Smarter Room Listings for Shared Houses and HMOs

We have made some big improvements to how room listings work on OpenRent to make life easier for landlords managing shared houses or Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

With our updated system, it’s now possible to list and manage multiple individual rooms in the same property – all under a single advert, and for the cost of just one Advertising or Rent Now credit.

More flexibility and control

When creating a listing, landlords can now choose the ‘Individual Rooms’ option and easily customise the details for each room. That includes:

✅ Setting rent for each room individually

✅ Entering a separate tenancy deposit (up to five weeks’ rent – the legal limit)

✅ Specifying how many tenants can live in each room

✅ Marking rooms as single or double

One payment covers all rooms in the property

Landlords only need to use one Rent Now credit (or Advertising credit, if you’re just using our portal advertising service) to list and manage all the rooms in a single property. Whether you’re letting out two rooms or five, one payment will cover everything.

Each room will have its own tenancy agreement, rent, deposit, and terms, but they’re all grouped under one parent advert. Perfect for HMOs and house shares.

Basically, instead of juggling multiple listings, you can manage the whole property from a single place – while setting up separate tenancies for each room as needed.

What if a room becomes available later on? 

If a room becomes available later on, landlords can simply update the existing listing to include it. 

As long as at least one room remains live, the entire advert stays live, with no need to purchase additional credits or create a new listing.

Listings also update in real time, making sure prospective tenants can always see which rooms are still available.

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