Hamptons International

Thousands of quality properties from the 50-plus branch network of this long-established market leader that operates towards the mid and upper end of the market throughout the South and South East of England. Detailed or simple search criteria return the main property details, which then link to further information on the property, as well as location maps, area information and local price data, some of which is only available to registered users.

Loot

Online version of the top classifieds publication, providing over 11,000 properties to rent across the UK. Simple search but none of the ads have photos. Tells you when ads were posted.

Belvoir!

Belvoir is a specialist property management and lettings agency with a network of 72 branches covering much of the UK, each of which is independently owned and managed by locals from the area in which the office is located. The strongly-branded website has an excellent supply of rental properties from around the country and the company also offers management and a buy to let service to private and investment landlords.

Find A Property

Integrated partner search from Find A Property with houses, flats, land and commercial property to rent or buy across the UK, Europe and even worldwide. Coverage is superb in London and the South East of England, with many thousands of properties. Simple listings are displayed here, with full details on the agents' own websites, with photos and other information according to their particular style.

Rentamatic

Up and coming rental site with bags of potential. Search for properties on a county-level, with London broken down into regions, as are the directories of lettings agents and local recruiters. Useful tools include the ability to post your ad for wanted property, flatshare searches and informing local agents by e-mail of your property requirements.

Letalife.com

Extremely useful site, offering a free service for Landlords, Tenants and Agents. The service is basically a massive letting directory, which contains details of over 6000 Letting Agents and Free Local Letting Adverts categorised under 1,700+ individual towns and villages.

Gumtree
http://www.gumtree.com/

Now one of the largest online communities in London with sites all over the UK, used by thousands more travellers before they arrive in the UK. 20,000 new flatshare ads per month, subscribe or post an Ad for free. The site allows you to browse jobs, find flatmates, buy stuff for sale, find a dream date and more.

UK Homesalez

An easy way to buy or sell real estate online - from new homes to resale properties, they've helped thousands homeowners, buyers, sellers, agents, landlords and developers advertise their properties & respective services. Offering regional, keyword and advanced search features to find property listings in Canada, Australia the US & UK.

Propertyfinder

Propertyfinder is widely regarded as offering one of the biggest and best selections of premier property in the UK, with particularly strong coverage in London and the South East. A simple, effective search quickly returns the properties that meet your criteria, for which viewings can be arranged on line. Other features include an online information request, pictures and location maps.

HouseWeb

A clean looking site that is easy to use. The features and guides are excellent as is the navigation plus it has plenty of property. However, it does cost œ47 plus to advertise and only allows one photo.

Martin & Co

Property management and lettings from a nationwide chain of agents. Looks great and has excellent and extensive information on buy to let and landlord and tenant services. Properties can be viewed under "properties" and then click onto the area/town of your choice.

Home Sale Network

Network of independent estate agents offering a searchable database with thousands ofhomes to buy and rent. Neat site which also provides help, advice and news.

Sequence Home

Really smart website offering hundreds of homes for sale and to rent throughout the UK. Use the interactive map or complete the excellent search form, and you will be presented with nicely designed listings that are both informative and very useful.

Daltons Weekly

Online version of the popular property publication Daltons Weekly, offering houses, apartments and cottages for rent in England. Thousands of properties are contained within the site, searchable by property type, location or price, or you can use the smart map based navigation system. The property information is very poor, only offering a text-based description, contact details and price. Content packed site, offering many options and ways to browse through the massive database of listings.

ARLA

ARLA is the official site for the Association of Residential Letting Agents. There are lots of property for rent in London but not much elsewhere in their easy to use searchable database. Also provide lots of info for tenants and landlords.

Prime Location

Brilliant site, one of the best in its industry, bringing together hundreds of agents to offer property for rent all over the UK. Search by location, price, bedrooms or property type or combine all to return a more defined search. The results are excellently presented, offering a brief description, picture, aerial photograph, local area information and maps. Content rich site, offering advice, guides, information and even answering your questions.

