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We write for the people who do the work themselves: landlords who let houses room by room and look after their own tenants.

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Written by Rentap editorial team

  • Rentap vs a spreadsheet for letting rooms

    An honest comparison of a spreadsheet and Rentap for letting rooms: rent, payments, expenses, repairs, reminders, inventories, and when a sheet is enough.

    · 9 min read
  • One plan, every feature: what Rentap costs

    Why Rentap has one plan with every feature for £2 a room a month, what a shared house costs, how the free period works and who never pays.

    · 1 min read