… For retail jobs in your area do a local search on Gumtree at Gumtree.com

- The Independent 6th December

… Rent out your driveway or parking place. Gumtree says people will to pay up to £200 a week for a safe parking space.

- The Observer 9th December

… Share a lift home for Christmas – go halves on the petrol and it will be cheaper than the train. Visit the Rideshare section on Gumtree.com

- The Observer 9th December

… The research is the latest in a series of surveys showing Britons are becoming more entrepreneurial. One for the gumtree.com website claimed 22 per cent of Scots made money from activities such as language and music lessons.

- The Scotsman 14th December

… The website Gumtree now has contains a section devoted to parking spaces to sit alongside flats to rent and cars to buy.

- Metro 21st December

… There are also a number of local auction sites (such as London-based gumtree.com). These could be useful for anyone selling bigger items who needs to find a local buyer who could collect.

- Sunday Telegraph 23rd December

… It's free to sell on Gumtree (www.gumtree.com), which has sites for more than 48 UK cities. This is ideal for bulky items as you are selling in your area, so people can collect.

- The Mirror 26th December

… Or you could take a look at any of the myriad internet sites – Gumtree is just one of them – which now make it their task to find new homes for your unwanted items.

- Manchester Evening News 28th December

… You can pick up no end of nearly new stuff from people moving overseas, completely free, from internet site Gumtree.

- Pick Me Up Magazine December

… Visit Gumtree.com for second-hand bikes.

- Company Magazine December

… One in four Britons are now making a second income by renting out their possessions, skills and time, new research by Gumtree.com suggests.

- The Independent 3rd November

… Tina Higgins, from Dudley, brought together her group, Ghostly Sightings, through online classifieds site Gumtree. "When I first advertised on Gumtree to set up the group, I wasn't sure what response to expect. "I was inundated with e-mails from local people curious about unusual sightings in their area.

- Birmingham Evening Mail 3rd November

… Gumtree is always a friend.

- Londonist 5th November

… Gumtree.com spokeswoman Sophy Silver said: "The old adage that it pays to shop around is certainly true of tradesmen, with cost varying wildly across the UK for the same job.

- Channel 4 News 7th November

… Freshly released data reveals that more people in Dublin than any other city have used the web to look for a casual relationship. The figures, released by online classifieds site Gumtree.com also show that women are becoming sexually more adventurous online.

- Irish Daily Mail 7th November

… Britons spent an average of £525 each improving or repairing their homes during the past year, according to classified adverts website Gumtree.com.

- Daily Mail 7th November

… “Most of us do not have a clue how much we should be paying for basic repair jobs like a leaking tap”. Sophy Silver, of Gumtree.com, reacts to a report suggesting a quarter of Britons have been ripped off by a tradesman.

- The Times 10th November

… Ticketless members of the Tartan Army are so desperate to see the Italy match they have applied for jobs at Hampden. The advert by Prestige appeared on the Gumtree classified website and appeals for "casual catering staff for the national stadium, first shift available is Scotland v Italy on Saturday, November 17."

- Glasgow Daily Record 10th November

… The Gumtree website has seen a 40% spike in the number of direct listings of homes for sale

- Daily Telegraph 10th November

… Sophy Silver at Gumtree.com says: “The bottom line is that while most Brits know the average to leave as a tip in a restaurant, most of us don't have a clue what we should be paying for basic repair jobs.”

- Daily Express 14th November

… One in four of us are now making a second income through renting out their possessions, skills or time, new research by Gumtree.com suggests.

- Belfast Telegraph 18th November

… The shocking truth was revealed in a major survey conducted among 1,365 adults in Ireland and Britain by top website Gumtree.com. The results confirm that daring Dubliners are far more up for it than lonely Londoners.

- News Of The World 18th November

… Website Gumtree.com has identified the rentrepeneur phenomenon. One in four Brits are making a second income by renting out their personal possessions and skills.

- Daily Mirror 22nd November

… Actually, the free Gumtree localized sites offer a better prospect of finding someone nearby.