SPS Homeline

Content packed site offering homes for rent throughout the UK. You search initially by location and then define your search by price, bedrooms, features and many other preferences. The listings are ok, each featuring a good description, dimensions, key features, contact details and the majority contain a picture.

Country Life Online

Online version of the up-market property magazine. You can search for some of the most exclusive properties available nationwide using the powerful search facility. Alternatively you can catch up on the market news or choose from the associated services offered.

Easylet

National portal site for landlords and tenants. Busy site which can be confusing but there really is loads of info and guides plus links to rental sites. Find everything from specialist insurance to online lease agreements. Worth a look.

Property File

Excellent, clean and tidy site claiming to have over 17,000 properties to buy and rent. Effective search which only displays areas where it has property plus links to all of it's agents sites.

Cluttons

Residential sales and lettings agents with over 30 offices throughout the country. Search the database for a property to buy or contact them with your rental requirements. Easy to use and looks good.

Internethomes UK

Bland website bringing together hundreds of properties for sale and to rent throughout the UK. Select your desired location, then define your search by choosing the price, type or number of bedrooms, and you will be presented with a decent level of information and a few photos.

No1 4 Property

Massive property portal offering homes for sale and to rent throughout the whole of the UK. Use the interactive map to narrow your search when it comes to finding a home, with most of the information pages offering a photo, short description, key features and some mention of the local surroundings.

TMX Haart

Property portal containing hundreds of homes to rent throughout England. You will obviously need to make use of the strong search facility, and this will return a nicely presented selection of listings, featuring a concise narrative, list of specifications, photo and area information.

Number One For Property

Clean site with an extremely easy search. Over 35,000 properties for sale and rent nationwide, all well presented with details and up to six photos. Also provide a wide range of related services including mortgages, insurance, price guides, convyencing and even help with designing your garden.

Fish4Homes

Top site. Looks good and has an easy to use search. Not all properties have photos but details are well presented. Partners supply quotes online for financial services. Provides latest news and features plus contact details for hundreds of estate agents.

at.home nationwide

Up to date availability pages on the houses and apartments available for rent today provided by the Nationwide building society. Limited selection but all have a photo and has good advice on letting your home.

Homes On-Line Limited

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, this premier site offers thousands of properties to search from throughout the UK. You can arrange to view your new home and register on-line with any of the estate and letting agents. Simply select the area of your choice and you will be presented with a full listing. The site has lots of additional useful information and services.

Sotheby's International Reality

Excellent luxury property portal offering thousands of types of fine homes and estates for sale or to rent throughout the world. Simply complete the search criteria with your personal preferences and you will be presented with a full listing of availability, each with an array of coloured images, a description and a price in Euros. Contact details are provided.

Wheres My Property

Excellent online property portal offering hundreds of various types of homes for sale throughout the UK by estate agent. Simply complete the search facility with your personal requirements to view a full listing of availability, each with a colour picture, full particulars, a price and the relevant contact details. Mortgage quotes are also included.

Property Monkey
http://www.propertymonkey.co.uk

Listing portal that currently has 11,660 properties in the following areas: Birkenhead, Bow Street, Burton-On-Trent, Chester, High Wycombe, Leeds, Liverpool, Liversedge, London, Pembroke Dock, Peterborough, Taunton, Wakefield, and many others so it is best to use the mailing list facility to learn about new homes as they become available.

Letting Web
http://www.lettingweb.com

Whether you want to find the perfect new flat or house to rent, if you have a property you need to let, or you just want to find the best letting agents in your area, you can do it all on this site. From furnished and unfurnished apartments and houses to the luxury home of your dreams, this company can help you find your ideal rental opportunity.

ClickFlatshare

If you are looking to find or want to advertise free of charge a flatshare, self contained property or accommodation for rent, then this is the site for you. It features lettings throughout the UK, Eire, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, with details and contact information all presented.

