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r/HousingUK↗

UK housing advice and discussion

Use this subreddit to get advice on renting or buying accommodation in the UK, or to have civil discussions about it. Please remember: Reddit IS NOT a replacement or substitute for a qualified solicitor, and any advice given here which relates to the law is purely academic in nature and should not be relied upon.

521k subscribers2,171 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,816 authors / mosince 2017

r/HousingUK has 521k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,171 posts a month from 1,816 people. Top topics: Multi-Offer Negotiation, London Rentals and Renters and Landlords Rights.

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Size and growth

How r/HousingUK has grown

r/HousingUK

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026520k
Growing520k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/HousingUK

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.2k
QuieterPeaked at 3.8k in Mar 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/HousingUK

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Multi-Offer Negotiation5.1%
  2. London Rentals1.0%
  3. Renters and Landlords Rights0.5%
  4. London Housing Crisis0.4%
  5. Offer Acceptance0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Shelter England
  2. Zoopla
  3. Martin Lewis
  4. Citizens Advice
  5. PostImages

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