- Autocar 25th November

… The latest fashion for city residents is renting out a garage or parking space. The classified website Gumtree.com now contains a section devoted to parking spaces to sit alongside flats to rent and cars to buy.

- Finance Markets 1st October

… Gumtree's poll of 1350 adults found 39% say it is more acceptable than ever to find a casual partner online.

- The Scotsman 1st October

… And there are even sites such as Match-Up and Gumtree Edinburgh advertising classes and people looking for regular dance partners.

- The Scotsman 4th October

… Matthew Davies sold his four tickets through classified ads site Gumtree, as he couldn't make the game.

- icWales.co.uk 6th October

… Niall Funucane tapped the antipodean despair to get tickets for the semi-final. “I went on gumtree.com, a website which Australians and New Zealanders use a lot, and I got tickets they didn't want any more.

- Times Online 14th October

… Today we spend £20 billion a year on help in the home, according to Gumtree, the recruitment website, and the turnover is higher than in almost any other field of work.

- The Daily Telegraph 14th October

… According to Gumtree's research, almost half the people in this country employ as many as three regular helpers to do jobs such as cleaning, walking the dog, shopping for food, gardening and housekeeping.

- Stella magazine 14th October

… The Hoxton Creeper has posted an ad on Gumtree.com that has already received a massive amount of interest from budding air music enthusiasts.

- Electric Roulette 15th October

… Website www.gumtree.com has been inundated by "gutted", "heartbroken", "devastated" and "angry" New Zealand and Australian fans looking to sell tickets.

- New Zealand Herald 16th October

… A few hours in to the hunt for a good-value World Cup ticket and a few truths are becoming painfully apparent. There are plenty of tickets around, on message board sites like Gumtree.

- Times Online 16th October

… Nearly one in five drivers have seen an accident caused by a cyclist, Gumtree.com claims.

- Daily Star 19th October

… Half of Britons believe that cyclists should have to take proficiency tests to reduce law-breaking such as cycling on the pavement, a survey commissioned by the classified advertisement site Gumtree.com suggests.

- Times Online 19th October

… CYCLISTS are the scourge of other road users because of their illegal and aggressive behaviour, a poll suggests. They ride on pavements, jump red lights and turn the air blue by abusing pedestrians and motorists, the survey by website Gumtree found.

- Daily Record 19th October

… Gumtree.com found that 45% of Welshmen are in favour of compulsory cycle tests and 49% wanted a police crackdown on cyclists who break rules.

- Teletext 19th October

… A study of more than 2,000 road users by website Gumtree found many want pedal pushers to have insurance.

- Manchester Evening News 19th October

… A lady from New Zealand whom I had contacted earlier this week via the online message board Gumtree calls to say she has arrived in Paris to pick up her pre-booked ticket.

- Times Online 20th October

… Gumtree is a great place to find cheap household goods (as well as almost everything else, from cars to jobs). There's even a 'freebies' section, where you can get something for nothing.

- Fool.co.uk 23rd October

… Some 92 per cent of Brits feel estate agents do not justify their cost, according to research released today by Gumtree.com, while 68 per cent do not know what agents' fees are intended to cover.

- aboutproperty.co.uk 24th October

… HOMEOWNERS feeling the pinch in Britain's slowing housing market are slashing moving costs by cutting out estate agents when selling, it was claimed yesterday. Research by property website Gumtree found that people can save up to £4000 by selling their home direct.

- Daily Record online 24th October

… After a solo gig at Guilty Pleasures, Mazeu formed the ultimate four man air group through an add in Gumtree.

- Urban Junkies 26th October

… Bi-lingual Brits can hope to charge around £17an hour for tutorials while aspiring chefs are willing to fork out almost £16 an hour to find their way around the kitchen. That equates to an annual wage of £32,000, so it's worth thinking about what skills you have to offer. Advertise on www.gumtree.com or in your local newsagent or library.

- iVillage 25th October

… Four weeks after auditioning new members through local community website Gumtree.com, Gabi 'The Hoxton Creeper' Mazeu, the UKs reigning Air Guitar UK champ reveals his final air band quartet.

