Gumtree

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Gumtree is a network of free online classifieds and community websites in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, similar to Craigslist in the US. The main categories are flat / house share and for rent, goods for sale, community, friends and partners, jobs and business services.

History

Gumtree.com was started in London in March 2000 by Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall as a community site designed to connect people who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and social opportunities. It was initially targeted at Australians, Kiwis and South Africans but has since expanded to cover the broader communities in the cities where it operates.

Michael and Simon also started chillitree.com and fruitcamp.com at the same time.

Gumtree.com is now London's largest flatshare and job site, and it continues to grow quickly in London and elsewhere. All listings are free, except for some job categories in London.

Gumtree was acquired by eBay in May 2005 for an undisclosed fee.

Cities

There are now Gumtree free classifieds sites in 60 cities across the UK, Ireland, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

England: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Exeter, Guildford, Hull, Ipswich, Kent, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Luton, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton, Southend, Stoke, York

Scotland: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness

Wales: Cardiff, Swansea

Ireland: Belfast, Cork, Dublin

Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide

New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

South Africa: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg

Poland: Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Katowice, Trojmiasto

External links

[Gumtree London website]

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