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 · Free while in beta
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.
“What was wrong with that flat in Didcot again?” Neither of you can remember.
Train, car, or a mix of both — compare commute times side-by-side for every area you’re considering. No more guessing or arguing over journey times.
Multiple route options · Real National Rail fares · Season ticket cost estimates
Compare areas across 16 criteria — from school ratings to green space access — and adjust the weightings so your priorities rise to the top.
Data from Police UK · Ofsted · ONS · Custom weighting coefficients
| Area | Safety | Schools | Commute | Green | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | 8.4 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Bromley | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Penge | 6.5 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
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 · 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. 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.
Structured viewing assessments · Red and green flags · 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
Add both partners, set your workplaces, define your budget — and choose your search mode: Buy, Rent, or Both.
Research areas by data, or import listings straight from Rightmove with one tap. Sales and rentals are tagged automatically.
Rank areas, track viewings, react to properties, and make the call with confidence — whether you’re signing a mortgage or a tenancy.
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While we’re in beta, yes — completely free. When we launch publicly, there’ll be a free tier that covers the essentials and a modest paid plan for power features like unlimited area comparisons and full commute analysis. Early waitlisters will get a generous introductory offer.
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.
You set your workplace (or workplaces) and we calculate door-to-door journey times using real timetable and route data. For trains, we use National Rail data including walk-to-station time. For driving, we factor in typical traffic patterns. You’ll see both partners’ commutes side by side.
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 our area data comes from official public sources: crime statistics from Police UK, school ratings from Ofsted, demographic data from the ONS, transport data from National Rail and TfL, and mapping from OpenStreetMap. Rental deposit caps follow the Tenant Fees Act. We update regularly and always show you when data was last refreshed.
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.