This thread came up on a search and I just wanted to revive the discussion further up the thread around the acceptability or otherwise of renting to be near a preferred school. We were thinking of renting out our house next year and moving closer to our preferred school because proximity is one of the admissions criteria. The school says short-term rental is not allowed, but what about longer term rental? Going by the earlier comments, this seems to be frowned upon, or even against the rules, but why is a decision to rent any different from selling and buying nearby? If we rent for a minimum of a year, doesn?t that satisfy the ?no short-term? rental criteria? It was suggested that the offer of a place could be withdrawn if you have another property ? is this really the case in Southwark and is it documented anywhere? I expect I?ll cop some flak for what we?re proposing, but it is a genuine long-term plan and buying and selling in that time is not really an option.