OpenRent
{{Short description|UK startup providing online property renting and services}}
{{Infobox company
| name = OpenRent Limited
| logo = Openrent bluelogo whiteBG.png
| type = Private
| foundation = 2012
| founder = Darius Bradbury
Adam Hyslop
| location_city = London
| location_country = England
| industry = Letting agent, Real Estate, Technology
| key_people =
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.openrent.co.uk/}}
}}
OpenRent is an online letting agent and property service provider, founded in 2012. It is a UK-based startup company focused on technological solutions to property rentals. It claims to be the largest letting agent in the UK based on number of properties, boasting over 5 million users as of 2022.{{Cite web|last=OpenRent|date=2019-11-26|title=Hello to the 2,000,000th OpenRenter|url=https://blog.openrent.co.uk/hello-to-the-2000000th-openrenter/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=OpenRent Landlord Hub|language=en-GB}}
History
OpenRent was founded in 2012 by two University of Oxford graduates, Darius Bradbury and Adam Hyslop, after experiencing the difficulties as both private landlord and tenant in the UK property market.
In 2015, OpenRent had the largest number of advertised properties for UK agents, ending the year with more than 2,500 monthly listings. By 2021, OpenRent had let over 500,000 properties.{{Cite web|title=Advertise on Rightmove & Zoopla {{!}} OpenRent|url=https://www.openrent.co.uk/landlords-advertise-property-for-rent-on-rightmove-and-zoopla|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.OpenRent|language=en}}
Investors
Investors include Rocket Internet who invested £4.4m in 2017,{{Cite web |date=March 2017 |title=OpenRent, the UK online letting agent, picks up £4.4M from Rocket Internet's GFC |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/03/openrent-the-uk-online-letting-agent-picks-up-4-4m-from-rocket-internets-gfc/ |website=TechCrunch}} and Northern & Shell who invested media for an equity stake in June 2014.
References
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{{cite web|title=Efficiency: OpenRent|url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2013/apr/22/best-practice-efficiency-openrent|website=The Guardian|accessdate=9 December 2015}}
{{cite news|title=easyProperty raises £25m warchest to take on estate agent rivals|last1=Burn-Callander|first1=Rebecca|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/12039424/easyProperty-raises-25m-warchest-to-take-on-estate-agent-rivals.html|accessdate=9 December 2015|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 Dec 2015}}
{{cite news|last1=Clawson|first1=Trevor|title=It's Not All About The Money - Trading Equity For Services|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorclawson/2014/08/29/its-not-all-about-the-money-trading-equity-for-services/|accessdate=8 December 2015|work=Forbes|date=29 August 2014}}
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Category:Property companies based in London
Category:British companies established in 2012