If you are a landlord trying to rent your property to students or young professionals your priority will be to promote the rental property so that it gets noticed by as many people as possible.
To reach people moving to a new area, such as students going to university and recent graduates moving for their first job, you may want to advertise the property to let nationally.
This way you can advertise the house or student accommodation to more than just the local population.
The easiest way to do this is online.
If you are looking for a flatmate, then you will want to find someone with whom you can share your home.
So, it's not so much a problem of advertising property to let, as of finding the right person to share with.
Marketing Your Property to Student and Recent Graduates You could try to list your student accommodation with the university's housing department.
However, some universities will only take listings from registered landlords or letting agents, which may delay things slightly or you could ask your existing tenants to spread the word about your property to rent.
However, this approach isn't a very efficient way to advertise a house or flat.
Another option is to advertise the property to let on the university notice boards.
However, you'll need a bit of artistic flair if your ad is going to standout on a hectic notice board.
Don't forget to make several ads so that you can advertise the house or flat on all the relevant notice boards at the university.
One problem with all of these marketing approaches is that they will only reach locals.
They will not attract students that are looking for a place to rent from out of town.
Nor will they attract recent graduates moving to the area with a new job or post-graduate studies.
Advertise the Property to Let Online If you want your ad to be seen both locally and nationally, then you should consider advertising online.
This will advertise your house or flat to rent to your chosen market - be student accommodation or recent graduates sharing.
Advertise your property to let online is simplicity itself.
All you need to do is select your website and register to use it.
Write a short description of the property, such as its size, general location and when it's available.
Some websites may offer a free service to landlords, although some may charge a fee - so be sure to shop around.
One advantage of advertising online is that you should be able to select the right sub-section for your property.
For example, if you are offering student accommodation, your property can be listed under this section.
If you would prefer recent graduates sharing your property, then you should be able to advertise the house or flat in so that the wording makes it clear that it is ideal for sharers.
Using the web to advertise a house or flat is well worth considering, and new innovative websites, such as u-rooms.
com are making it even easier for a landlord to find the right tenant.
This website let landlords with property to let details the type of characteristics they are looking for in a tenant or group of tenants.
This same approach can be used to find a flat-mate, be it for a flat-share or house offering student accommodation.