Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 96 Rental Property companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Rental Property Companies & Startups (London)
Residently
| Founders | Noemi Staehelin, Sam Phillips, Tom Allason |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We’re building the world’s home brand with a digital experience that combines the freedom of renting with the rewards of owning.
flatfair
| Founders | Bartosz Alksnin, Daniel Jeczmien, Franz Dörr |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Secure your rental with flatfair’s flexible solutions
Home Made
| Founders | Asaf Navot, Nick Binnington |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Home Made is a London-based property tech rental agency, focusing on mid to high end rentals. It is London’s largest hybrid agency.
Mashroom
| Founders | Alexander Badalyan, Stepan Dobrovolskiy |
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Mashroom is a proptech startup that provides end-to-end property letting services to landlords and tenants.
Howsy
| Founders | Calum Brannan |
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Howsy is a real estate management platform that provides repairs management and renewal services for landlords and tenants.
OpenRent
| Founders | Adam Hyslop, Darius Bradbury |
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OpenRent turns renting a property into a streamlined, online process offering drastically lower costs.
Hostmaker
| Founders | Deepti Patankar, Nakul Sharma |
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Hostmaker is a home rental management company.
Lavanda
| Founders | Frank Breckner, Guy Westlake |
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Lavanda is an award-winning next generation SaaS platform powering the convergence of residential real estate, hospitality and travel.
VenueScanner
| Founders | Benjy Meyer, Rebecca Kelly |
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VenueScanner is a self-serve marketplace platform for event organisers to discover and book venues online.
Ideal Flatmate
| Founders | Robert Imonikhe, Thomas Gatzen |
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Ideal Flatmate is the first UK website dedicated to helping its users find the right flatmates.
Vesta Property
| Founders | David Toplas, Russell Gould |
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Vesta (www.vestaproperty.com) is a data-driven marketplace for buying and selling residential investment property.
AltoVita
| Founders | Karolina Saviova, Vivi Cahyadi Himmel |
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Award-winning enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach to power the corporate accommodations sector.
TheHouseShop.com
| Founders | Nick Marr, Sebastien Goldenberg |
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The House Shop is the UK’s number 1 place for property, working with homeowners, landlords, estate agents.
Reposit
| Founders | Brendan Short, Curran McKay, Jude Greer |
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The tenancy deposit alternative. A new way of renting without the hassle of a deposit
YourWelcome
| Founders | Henry Bennett, Paul Loram |
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YourWelcome is a SaaS platform enabling short term rental managers to add a service layer to their business.
Lyvly
| Founders | Dario Favoino, Philip Laney |
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Lyvly is a shared living and rental service that connects and helps renters find accommodation, and connect with other like minded people.
Fat Llama
| Founders | Chaz Englander, Owen Turner-Major, Rosie Dallas |
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Fat Llama is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace which allows people to rent spare items to others nearby, fully insured.
Avasa AI
| Founders | Mayank Mathur |
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AI-driven platform for property search and finalisation for residential tenants.
Proptee
| Founders | Alexandru Rosianu, Benedek Toth |
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Proptee is a property investment platform.
FlowSpace
| Founders | Harry Wilson, Hayri Demirçapa, Ieva Dvilinskiene |
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FlowSpace provides flexible and on-demand access to a wide variety of inspiring team spaces.
Pad
| Founders | Alex Chin, Christopher Moon |
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Pad provides mobile lettings services.
Becave
| Founders | Andrzej Grużdź |
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Marketplace for long term rentals
PropertyLoop.co.uk
| Founders | Harpal Sira, Imran Khan, Tina Caroline Stenzel |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
PropertyLoop is an online platform that helps landlords find tenants faster & get a better service, for half the price.
ShareDining
| Founders | Jamie Rowles, Jevan Nagarajah, Nikhil Adwalpalkar |
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ShareDining is a commercial kitchen sourcing platform.
Silver Sharers
| Founders | Steven Glasper, Suzanne Noble |
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Silver Sharers is a marketplace that helps homeowners reduce social isolation by matching them with compatible long-term lodgers.
FoodStars
| Founders | Will Beresford |
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FoodStars is a startup that provides commercial kitchens to rent for food and drink companies.
Othership
| Founders | Unknown |
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Flexible memberships, for flexible working in collaboration with others. Built with remote and hybrid working in mind.
Roofora
| Founders | Paolo Bartolo, Tommaso Venanzoni |
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Roofora is a new exclusive and trusted marketplace specially designed for students, employers and employees.
