About The Flex
Learn about The Flex story, founded by Raouf Yousfi and Michael Buggy. Discover our mission to revolutionize short-term rentals with flexible solutions for landlords and tenants in London, Paris, and Algiers.
Redefining 'Home'
At The Flex, we believe 'home' should never limit your possibilities. We exist to redefine how people travel, live and work with solutions that prioritise freedom, adaptability, and flexibility.
Driven by genuine care and innovative thinking, we provide flexible accommodations that empower you to embrace life's changes - making sure you always feel grounded, wherever life takes you.
Flexibility for tenants, landlords & businesses
The Flex is the future of flexible accommodation, powered by seasoned property-management experts. Guests tap into fully furnished, hotel-grade homes on leases that bend with their plans, while landlords enjoy guaranteed rent and zero voids as we enhance, market, service and maintain every unit.
Tenants
Book a fully furnished, design-forward home in minutes and stay for a week, a season, or as long as your plans demand — fully furnished with utilities, Wi-Fi, and hotel-grade linens already in place. Digital key access, optional housekeeping, and 24/7 live support give you the comfort of a boutique hotel with the freedom of an apartment.
Landlords
Lock in guaranteed rent with zero voids from day one. Our team handles upgrades and improvements, dynamic pricing, resident vetting, regular cleaning, round-the-clock maintenance and everything in between whilst you sit back, relax and receive fixed monthly payments.
Businesses
One master lease unlocks an entire portfolio of ready-to-live Flex homes across our rapidly expanding network— new properties added every week and new cities launching soon. Relocate employees in hours, spin up project teams on-site for a month, or house insurance policyholders instantly after a claim.
Our Mission
Driven by the prospect of an unbounded world, The Flex is on a mission to eliminate the constraints of traditional rental models. Our destination? A new realm where landlords no longer pay excessive management fees, and where renters can live flexibly and comfortably anywhere in the world.
We are reimagining the idea of 'home' from something fixed to something flexible and simplifying the rental process for both landlords and tenants as we go.
Our Values
Our services are anchored by three guiding principles that set the tone for our every interaction – flexibility that removes hassle, quality in every detail, and speed that turns "someday" into "right now."
Flexibility
Shift dates, swap units, or relocate across borders with a few taps. Our platform lets tenants and landlords reshape terms on demand — no piles of paperwork, just living arrangements that adapt to real-life changes.
Quality
Designer furnishings, hotel-grade bedding, spotless housekeeping, and contracts written in plain language. From first look to long-term care, every detail signals premium standards you can trust.
Speed
Instant approvals and same-day move-ins for guests; rapid evaluations and fast payouts for landlords. With The Flex, answers appear quickly and actions follow even faster.
Where We Are Today
Since 2019, The Flex has grown from a local startup into a cross-border operator, delivering exceptional property management services across the UK, France, and Algeria. As we continue to expand into new cities, add more homes to our portfolio, and serve a growing community of residents, our mission is simple: to help more people live flexibly—on their own terms.
Our Story
"It all started with a coffee on a cobbled street overlooking London's Tower Bridge..."
That's where our founders, Raouf and Michael, first connected over a shared vision – a world where people could live and work without constraints.
And just like that, The Flex was born – with a clear, two-part mission: To remove the friction from finding a rental home, and to transform the landlord experience through expert care and fair, transparent pricing.
Hear From Our People
Our team spans continents, disciplines, and life stories, yet we're united by a shared drive to solve bold problems, a bias for action, and an uncompromising commitment to integrity.
Sid
Chief Technology Officer
"At The Flex, you're not just executing tasks, you're owning them. This is a place where responsibility meets purpose, and where every team member is empowered to think critically, challenge ideas, and bring bold solutions to the table. Innovation isn't top-down here, the best ideas can come from anyone! And when it comes to challenges, 'impossible' simply doesn't exist in our vocabulary. At The Flex, we make the unthinkable happen, every single day!"