For Exeter students hunting for next year
Exeter student houses in your inbox minutes after they go live.
We check Exeter's letting agents every few minutes. When a house fits your group's size, budget and streets, we email you, with walking times and whether they're signing now or from March. Premium groups hear first.
Cancel any time from your account page. We never take money from landlords or agents.
Group of 5, up to £170 a week each
Every alert names the letting agent and links to the house details.
How it works
For student houses and flats across Exeter, plus studios and private-hall rooms when our agents list them.
Step 1
Tell us about your group
Group size, budget per person, the streets you want and when you want to move in. Takes two minutes.
Step 2
We watch the listings
We check Exeter's letting agents every 3 minutes by day and every 10 overnight, so you don't have to.
Step 3
You get an email
When a house matches, we email you the details and the agent's advert. Hunter and Premium get every match, Free a daily pick.
Try it
See how fast houses like yours go
Real counts from the houses we've watched, up to the last 90 days.
How many of you?
Rent each, per week
Counts use group size, rent and areas. Your full search can narrow it further.
Plans
Prices are per group, not per person. Premium works out at £4 each a month for a group of five.
Free
£0
Free for the whole group
A daily pick and a weekly roundup.
- One best-fit house a day by email at 6pm, on days we find a match
- A Sunday roundup of the week's matches, and how many have already gone
- Your best 5 houses already on the market, in your welcome email
- The real cost per person: rent, estimated bills and money up front
- A count of houses that fit you and have already gone
Join the waitlistNo card needed.
Hunter
£11.99 a month per group
£2.40 each for a group of five
Every match by email, 10 minutes after Premium.
- Every match by email, about 10 minutes after we spot it, not just one a day
- Every house already on the market that fits, in your welcome email and on your account page
- Price-drop alerts when a house gets cheaper or drops into your budget
- A walking map for each house: campus, town, the nearest supermarket and bus stop
Join the waitlistThen £11.99 a month. Cancel within 2 days and you pay nothing.
- Fastest
Premium
£19.99 a month per group
£4 each for a group of five
Everything in Hunter, sent first, plus a closer look at each house.
- Your alerts go out first, about 10 minutes before Hunter
- Red flags in each advert, and the renting rules in plain English
- Price check against similar houses, and the energy rating with heating costs
- Every house that fitted you and has already gone, and how fast (last 90 days)
- Request a viewing in one tap, with your own saved message
Join the waitlistThen £19.99 a month. Cancel within 2 days and you pay nothing.
Every email shows walking times, bills, whether the advert says they're signing now or from March, and a warning if it asks for more up front than the law allows.
- We work for students, never for landlords
- Cancel any time from your account page
- Your details stay yours
- Safe payments by Stripe
Good to know for 2027
New renting rules started in May 2026. Three things they change for you.
Signing nowSigning from March
Signing now or from March
Some landlords won't sign a September 2027 tenancy until March 2027. Others sign now. Every alert shows whether the advert says they're signing now or from March.
Money up front
A cap on money up front
A holding deposit can be at most a week's rent, and rent in advance at most a month's. We flag adverts that ask for more.
Free
Free contract checks
Students' Guild Advice offers free contract checks. Use it before you sign.
Questions
Is this run by the University of Exeter?
No. HouseOnTheHunt is independent and run by an Exeter student. We're not connected to the university or the Students' Guild.
Which letting agents do you check?
We only check agents who've said yes, and we're asking Exeter's agents now. Every alert names the agent and links to their advert.
Can everyone in my group get the alerts?
Alerts go to your group's lead by email, which keeps the price low. Forwarding them to your group chat takes a second.
How does the free trial work?
Hunter and Premium start with 2 days free. You add a card when you start, and we email you the day before the trial ends. Cancel before then and you won't be charged. One free trial per group.
What happens when we find a house?
Tap “We signed!” in any alert or on your account page. We'll cancel your plan within a few minutes, so you won't be charged again.
Do you book viewings for us?
No. On Premium, one tap sends your request to the agent, signed with your name, and they reply to you directly. You stay in charge of every conversation.
How do I cancel?
From your account page, any time. Your plan runs to the end of the month you've paid for. Unsubscribing from our emails also stops your plan.
Is my data safe?
We keep only what we need to match houses to your group. When you send a viewing request, the agent sees your name, email, group size and move-in date. Payments go through Stripe, so we never see your card, and you can delete your account and everything in it from your account page.
What about WhatsApp?
We may add WhatsApp later. For now alerts arrive by email.