Wectory
| Founders | Mikhail Balabanov |
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Landlord’s rent upfront
TravelStaytion
| Founders | Unknown |
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TravelStaytion is an online holiday rental marketplace, enables its users to list their spare property or get accommodation at lower prices.
British Land
| Founders | John Bright, Richard Cobden |
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The British Land Company is one of the largest property development and investment companies in the United Kingdom
Spacepool
| Founders | Eugene Tavyev |
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Spacepool is a tech-enabled marketplace that connects Businesses with Flexible office providers direct without any agents.
The Zeus App
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Zeus App is a property valuation app.
Get Living
| Founders | Unknown |
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Get Living is a residential owner and rental management company that provides deposit-free renting for residents.
A2Dominion
| Founders | Unknown |
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A2Dominion Group is one of the country’s leading providers of high-quality housing and services.
RentProfile
| Founders | David Munday, Paul Munday |
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Powering trust for the rental market
New Eelam
| Founders | Unknown |
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New Eelam are developing a new form of housing.
The Rich Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Rich Group is a property investment and development company in the residential and retail property market.
LetFaster
| Founders | Sara Statman |
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Automated Tenant Screening: SaaS
Oiko
| Founders | David Baraev, German Baraev, Nikita Naumov |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Oiko is a web app company that offers accommodation for students and young professionals with co-living and housing services.
The Guinness Partnership
| Founders | Unknown |
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Guinness Partnership is dedicated to providing affordable housing and care services.
PetsScore
| Founders | Natasha Homer-Earley |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Connects renters with pets to the global lettings industry through on-demand pet referencing & pet risk score for renting.
Outswitch
| Founders | Maxime Leufroy-Murat, Ziad Noujaim |
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Outswitch is a bespoke yield management platform tailored specifically for professional vacation rental managers.
HomeRenter
| Founders | Jim Thomas, Julian Leadbeater, Sean Quinn, Will Handley |
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HomeRenter is a marketplace for private rentals, connecting tenants and private landlords.
Husmus
| Founders | Unknown |
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Husmus is an intelligent property assistant.
IDcheck
| Founders | Sara Statman |
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Biometric Screening & KYC: SaaS
No White Walls
| Founders | Olga Nechaeva |
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UK first full cycle letting and property management platform enabling co-living experience for landlords and renters
OVO Network
| Founders | Unknown |
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OVO Network is a real estate company that offers properties on rent for vacations.
Unlease
| Founders | Mags Chilaev, Will Caldwell Morton |
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Unlease is a peer-to-peer marketplace for 1-4 month rentals.
Tepilo
| Founders | David Hart, Mark McDermott, Sarah Beeny, Will Miller |
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Tepilo is a modern estate agent for tracking property sale and receive instant notifications.
RentAware
| Founders | Unknown |
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RentAware is a user-generated content platform, promoting trust and transparency within the rental sector.
Looped
| Founders | Johan Eklund, Patrick McGrath |
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Looped’s mission is to empower all participants in the UK property market to make better-informed decisions, saving time and money.
Rent Guarantor
| Founders | Unknown |
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Rent Guarantor is a service that assists various types of tenants, both domestic and international, including students and working people.
Room Club
| Founders | Samuele Scodeggio |
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ROOM CLUB is a platform for tenants, landlords and agents designed to simplify the flat sharing and the rental market in the UK.
Dot Dot Dot Property Guardians
| Founders | Katharine Hibbert |
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Dot Dot Dot Property Guardians is a property guardian that offers a secure, flexible & cost-effective way to protect empty properties.
Hosts International
| Founders | Unknown |
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Hosts International is the provider of homestay accommodation and customer service to international students, interns and professionals.
Excelsior Studios
| Founders | Natalia Pochekutova |
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Excelsior Studios gives innovative new artists and makers a chance to establish themselves within a community and broader network.
Best Student Halls
| Founders | Unknown |
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Best Student Halls is an online comparison and booking platform that provides information and offers on student accommodation in the UK, Ireland and Australia.
John D Wood & Co
| Founders | Unknown |
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John D Wood & Co. specialised in selling and letting properties in London.
Wonego
| Founders | Stephan Gasteyger, Stuart Atkinson |
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Wonego is a flatmate matching platform that matches professionals based on credibility, compatibility, lifestyle and property needs.
About The Stay
| Founders | Unknown |
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Hospitality oriented Property Management company specialised in Short-Term Rental. We care everything About the Stay!