Let by Net

If you are looking to advertise your property to let free of charge whether you are an estate agent, landlord or a tenant looking for accommodation, this massive online portal could be for you. There are a few thousand homes featured by area, all with details including rental price, ad number, address, date posted, features, amenities, a description and the relevant contact information, with an option to subscribe to their auto notify service where new ads matching your search criteria will be automatically e-mailed to you.

net-lets.com

Great site offering hundreds of lets in the UK, the majority in the London area searchable by type and postcode, and featuring the rental price, a short narrative and the landlords contact information. Register for their free search and alert service and to receive optional e-mail alerts of new properties as soon as they are entered onto the database by completing the online form. Contact information is provided.

Holiday Cottages Group

A relatively new company within the holiday rental market, offering unparalleled access to over 18,000 properties across the UK and Europe, through established, well-known brands, all of which are featured and are available to explore. A letting service for owners is also presented.

Property Renter

With over 600 properties featured for long and short term rental by owner worldwide, browse through the listings by clicking on the relevant location, or by using the search facility provided. Both paths will lead you through to results containing variable descriptions, key specifications, area information, photos where shown, and contact details.

Country Web

Find a property to let on this on-line classified ad's site. Over 250 homes to choose from nationwide, plus advertise your home for free.

Homes On Line

One of the most extensive and easy to use sites around, even if it's not best the best looking. Also provides a range of related services and links.

Vebra

This is a clear, simple and well presented site offering properties to both rent and let nationwide. They offer a quick search or the ability to perform a more in depth trawl for a property to suit. All homes have a desription, most have a colour photo and a link to the relevent agent. Lack any associated services.

The House Hunter

Portal site with properties for sale and rent across the country. Powerful search facility find properties displayed with photos and text descriptions. Also has links to useful services and find a trades man plus news and discussion forum.

The Property Guide

Excellent site presenting property for sale and to rent throughout the UK. There is so much information and services presented on this site, you could spend many hours browsing through, but you will find hundreds of available homes, all of which are searchable and well displayed.

Lane Fox Estate Agents

Impressive site from an estate agent specialising in property for rent in England. There are hundreds of properties to be found on the site, searchable by location or price, combine the two to return a more defined search. The property listings offer a reasonable description, picture, location plan and price, but you can also request specific information about the property by completing the online form.

Going to Move

Simple but effective site from Legal & General and their affiliated estate agents. Nice map-based system allows broad or localised searches. As you might expect from such a large chain, the number of properties is pretty good in most areas. Basic details and photo displayed at first, with more available on request.

Lets Direct

Dedicated lettings database which bring landlords and tenants together. Many properties in some areas, few in others. Easy to search and presentation is simple but clear. Landlords can advertise for free.

Property Finder

Few graphics and simple search make finding a property quick and easy with this national database. Simple presentation but this is made up for by a high number of homes nationwide from numerous agents. Also provide all the other service you'll require to make your move a little smoother.

County Web

Searchable national database of properties from over 180 estate agents. Easy to use search of over 1,000 properties plus find an estate agent. Advertise your property free.

underoneroof.com

Great looking portal site which allows you to search for properties, all of which are well presented. Plus, find links to all aspects of your home life on this useful site.

Houses 2 Own

Quite a smart website offering property for sale and to rent in many of the UK Counties, with Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire seeming to be the most populated areas. Search by location, type, price and required number of bedrooms, and you will be presented with nicely furnished listings and contact details.

Homefile UK

National sales and lettings database which pays more attention to sales and has little or no property to rent out side the South. However, it is easy to use and provides help in related areas.

Preloved

Limited number of properties to rent across the country. Search allows you to specify rental property, bedsits and rooms, flats and houseshare, student accommodation, board and lodging, exchange, house boats and mobile homes, so could be a useful resource for those with specifc requirements.

Humberts

Estate and lettings agents providing a national database which is simple to use and returns worthwhile number of properties. It is not possible to search at a local level. News and related services also provided.

Simply Rent

National lettings database with over 200 properties to rent. Limited search facility and no pictures but easy to use.

Inter Property Net

If you are searching for a property in the UK, Eire, France or Spain and do not wish to use an agent, this site is for you. Loads of homes can be found, all privately advertised, with the majority offering a photo, short description, price and contact addresses.

