL property for free. Just like Gumtree, Spare Room offers “bold” listing package starting from £7 which makes your advert stand out from the others and also gives you higher rank listing.

Everyday Classifieds

Everyday Classifieds might not be popular as the once stated above but it worth looking at.

Craigslist

This website need no introduction. With its millions of daily visitors and its geo-target listing feature, landlords can post their properties for free. It is a must to try it out. Visit: Craigslist

Tepilo

Tepilo used to be a site for only the sales of properties. But recently added a section for Landlords to list their properties for rent. This site is own by Sarah Beeny and it worth giving it a shot.

No Guarantee
The above websites are compiled and we hereby do not guarantee success when using this website. These are free website where you can potentially find tenants without paying some mouth foaming agent. Posting on these sites will not take more than 5 minutes each. You can try them out as there is no harm in trying.

When looking to let a property, there are a couple of ways that landlords can advertise on popular sites such as Rightmove and Zoopla:

High Street Estate Agent

A landlord can contact a High Street Estate Agent and ask them to advertise the property as a rental. This would include uploading the property onto Rightmove and Zoopla.

The great thing about High Street Agents is that landlords can have a face to face discussion with somebody about their wants and needs. The fee can be personalised based on what the agent can provide within these parameters. This also means that an agent will usually show potential tenants around the property is the landlord is unable or unwilling to do so, which saves time and effort for the landlord.

Generally, the fees are steep for a High Street Estate Agency, however, so might not be a plausible option for every landlord, as a means to advertise their property on Rightmove or Zoopla.

Online Estate Agents

These are much cheaper than High Street Estate Agents and can generally be considered more time-efficient. No meetings need to be scheduled or fees paid for, so the landlord generally gets a great deal.

The property tends to be uploaded to sites like Rightmove and Zoopla (and often several others, with some companies offering advertisement on over 100 similar sites) within 24-48 hours after the property has been submitted.

Most of the online agents estimate that the landlord will have a tenant within three months. Prices range from around £40 to £100+, depending on the company and the package deal chosen. Some companies even offer a 24/7 enquiry service for landlords and tenants, whereas High Street Estate Agents tend only to offer opening hours (typically 9-6, Monday to Friday).

While some landlords might be nervous about using such companies, most reviews outline a positive experience. These sites are becoming increasingly popular, with some sites having worked with over 200,000 landlords in the past three years.

The downside is that the property won’t be advertised in the High Street Estate Agent window or website, which may mean that certain types of tenant are missed.

Of course, the decision comes down to the landlord about which method to use to advertise on Rightmove or Zoopla. As these websites are so popular, the general consensus is that landlords should advertise on these sites, and fortunately doing so couldn’t be easier!