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RentMy - What, Who, Where, Why, When?!

What is RentMy?

If you’re reading this you may already have a good idea about what RentMy is. A secure peer to peer (P2P) rental platform, a place where Owners can make money from things they own by renting out some of their items that might otherwise sit idle gathering dust and getting in the way! The platform also gives Renters the chance to rent anything, from anyone, anywhere saving money in the process too. That is RentMy in a nutshell. The Airbnb for everything you own!

 

Who came up with this bright idea?

RentMy was originally conceived by Essex based entrepreneur Tom West whose aim is to revolutionise the rental market making a social and environmental impact in the process. On holiday and staying near a beautiful river he wanted to get back to nature and explore further – hoping to rent a kayak he looked around for a local hire company but drew a blank – whilst walking around the area he saw plenty of kayaks sitting in people’s gardens and thought what if I could rent one of those – and from that initial thought RentMy was born.

So where is this bright spark from?

Tom grew up in Manningtree – the smallest town by area in England. A small town but with a big sense of community spirit. As a businessman and publican within the town, Tom’s connections with the community are strong, regularly hosting community events within his pub and supporting other community activities and sports. His biggest claim to fame locally is perhaps his involvement in putting up the Christmas Tree and lights in the high street although he prefers to be the one at the bottom holding the ladder rather than having to climb it!

 

Behind every great man there’s……..

A great team! Tom has a handpicked and growing team to do all the important stuff behind the scenes, from developing the website to writing content to getting the word out there to absolutely anything to support the RentMy experience! They are a diverse and mostly female bunch who are all excited to be at the forefront of the rental revolution and are looking forward to watching RentMy grow. They are also looking forward to renting out a few of their own items too and making some extra cash for very well deserved holidays and treats!

And what’s in it for you?

Think about being able to make over £5000 a year without any additional outlay except for your own time. By renting out your items this is possible. Imagine what you could do with that extra cash. And how about having a go at renting something yourself – take the plunge and try new things, hobbies, culinary experiences, adventures – could be the start of something wonderful!

 

And what about the environment?

Being able to make some extra money whilst also contributing to a more sustainable way of living – reusing rather than buying new. Less packaging, deliveries and manufacturing – creating a social sharing economy – what’s not to like?

We couldn’t do this without you - the RentMy Community

The most important part of the RentMy story is the ever-growing community of owners and renters who are sharing their items, making or saving money and having a ton of fun along the way. Not only trying something new but also making new connections -something we have all realised is incredibly important recently and from one connection another one will grow too and who knows where that might lead us.

 

The important techy bit - the RentMy Platform

Fundamental to the experience is the security that RentMy offers with its triple lock verification, guarantee and deposit process - building trust and confidence. We want our users to feel safe renting their items and to make the experience as simple and easy as possible. We want to put owners in touch with potential renters and make it easy for them to make that connection – on RentMy you can search for items geographically and by category – we aim for more successful matches than match.com!

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