Property Esales

A national site dedicated to the sale and rental of exclusive homes. It doesn't look great but does have a useful number of properties from agents around the country. Simply link from the site to the relevant agent and then register your interest.

Property Platform

Showcase for members of the Guild of Professional Estate Agents. Presentation is not great and there are few easy to find properties. The emphasis is on property sales.

Your Move

On and offline services provided by CGU. Full lettings services for landlords. Find service and contact details only at present, no properties to view.

Strutt & Parker

Nicely designed site from an estate agent offering property for rent in England, Wales and Scotland. A handful of properties are searchable by using the cool map based system or by selecting property type, price and location – the results are superbly presented, each offering an informative description, price, multiple pictures and a location map for the property.

The London Office

Remarkable site from an estate agent offering property for rent in England, Wales and Scotland. A selection of properties are searchable by using the cool map based system or by selecting property type, price, location and bedrooms – the results are superbly presented, each offering an informative description, price, picture and contact details for the property.

ITCHomes.com

A nice looking sales and rentals site that specialises in virtual tours. Searching is frustrating as you can search in areas with no properties available plus there are few properties with virtual tours. Photos and description are the norm.

TMX-home.com

Fully-fledged property portal linked to a various estate agent groups. Property coverage is a little patchy, with hundreds of homes in some areas and none in others. Details are good and there are links for conveyancing, surveys, utilities, mortgages, stress relief, all kinds of services, advice guides and local area information.

Net Homes

Browse or undertake a quick or advance search of the database of property. Well dressed site with plenty of homes. No features, news or information on moving.

Short Let Register

Useful site dedicated pure to the short let market. The property is mostly serviced accommodation that is available for lets of less than six months. Several hundred short let properties available across the country. Landlords and lettings agents can advertise for free once they have registered with just a name and e-mail address.

Churchill Equestrian Estate Agents

Firm specialising in properties with land, country houses, livery yards, equestrian centres, private and commercial properties throughout the United Kingdom. The selection of listings tends to be quite spread out in terms of location, with the information provided for each of the particulars quite good.

MSN

Portal site which has plenty of news and property features. Searches, information and services are provided by some of the well established market leaders.

M R Lettings

Portsmouth based letting company for prospective tenants and landlords throughout the UK whose services include advertising rooms, flats, houses, garages and commercial space. You can view a listing of their latest properties, all with full details, images, and contact details of the letting agent.

Doherty Baines

A flashy site from a company of chartered surveyors and real estate consultants who specialise in the sale, let, tender, investment or development opportunities in a vast selection of property. Make use of their extensive search facility to view their current availability which meets your requirements. A full range of additional services are also presented.

FLATS-R-US

If you are looking to buy, sell, rent or let out a flat, throughout the United Kingdom, London and the M25 area then this website might be for you. There are around 30 properties featured with many including some coloured pictures, a good description, the price and an online form for you to complete if you are interested which will be submitted to the owner.

Hot Properties Online

An independent property listing website featuring homes for sale or to rent by owner, plus estate agents and solicitors, all of which are searchable by town in the UK. Simply select your preferred area to view current availability and full details. Mortgages, loans and insurance deals are also featured.

Unique Lettings
http://uniquelettings.realtors.officelive.com/default.aspx

Offering a tenant find service for landlords totally free, and helping tenants looking to find suitable accommodation for a nominal administration fee, you will find details of the services provided in full on the site, and online registration forms.

FPD Savills

Comprehensive sales and lettings site. Search the national database or utilise the host property related features on this comprehensive site. Easy to use.

Accomodation.com

Accommodation and lettings agents directory. Search for a property to rent or an agent. Excellent London coverage but a little thin elsewhere.

To Rent

Sparse looking but refreshingly easy to use. If there is no link to an area then there is no property available there. Free to advertise your property.

Jackson Stops & Staff

A chain of estate agents with over 20 offices across the UK. Literally hundreds of properties to view. Good search facility and all properties have a photo and reasonable description. Also has some good info and links.

Property Live

Professional site from the National Association Estate Agents. Quick and advanced searches, although not always easy to home in on a specific area. Property is well presented plus now an ISP.