Advertising on Rightmove

Landlord Discussion
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Hi fellow landlords,

As a new OpenRent user, please pour your thoughts how advertising on Rightmove beside OpenRent has helped or added extra benefits?

Currently my property is with free advertising and performing well but I still have not finalised any yet or can say that I am still looking for suitable applicant.

Will Rightmove help?

Thanks

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RightMove is essential in my opinion. Better quality and volume of applicants.

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If you were finding tenants through an agent, they would all include a listing on rightmove - there’s a reason for that, ie rightmove is the first place people look. Some will also advertise on zoopla or elsewhere.

You may find a suitable tenant simply with the free OR listing.

Or for £29 quid more you can get a listing onto Rightmove via ‘hello neighbour’ Letting Self-Service Products [openrent is £58 inc tenancy creation, hello neighbour inc tenancy creation is £59 but includes somebody you can speak to by 'phone]

best

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Thank you @Mark10

Can I ask more about your OpenRent experience?

My major concern and worry is tenant not/ stop paying rent and then evicting the wrong ones.

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@David240 your replies are very detailed and extremely helpful.

As I wrote to @Mark10 - my main worry and concern is tenants not/stop paying rent and then going through the pain of eviction.

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that’s why you should check affordability, past history of paying rent [check on the statements for the rent amounts paid each month, as well as income], get referencing reports [these check employer, income, payments made, ID], and if possible get a guarantor and RGI

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Have you used hello neighbour? I considered this recently but ended up with openrent again because of familiarity and time was against me.

emoov is another with right move publishing thats similarly priced.

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Been using openrent for over 10 years, however I self manage everything. I simply use open rent for its rightmove listing exposure and sometimes for referencing/credit check.

Contract creation, tradespeople, gas safe, eicr etc, deposit registration and document serving I all handle myself, after all nobody will care about it as much as I do!

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