- thisIsLondon.co.uk 26th October

… The National Association of Estate Agents this month reported a fall in the average number of home sales by estate agents down from 12 to 11, whereas Gumtree has seen a 40 per cent rise in the number of properties being listed on its site in the past six months.

- EstateAngels.co.uk 26th October

… Website www.gumtree.com – who carried out the research – found both men and women are wise to the rental market.

- Daily Record 27th October

… For those wanting to give it a go, Kabaddi has even found its way onto the Duke of Edinburgh Awards programme, as well as having postings on edinburgh.gumtree.com.

- Student 29th October

… Four weeks after auditioning new members through local community website Gumtree.com, Gabi 'The Hoxton Creeper' Mazeu, the UKs reigning Air Guitar UK champ reveals his final air band quartet.

- Londonfreelist.co.uk 29th October

… Gumtree.com was the most popular site for those after SNS (Strictly No Strings) sex. It had around 500 listings from men, women and couples.

- Glamour magazine October

… According to classifieds and community website Gumtree, the last six months has seen a massive increase in the amount of parking spaces and garages for hire.

- Moneywise October

… You can search this very big site for freebies in your own locality, which saves a lot of time.

- You and Your Money magazine October

… Thousands of evening and weekend job opportunities are listed at Gumtree.com. Room listings are up 79% in seven months

-The Times 8th September

… There is no need to use an agent to rent a room. If you cannot find a lodger through word of mouth, free websites, such as Gumtree, can do the job.

-The Times Online 8th September

… PRIZED tickets for the Rugby World Cup quarter finals are selling like hot cakes. Sellers are cashing in on their spare tickets on classifieds site Gumtree.

-South Wales Echo 19th September

… Sellers are also cashing in on their spare tickets on classifieds site Gumtree.

-icWales.co.uk 19th September

… The classified website Gumtree.com now includes a section dedicated to parking spaces to sit alongside flats to rent and cars to buy. Gumtree says that the number of people advertising a parking space for rent has jumped 149% in the past six months compared with the previous six months

-This Is Money.co.uk 21st September

… One in ten Brits aged 25-40 has gone online seeking a partner for casual sex, a survey claims. And the poll ofr Gumtree.com found that more women than ever are posting 'girls seeking guy' ads.

- The Sun 24th September

… More and more adults are surfing the Internet for casual sex, according to a new survey. Internet traffic is heaviest around 4pm says online giant Gumtree.com

-The Daily Sport 24th September

… A staggering one in ten adults has gone online someone for a fling, according to a study by Gumtree.com

- The Daily Star 24th September

… There has been a 39% rise is casual relationships adverts in six months and a 119% rise in the numbers of women seeking men, networking site Gumtree.com said.

- Metro 24th September

… One in ten Britons in the 25-40 age group have turned to the net to seek partners for casual sex, a new survey has revealed carried out by Gumtree.com

- Hindustan Times 24th September

… ONE in ten Brits aged 25 to 40 has gone online seeking a partner for casual sex, a survey claims. And the poll for Gumtree.com found more women than ever are posting “girl seeks guy” ads.

- Sun Online 24th September

… One in ten Britons in the 25-40 age group have turned to the net to seek partners for casual sex. This means about 2 million Brits have gone online to satiate their lust, reveals the survey carried out by Gumtree.com.

-Yahoo India 24th September

… Classic student jobs are work in bars and shops, but the flexible hours kept by most students allow for some more interesting options. Opportunities are advertised in your student union's job shop and on websites such as www.gumtree.com.

-Times Online 29th September

… Gumtree.com also lists flats and rooms for rent. The site's free classifieds are a great starting point if you are looking to kit out your new place on a budget.

-The Times 29th September

… Gumtree has an excellent section for second-hand sports clothing and equipment, and because it works regionally you can choose from sellers who live near you.

-The Sun Online 27th August

… To find out how much a room would rent for she should look at the local paper and listings websites such as www.loot.com and www.gumtree.com.

-This Is Money 23rd August

… We found [our Nanny] on gumtree.com, the website that has almost single-handedly destroyed the classified advertising market

-The Guardian 18th August (reprinted in Khaleej Times in Dubai)

… Ebay's Gumtree.com classified site has launched into the US markets of Boston, New York and Chicago. Gumtree has been operating of out the the United Kingdom and been very popular in London.

