Let UK Home

Let UK Home: renting homes to international students in the UK

Let UK Home is a UK-based rental platform that presents itself as an agency specialising in letting homes to international students and other tenants. Its catalogue brings together selected flats and houses in popular areas of London and near schools and universities, and includes comfortable apartments, luxury homes and residential properties in well-connected areas. The company states it has received the 'Best Lettings/Rentals Agency' award from the International Property Awards.

Rental and management services

Let UK Home's activity covers residential letting, property sales and management for landlords. The platform offers a comprehensive service that supports tenants from property search through to moving in, with options for shared rentals, tenancy transfers and finding flatmates. For landlords, the company offers property management covering everything from move-in to move-out, with the aim of making returns easier without direct involvement. It also offers cleaning services: light daily cleaning, move-out cleaning to help recover the deposit, a ten-hour cleaning pass and steam cleaning of carpets, sofas, curtains and windows.

Property catalogue

The site shows a selection of properties for rent and for sale. Rental examples include a one-bedroom apartment at Burj Digbeth, 250 Bradford Street, Deritend, Birmingham B12, from £265 per week; another one-bedroom apartment at the same address from £208 per week; a two-bedroom flat at The Ashbee, 20 Parkview Avenue, London NW2, from £577 per week; and flexible-stay accommodation at 14 Bedford Row, London WC1R, from £550 per week. In the sales section there is a two-bedroom apartment at Westpoint, 501 Chester Road, Manchester M16, from £150,000; a one-bedroom apartment at the same address from £100,000; a two-bedroom flat at 1 Pan Peninsula Square, London E14, from £1,100,000; and a two-bedroom apartment at The Waterman, 5 Tidemill Square, London SE10, from £560,000. The platform states it has more than 1,000 student accommodation listings in the UK.

Practical information for tenants

Let UK Home publishes guides and articles aimed at answering common questions about renting in the UK. The content covers applying for a student visa, the required documents and in-person procedures; background checks and income requirements, share code and guarantor for international students; deposits and their return; types of tenancy agreement, including the differences between a fixed-term and a periodic tenancy, six-month break clauses and ending a joint tenancy; tenant rights and protections; registering with a GP in the NHS; council tax and student discounts; smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules; selective licensing; and HHSRS safety regulations. It also includes comparisons between managed student accommodation and private renting, between a shared flat and a self-contained home, and between en-suite rooms and studios, as well as guides on airport transfers, SIM cards and broadband, and on how to avoid rental fraud.

Presence and reach