Find a London flat to rent
Twice a day, Claude Cowork searched SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove, and Zoopla, filtered out student flats and 3+ bed houses, wrote personalised outreach messages for every good listing, and emailed me a digest I could act on from my phone. Task: Twice a day, Claude Cowork searched SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove, and Zoopla, filtered out student flats and 3+ bed houses, wrote personalised outreach messages for every good listing, and emailed me a digest I could act on from my phone. As a result, I put down a deposit on a decent 1-bed flat in London (within my HIGH priority areas) in just under a week, for the price people are asking for a room! Skipped all the manual trawling through new ads entirely. I've created a repo so others can borrow ideas or reuse it directly, just adapt your preferences. All done with Claude Cowork + Claude for Chrome + Gmail MCP. It cost me Claude PRO subscription and about 40$ on extra usage for running twice for a 5 days.; tools: Claude Cowork. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include a Claude PRO subscription and approximately $40 in extra usage costs for 5 days of twice-daily runs. Integration relies on Claude for Chrome and Gmail MCP. Source reliability is low (secondary, unverified Reddit post). Human approval is strictly required before sending any outreach or making financial commitments..
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Overview
Twice a day, Claude Cowork searched SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove, and Zoopla, filtered out student flats and 3+ bed houses, wrote personalised outreach messages for every good listing, and emailed me a digest I could act on from my phone.
Workflow
Twice a day, Claude Cowork searched SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove, and Zoopla, filtered out student flats and 3+ bed houses, wrote personalised outreach messages for every good listing, and emailed me a digest I could act on from my phone. As a result, I put down a deposit on a decent 1-bed flat in London (within my HIGH priority areas) in just under a week, for the price people are asking for a room! Skipped all the manual trawling through new ads entirely. I've created a repo so others can borrow ideas or reuse it directly, just adapt your preferences. All done with Claude Cowork + Claude for Chrome + Gmail MCP. It cost me Claude PRO subscription and about 40$ on extra usage for running twice for a 5 days.
Reported result
The source claims a deposit was placed on a 1-bed London flat within a week at a room-price level, but provides no verifiable metrics or independent confirmation. Actual outcomes are unmeasured and anecdotal. A measurable acceptance check would be: 'Did the agent identify at least 3 valid listings matching criteria within 24 hours?'
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include a Claude PRO subscription and approximately $40 in extra usage costs for 5 days of twice-daily runs. Integration relies on Claude for Chrome and Gmail MCP. Source reliability is low (secondary, unverified Reddit post). Human approval is strictly required before sending any outreach or making financial commitments.
Try it
Act as my rental search assistant. I am looking for a 1-bed flat in [replaceable: London HIGH priority areas] with a budget of [replaceable: £X per month]. Exclude student flats and properties with 3+ bedrooms. Use Claude Cowork to search SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove, and Zoopla. For each valid listing, draft a personalized outreach message. Compile these into a digest email sent to [replaceable: my email address]. Do not send any messages or make bookings automatically. First, perform a dry run on 3 sample listings and show me the output format and message drafts for my approval. Only proceed with the full search after I confirm the sample is correct. If any site is inaccessible, log the error and continue with others. Ask me if the budget or location filters need adjustment before starting.
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