Filming at My House

Press and media

What the media says about homes as filming locations.

External coverage and useful context showing that private homes, apartments and distinctive spaces are a real part of film, TV, photography and advertising production.

Filming at My House
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Filming At My House

Houses wanted for filming

Why property owners and location scouts both need a focused marketplace for homes and private spaces.

  • Production teams actively look for real homes
  • Owners can list free and stay in control
  • Scouts need searchable, practical property details
Independent
External media

The Independent

Why it pays to let a film crew into your home

The Independent looked at the financial case for using private homes as film, photography and advertising locations.

  • Fees depend on shoot type
  • Agents and marketplaces help crews find suitable homes
  • Owners should price around disruption as well as property style
Saga
External media

Saga

How turning your home into a film or TV set can make you thousands

Saga revisited the subject recently, highlighting the upside for owners and the practicalities of hosting a shoot.

  • Homeowners can earn meaningful fees
  • Access, contracts and preparation matter
  • All types of homes may be useful depending on the brief
The Telegraph
External media

The Telegraph

Turn your home into a film location and pocket the cash

The Telegraph has covered home film-location hire several times, including guidance on fees, contracts, tax and damage risk.

  • Written terms are essential
  • Owners should consider tax and damage risk
  • Location hire has been a recognised property-income route for years
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Filming At My House

Getting paid to have productions use your home

A plain-English explanation of why private homes can become useful production locations.

  • Hosts need control over what they accept
  • Clear expectations reduce stress
  • The best matches depend on the brief
BBCNews
External media

BBC News

Hiring out your home for filming

BBC coverage helped bring the idea of home filming-location hire to a mainstream audience.

  • The subject has mainstream media interest
  • Authentic homes are useful for productions
  • Insurance and practical arrangements need attention
The Telegraph
External media

The Telegraph

Make money renting out your home for films, photoshoots and adverts

A newer Telegraph piece describes location hire as an increasingly popular way to monetise a home.

  • Demand is not limited to luxury homes
  • Photography and commercial shoots matter as well as film
  • Owners need a safe way to assess enquiries
The Times
External media

The Times

We pay the mortgage by renting out our home as a film set

The Times profiled owners who used shoot income to help fund renovation and mortgage costs.

  • Some homes can generate substantial shoot income
  • Neighbours and house rules need managing
  • Professional process matters as booking value rises
FT
External media

Financial Times

Camera, lights, living room — could your home be a film set?

The FT covered homeowners using their properties as TV and film sets, including the appeal and disruption involved.

  • Real homes are increasingly attractive to productions
  • Disruption needs to be managed honestly
  • Owners benefit from structured enquiries
The Guardian
External media

The Guardian

How streaming and tax breaks fuelled the UK screen boom

The Guardian examined the wider UK production boom, giving useful context for demand for filming locations.

  • UK production demand remains strategically important
  • Location supply is part of the screen economy
  • Private homes sit within a larger production ecosystem