Whether you’re buying your first place, renting somewhere new, or still deciding which makes sense — Nestmate replaces the scattered Rightmove links, conflicting calculators, and WhatsApp noise with one shared space built for two.
See How It WorksBuilt for the UK market · 18 quality-of-life metrics · 10+ official data sources
Whether you’re buying, renting, or doing both at once — it goes something like this.
Your partner sends you 47 Rightmove links on WhatsApp. You’ve lost 43 of them.
You’ve got 6 tabs open calculating stamp duty at different price points. None of them agree.
You argue about whether the commute from Sevenoaks is really “only 40 minutes.”
You can’t work out if you pass the letting agent’s 30× income rule, and neither of you knows exactly what the move-in deposit cap is.
You moved in and discovered the broadband can barely stream a video, there’s no GP within walking distance, and the area floods every winter.
“What was wrong with that flat in Didcot again?” Neither of you can remember.
Drive to station then train, walk then train, direct driving, or direct transit — Nestmate compares every realistic route for both partners, side by side, with real fares and costs. Each partner sets their own working days, railcard, and peak/off-peak preference, and the combined household score weights accordingly.
Multi-route comparison · Real National Rail fares · Railcard discounts · TfL zone fares · Per-partner settings
Score and rank every area across 18 quality-of-life metrics — from school ratings and broadband speeds to flood risk, GP access, and restaurant quality. Areas with high flood risk are automatically flagged and filtered. Each partner sets their own weightings, and the app produces individual and combined rankings.
Police UK · Ofsted · Ofcom · NHS Digital · Environment Agency · Per-partner weightings
| Area | Safety | Schools | Commute | Green | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Bromley | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Penge | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
For buyers: stamp duty, mortgage payments, student loan impact, and first-time buyer relief. For renters: income checks, deposit caps under the Tenant Fees Act, and move-in cost breakdowns. All in one place, calculated for two.
First-time buyer relief · Student loan Plans 1–5 · Tenant Fees Act compliant deposit caps · Dual-income calculations
See your max affordable rent at a glance, check if you pass the letting agent’s income multiplier, and get a full move-in cost breakdown — with deposit caps calculated per the UK Tenant Fees Act.
30× income multiplier check · Income percentage colour-coded (≤35% green, ≤45% amber, >45% red) · 5-week deposit cap · Remaining-after-rent breakdown
One tap from any property listing and it’s saved for both of you. Nestmate auto-detects whether it’s for sale or to rent from the URL and listing data, and parses rental-specific fields like furnished status, pets policy, and agency details.
Works with Rightmove · Zoopla · OnTheMarket · SpareRoom · OpenRent · Auto-detects sale vs. rent
When your search mode is set to “Both,” Nestmate models the real cost of buying versus renting over time — factoring in equity buildup, investment returns on your deposit, maintenance costs, and the break-even year.
Year-by-year projection · Equity vs. investment returns · Break-even calculator · Available in “Both” search mode
After every viewing, both partners log their reactions independently — synced in real time between your phones, not just a shared list. Compare notes later without influencing each other’s first impressions. Checklists adapt too — purchases get survey and solicitor questions, rentals get landlord info, break clauses, deposit scheme, and pets negotiation fields.
Real-time sync between partners · Structured viewing assessments · Compatibility Report · Adapts for buying or renting
Create your shared list of requirements once, then check them off property by property. Finally know which place ticks the most boxes.
Weighted scoring · Per-property tracking · Shareable between partners
Tell us your name, set your workplace, and define your budget. Your partner can join later with a simple invite code — their phone syncs instantly.
Research areas by data, or import listings from Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, SpareRoom, or OpenRent with one tap. Sales and rentals are tagged automatically.
Everything syncs in real time between partners’ phones. Rank areas with combined weightings, track viewings, react to properties, and see where you agree in the Compatibility Report.
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There’s a generous free tier — you can score areas across all 18 metrics, track unlimited properties, and use the affordability calculator as a solo user. Nestmate Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription) that unlocks a second commute destination, full partner collaboration with real-time sync, and advanced features. One partner pays, the other joins free.
Yes — renting is a full, first-class feature set, not a bolted-on extra. You get rental affordability checks (income multipliers, percentage-of-income warnings), move-in cost breakdowns with deposit caps calculated per the UK Tenant Fees Act, rental-specific viewing checklists (landlord info, break clauses, deposit scheme, pets negotiation), and a complete application-to-move-in status pipeline. You can search for rentals only, purchases only, or both at the same time.
Each partner sets their workplace and commute preferences (working days per week, railcard type, peak or off-peak). Nestmate calculates multiple routes — drive to station + train, walk to station + train, direct driving, and direct transit — using real National Rail timetables and TfL zone-based Oyster fares. Season ticket costs compare weekly, monthly, and annual options with railcard discounts applied. Driving costs use a configurable pence-per-mile rate. The household commute score weights each partner by how many days they commute.
Absolutely. Everything works for solo buyers and solo renters too — the commute analysis, area rankings, and affordability tools are just as useful on your own. The collaborative features (reactions, shared viewings) are there if you want them, but they’re not required.
All area data comes from official public sources: crime statistics from Police UK, school ratings from Ofsted, broadband coverage from Ofcom, GP practice data from NHS Digital, flood risk from the Environment Agency, deprivation indices and census data from the ONS, transport data from National Rail timetables, TfL, and NaPTAN, and mapping from OpenStreetMap. Live amenity data (restaurants, shops, gyms, healthcare, nightlife) comes from Apple Maps. We use 10+ datasets covering over 2,100 UK postcode districts.
Yes. Your property searches, budget, and personal details are never shared with estate agents, letting agents, mortgage brokers, or anyone else. We don’t sell data. Your information is encrypted in transit and at rest. You can export or delete all your data at any time. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from Settings.
