A London-headquartered renting technology company, founded in 2016, that offers deposit alternatives and tenant referencing to UK letting agents, landlords and renters.
flatfair builds services that change how deposits work when people rent a home in the UK. A normal deposit gives a landlord about five weeks of cover and can take around two months to resolve at the end of a tenancy, while tenants often have to find a new deposit before they get the old one back. flatfair's products include No Deposit, which lets tenants rent without paying one, Unlock Deposits, Deposit Boost, which adds extra cover on top of a normal deposit, a tenant guarantor service and referencing. Letting agents offer these to their landlords and tenants through the flatfair platform.
The company says its mission is "pain-free and secure renting, for all". It was set up to change the UK lettings system, drawing on deposit alternatives used in Germany and Switzerland. Franz Doerr, Daniel Jeczmien and Bartosz Alksnin built the company, and they have since left. Gary Wright has been chief executive since 2021. The company is registered in England, company number 10487576.
flatfair's headquarters is in central London. Its about page says most of the team works remotely from across the UK and beyond, and that the core team meets in the office one day a week. Its customers are letting agents and landlords in England and across the UK, and the products are written around UK tenancy rules. The company has been shortlisted and has won industry awards, including Supplier of the Year for deposit protection in 2024 and a shortlisting as Proptech Company of the Year in 2024, as listed on its own site.
On culture, the page describes a talented, dedicated team committed to rethinking how people rent, and says the company was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list for 2025. Those are its own claims and a third-party list. It does not publish a set of values. The mix of remote working and a weekly office day suggests a flexible approach, but we have no staff accounts to describe what the day-to-day is like.
The jobs at flatfair reflect the idea of a fintech for renting. There are software developers and product managers, customer operations and support people who help agents and tenants, sales and partnership staff who work with letting agencies, finance and risk specialists who understand how guarantees and claims work, and marketing staff. If you are interested in how technology and money meet in everyday life, such as renting your first flat, this is a company where that is the whole job. Check the flatfair website for its current roles.
Website: www.flatfair.co.uk
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