Agent House
| Founders | Tomas Nascisonis |
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Agent House is building a Real Estate Ecosystem – End to End Platform for agents, clients and suppliers.
AVO / AVO GROUP – Exceeding Expectations
| Founders | David Fowler, Ian Baumeister, Lorenzo Giordano |
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1st Marketplace with Concierge Service for Business Spaces and Business Accommodation with Great Design and Bio/Eco Sutainability Focuses
Easy Rental Services
| Founders | Aurélie Ruiz |
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Easy Rental Services offer great property management to people.
Short Let London
| Founders | Unknown |
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Short Let London is an online letting management company that offers furnished apartments, holiday rentals, and budget accommodation.
Go Investment
| Founders | Unknown |
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Go Investment prides itself on being a developed property expert in emerging real estate markets.
Cjon Properties
| Founders | Unknown |
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Cjon Properties provides residential sales, lettings, property management services.
CineArk
| Founders | Unknown |
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CineArk provides the film and television industry with a range of leading remote production and film equipment rental services.
Prime London
| Founders | Unknown |
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Prime London is an estate, letting and asset management agency in central London.
Citibase
| Founders | Unknown |
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CityBase provides an online platform for rental properties and peoperty management solutions.
SoHome
| Founders | Samuel Koch, Sona Modi |
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So Home building the best living platform on the planet.
Northern Line Properties
| Founders | Unknown |
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Northern Line Properties provides property search, rentals, maintenance, cleaners, management, and real estate services.
PerchPeek
| Founders | Dr Ace Vinayak, Oliver Markham, Paul Bennett |
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PerchPeek uses AI to guide people through every stage of their relocation from search to settling in.
Flatsrater
| Founders | Piotr Wolanski, Piotr Wolanski |
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The Trustpilot for rental properties
Harness Property Intelligence
| Founders | Unknown |
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Harness Property Intelligence provides search intelligence, property sales and property rental services for residential and commercial.
Druce
| Founders | Unknown |
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Druce is a real estate agency that deals with properties for sale, long lettings and short term rental properties.
RatedRents
| Founders | Unknown |
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RatedRents allows students to review their accommodation and landlords from their time at university, educating future student tenants.
The Paul Simon Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Paul Simon Group (PSG) is emerging as one of the most dynamic and successful businesses in its sector.
Propsavvy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Propsavvy is a online comprehensive property search portal that allows users to search for properties and any related goods or services.
Bective
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bective is a London estate agent providing up-to-date property valuations for homeowners in London.
QIQO Living
| Founders | Michael Tsiagbe |
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Affordable Housing for London’s Key Workers
James Pendleton
| Founders | Unknown |
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James Pendleton is an estate agency that provides commercial and residential property sales, rental investments, financial services, etc.
Abroadagain
| Founders | Unknown |
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Abroadagain connects a community of international buyers, tenants and holidaymakers with verified agents and property owners in their area.
UNCLE
| Founders | Unknown |
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UNCLE provides property rental management and communication with clients and owners.
Stonebridge & Co
| Founders | Unknown |
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Stonebridge & Co is a real estate agency.
Richard Susskind & Company
| Founders | Unknown |
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Richard Susskind & Company is a commercial property agency specialising in the letting, selling and acquisition of office space.
Pearl & Coutts
| Founders | Unknown |
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Pearl & Coutts provides commercial property lettings in London.
Capital Letters
| Founders | Unknown |
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Capital Letters is a free landlord & family support service that works with landlords and councils to find homes for families in need.
Westways Estate Agents
| Founders | Unknown |
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Westways Estate Agents is a real estate agency.
DepositSafe
| Founders | Unknown |
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At DepositSafe, Our aim is simple – to eliminate rental fraud from the private housing rental market, so your deposit is guaranteed.
YouRent
| Founders | Unknown |
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YouRent is an online property rental portal.
Kings & Marsh
| Founders | Unknown |
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Kings & Marsh connects real estate property sellers, landlords with buyers and tenants.
Yoospace
| Founders | Unknown |
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Yoospace offers luxurious to budget-friendly workspaces such as private offices, hot desks, and fixed desks.
McCalmont-Woods
| Founders | Unknown |
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McCalmont-Woods is a real estate agency focusing on the acquisition & disposal of office premises & the provision of Landlord-Tenant advice.
Globe Apartments
| Founders | Unknown |
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Globe Apartments is a real estate solutions firm that provides apartments on sales and rents for holidays, sports, and corporate stays.
City Wharf
| Founders | Unknown |
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City Wharf real estate and property management company.
