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Lend the drill, gazebo, or pressure washer between uses

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What it is

Rent, in a sentence or three

You keep the thing. A neighbour borrows it for the days you mark free, pays a rate, and leaves a refundable deposit.

Rent

Lend the drill, gazebo, or pressure washer between uses

How it works

Three steps. No MBA required.

  1. 1

    Set the rate and the deposit

    A price per day, a refundable deposit, and the calendar of days it is free. Say where pickup and return happen.

  2. 2

    They reserve the dates

    The reservation is held while you confirm it. You can ask them to confirm who they are before you agree.

  3. 3

    Return and deposit

    They bring it back. If it is as you lent it, you release the deposit. If something is broken, you can keep part or all of it.

Example listings

What it looks like on a stall

Three made-up loans. Deposits sit with the booking until the item comes back.

  • Rent

    Aluminium stepladder

    Ross McAllister · Govan

    £8 a day

    £20 refundable deposit, pickup at the library

    1. Saturday is free

      Ross blocks the days the library needs it and leaves Saturday open at £8, with a £20 deposit.

    2. A neighbour reserves it

      They pick Saturday. Ross confirms. The deposit is part of the booking, not a sale.

    3. Back by Sunday evening

      It returns clean. Ross releases the £20 and the booking completes.

  • Rent

    Car roof box, week hire

    Tariq Mahmood · Pollokshields, Glasgow

    £25 a week

    £40 deposit, fits a roof rail

    1. Listed for holidays

      Tariq lists the roof box with a photo and a note that the fitting kit is in the bag.

    2. Booked for a week away

      A neighbour reserves Friday to Friday. Tariq confirms after checking his own trip.

    3. A scuff on the lid

      On return Tariq keeps a slice of the deposit for the scuff and releases the rest.

  • Rent

    Pram, grandparents' weekend

    Niamh Kelly · Derry~Londonderry

    £10 a day

    £30 deposit, folded in the hall

    1. Free when the baby is home

      Niamh opens the calendar except the weekends her own parents are visiting.

    2. A neighbour reserves Sunday

      They book one day. Niamh asks them to confirm a name before handover.

    3. Returned the same evening

      The pram comes back clean. Niamh releases the deposit in full.

Who it’s for

Made for people like

  • The shed with a pressure washer that gets used twice a year
  • Tool libraries and clubs with kit to share
  • Anyone who needs a gazebo, a pram or a roof box for one weekend
  • RossGovan, Glasgow
  • TariqPollokshields, Glasgow
  • NiamhDerry~Londonderry
  • KieranEast Belfast
  • JamalHandsworth, Birmingham

Fees & trust

Fees vary by listing type, always shown before you pay.

Vary by listing type, always shown before you pay. A portion flows back to the spinney where the transaction happened. The fee table is on the fees page.

[Rent fee line and worked example from the fees page. Do not publish a figure until it is confirmed.]

  • Stalls your community actually approved
  • Fair refunds when something's not right
  • Adults only — everyone here is 18+

FAQs

Questions your lot will ask

Who holds the deposit?

The deposit is part of the booking, not a sale. You release it when the item comes back, or keep part of it if something is damaged.

Can I block out days I need it?

Yes. Only the days you mark free on the calendar can be reserved.

Do I have to accept every booking?

No. A reservation is held while you confirm it, and you can ask the borrower to confirm who they are first.

What is recorded at handover?

You note the condition and can add photos, so both of you know how it went out.

Got kit that sits in the shed?

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