EasyRoommate UK

You cannot even do a search for free rooms to rent in your area, the site is difficult to access and nothing can be found. Move on to a better site..

I rented an apartment found on EasyWG, ONE OF THE NUMEROUS WEBSITES OWNED BY W3 LTD SUCH AS EASYROOMMATE. After having received a copy of the landlord’s passport, a dated and signed contract, and a link to a LinkedIn profile, I paid approximately £1,400 of rent and deposit by bank transfer to an account in the landlord’s name. As specified in the website’s instructions, I used neither international mandate, neither Western Union, nor MoneyGram. Having exactly followed the website’s security instructions, NEVER WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT THAT I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE £1,400 IN A SCAM (not including the hotel bill).

For when I arrived there, I found myself without any accommodation and encumbered with my entire luggage. I had to spend two nights at the hotel before finding a colleague who could put me up. Beside the financial loss and the moral prejudice, I had also sent a copy of my passport to scammers that are now able to usurp my identity.

When I wrote to the website to complain, their client service answered (speaking about the scammers that operate on the website, and I quote!): "THOSE PEOPLE ARE USING FAKE IDS, STOLEN CREDIT CARDS, ETC. […] IT’S A REAL PLEAGUE FOR US." Therefore, it means that THE WEBSITE’S MANAGERS ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THEIR PLATFORM IS INFESTED WITH SCAMMERS AND STILL CLAIM: "FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, [THE WEBSITE] HAS BEEN EMPLOYING ALL HIS KNOW-HOW AND EXPERTISE AT THE SERVICE OF ITS USERS TO ERADICATE THE TOTALITY OF THE POTENTIAL SCAMMERS […] THUS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BROWSE IN TOTAL SECURITY". In order to go even further in terms of irony, their client service still finds the nerve to retort: "DESPITE ALL THOSE CUES [sic], you still put yourself in touch with this person and fulfilled your payment". Such "cues" can assuredly be only considered as MENDACIOUS AND DECEITFUL.

Following my unfortunate experience and the numerous pages of emails exchanged with a client service as stubborn as enable to write a single sentence free of a spelling mistake, I would like to give my humble reinterpretation of the website’s values : IF YOU FOLLOW OUR INSTRUCTIONS, LOSE £1,400 AND GET YOUR IDENTITY STOLEN, CONGRATULATIONS : YOU ARE NOW ON YOUR OWN!

You cannot read messages sent to you unless you upgrade and pay a ridiculous amount of money. A girl contacted me, I was able to view the room she was offering and it was just what I was after however because we both had basic memberships neither of us could contact each other!

I was using easyroommate to try and find two room mates at first i was using the free basic account but when people were interested i payed the 10 day subscription and replied to the "other people " and never herd from them my bet is it was admin generated message to make you pay money

just use another site

I put a room for rent on EASYROOMMATE. You cannot read any emails sent to you unless you pay a minimum of £25. So what happens is you send interest to people who are looking for a room which is free then an automated email is sent by Easyroommate stating (WHATEVER their name IS) "SEEMS interested in your AD. to read their response you will need to UPGRADE". So when you pay a minimum of £25 (ONE month SUBSCRIPTION) to read the EMAIL, it turns out to be no more than an automated email from Easyroommate stating "SORRY this person is not interested in your AD"! and YOU'VE wasted your MONEY. My advice is use the Spareroom website as they are overall much better and it is totally FREE. I have been renting for years now and always find people on Spareroom but not once have I ever found anyone on EASYROOMMATE. So you do the MATHS.

Not one of the best flatshare sites

Just like any review you will find people who pick holes, I have used Easyroommate for a while now to fill our shared student house and found it quick and easy to use. I shell out £30 for the month, and if I haven't filled the room (once) within that time, they give you another month free.

The first time I used it was as a free member, but I found the faded emails odd, so signed up because I knew it was still a good deal, and have had no issues for three years now.

Our place is in Aberdeen, and trust me not many sites have a lot of people looking to rent in our town, so I was impressed by the choice of people looking.

FIRST

"To Contact "Elodie" you first need to post your on Easyroommate. It's FREE, fast and simple"

THEN

"You have sent a message to another basic member. We will deliver this message to their inbox but they will not be able to read the contents of the message as you are both basic members."

FIRST

In few words : excellent website, excellent team (especially the customer service), good listings, nice design, easy to use, free of charge.

Definitely one of the best !

It exists also in French (and other languages, but I used only in english for London and in french for Paris) and it worked well too. I found a flatshare in paris in only 4 days and in London in 3 days, which is quite amazing if you think about how difficult it is nowadays to find the right flatshare.

Again, I would like to speak about the custom service which is working perfectly fine if you need help. Indeed, if you any question, they answer really quickly by phone (normal phone number, not a paying one) or by email. It was just great.

Moreover, you can find an app, which is funny and working fine. I prefer the website because my iPhone is old and I don't use it a lot anymore, but if you want to try, don't hesitate.

I was in Paris and looking for a place in London. Was supposed to move to London in a week.

I find the perfect place in 3 days. I had a lot of contacts easily, a lot of ads are available on easyroommate.

And all ads are up to date. Perfect website if you need to find a good place quickly. I recommend it to everyone.