A London-based online lettings platform, founded in 2012, that lets landlords advertise, screen and sign up tenants without a traditional high-street agent.
OpenRent is an online platform for renting out homes in the UK. Instead of paying a high-street letting agent to manage the process, a landlord can list a property, receive enquiries, arrange viewings, check a tenant and sign the tenancy agreement online. A third-party profile describes it as a platform that connects landlords with tenants, focuses on tenant matching and add-on services, and handles all document processing online. The same profile says OpenRent lets more properties than any other UK high-street agency, though it quotes different user numbers in different places, so treat the scale claims with care.
The company was founded in 2012 by Darius Bradbury and Adam Hyslop. Mr Bradbury had worked as a software engineer at Standard Bank, and Mr Hyslop had been a consultant at the strategy firm OC&C. Both are still involved: in August 2026 a law firm announcement about a new investment partnership said that Mr Hyslop is chief executive, Mr Bradbury is chief technology officer, and both remain significant shareholders. The company describes its mission as "to make renting safer, cheaper, and fairer for everyone", and says it turns feedback from users into improvements.
OpenRent's office is in Brixton, south London, according to its employer profile, and its focus is the UK rental market. Its customers are landlords and tenants across the country, which means the company's work touches ordinary people finding a home in every part of the UK, even though the team itself is based in one place. The announcement about its new investor does not give a headquarters or any staff numbers, so we have relied on the employer profile for the Brixton address.
On culture, the employer profile, which the company supplies itself, lists flexible hours, 25 days of holiday, private health insurance, weekly team lunches and yoga, monthly social events, an annual company away trip, a learning budget and a working-from-home budget. It describes an office with a roof terrace, table football and pool. The same profile gives the team size as between 21 and 100 people and says 35% of staff are women. Glassdoor and Trustpilot scores are quoted in the profile, but ratings change, so check them yourself. These are the company's own claims and have not been independently checked.
Roles at a lettings platform are a mix of software engineering, customer support, product development, operations and management. The profile highlights full-stack engineers, UX and UI designers, and customer experience and product development roles, as well as a head of operations. If you like solving everyday problems with technology, or want to understand how property and people-focused services work, this is a good company to look at. Its own website is the place to check current openings.
Website: www.openrent.co.uk
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