A new way to rent.
We're building 1 million co-ops, where tenants replace landlords.
Join a Roost co-op
Put down roots
Stay as long as you like. If you wish to move out - it’s also straightforward.
Live freely
Paint the walls, have a pet or install solar panels - it's your house to make a home.
Easy to manage
Fix maintenance issues, sort finances and find flatmates - all from one simple app.
In a housing co-op - the tenants are also the landlords.
You and your flatmates call the shots and are members of the co-op.
The co-op is the organisation which runs the home.
We make it easy to set one up. Matching you with properties - to turn into a Roost home.
So did we. We got fed up of waiting weeks for problems to get sorted. But after living in housing co-ops, we knew there was a better way.
Don't see a Roost in your city? Start your own!
Set up a Roost ->
Landlord
You can be evicted if the landlord wants to sell or move back in. ❌
They can be slow to fix stuff. ❌
Surprise rent hikes and exploitation, especially if you're living in a popular city. ❌
Inspections and intrusions in your home. ❌
Roost Co-op
Stay as long as you like in a Roost home ✅
Roost supports you to maintain the property yourself. ✅
Rents stay fair, transparent and predictable . ✅
You're the landlord - so no one can intrude. ✅
Paula
Roost member London
" I used to live in the biggest student co-op in the UK and I loved it. But in the past I have rented houses where I wasn't even allowed to put up a poster! Roost allowed me to enjoy co-op life again; agency in my home and a community of people I care about."
Tom
Roost member in Sheffield
"I feel a sense of freedom that I haven't before anywhere I've rented. I've been able to make changes to my accommodation, which I thought would only be possible if I owned my own place, its made it feel much more like home."
Thananjan
Roost member in London
From having landlords tell me I couldn’t plug in a toaster to having a flatmate unplug the tumble dryer whilst my clothes were drying; I wasn’t particularly looking forward to going through the absolute effort of finding a place to live. When I first read about Roost, I thought it was too good to be true. Turns out it’s better than what I imagined. I get to finally do what I want with my space that I pay for, live with people who I genuinely love the company of and best of all? Not have to deal with a landlord or agency.
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