-Refresh Classifieds 17th August

… eBay has launched another small classifieds site in the US. This one is called Gumtree, based in the UK.

-Consultant Insider 17th August

… eBay have announced that Gumtree, the classified ads site is to launch in the US.

-TameBay 17th August

… Gumtree, the leading online classified's platform in the UK, Australia and South Africa, is now launching in three US cities (Boston, Chicago and New York).

-Seeking Alpha 16th August

… Gumtree, already popular in the UK, is now hitting American shores. Boston, Chicago and New York City feature Gumtree locales that seek to connect specific ethnic groups in those cities with their home countries.

-Marketing Vox 15th August

… Gumtree was quite 'sticky' overseas - the classifieds site attracted and held a lot of attention in the UK, Ireland, Poland, New Zealand, Asia, Australia, and South Africa. Gumtree, which is owned by eBay, will now have a chance to do the same in three American cities.

-Web Pro News 15th August

… I came over with no intentions of playing Aussie Rules. I brought an Aussie Rules football over but just to kick about myself. Then one day I went onto the Gumtree website because I was feeling a bit homesick for Aussie Rules and asked if anyone else in Newcastle fancied a kick. Brian Clarke from Sport England got in touch and asked if I fancied setting up a team in Newcastle.

-icNewcastle.co.uk 15th August

… Popular London based classified ad company, Gumtree, is taking on the US, with recent launches in Boston, New York and Chicago. The community classified web group is hoping to appeal to ex-pats and those looking for an alternative to the eponymous Craig's List

-Blognation 15th August

… Gumtree, eBay's popular community and classifieds website in the United Kingdom, opens today to Australian and British expats in Boston looking to sell TVs or catch a spot of tea.

-Boston Globe 14th August

… UK classifieds website Gumtree is expanding to the US from today, targeting expat communities in New York, Boston and Chicago.Gumtree is aiming to pitch its service at the 2 million British, Australian and Polish expatriates in the US, targeting a niche community within the classified ads market.

-The Guardian 14th August

… Community website Gumtree.com is on the march. It's been a soar away success in the UK prompting launches last month in Hong Kong and Singapore. Now it's setting its sights on an estimated two million British, Polish and Antipodean ex-pats in the United States.

-UTalkmarketing.com 14th August

… Meanwhile, eBay expanded its Gumtree classifieds site in three U.S. cities - Boston, New York and Chicago, after rolling out its international Kijiji classifieds service in the U.S. just last month.

-Auction Bytes14th August

… Gumtree.com, England's answer to Craigslist, is launching in Chicago, NYC, and Boston today.

-Gapers Block.com 14th August

… EBay's internationally-based online classified site Gumtree is extending its roots to three American cities today, supposedly as a means of giving expatriates a feel for home when searching for job, housing and other listings.

-News Good Stuff US 14th August

… Gumtree.com, the free local classifieds site, is launching in the US to target the 2m British, Polish and Antipodean ex-pats. Gumtree US will initially be rolled out in Boston, New York City and Chicago, with plans to expand elsewhere in the country, should the site prove popular.

-Brand Republic 14th August

… eBay today rolled Gumtree out to three US cities, Boston, New York, and Chicago, where it plans to initially market the service to British and Australian ex-pats, according to the New York Times .

-Read/Write Web 14th August

… eBay has launched another small classifieds site in the US. This one is called Gumtree, based in the UK.

-Mashable 14th August

… EBay's internationally-based online classified site Gumtree is extending its roots to three American cities today, supposedly as a means of giving expatriates a feel for home when searching for job, housing and other listings.

-ClickZ News 14th August

… Tomorrow eBay will bring another of its classified advertising sites, Gumtree.com, into Boston, New York and Chicago. Gumtree is the online classified ad leader in England and also has a strong presence in Poland and Australia.

-New York Times 13th August

… Gumtree, which was originally built to target Australia and New Zealand expatriates living in the U.K., will use the new city sites to target people from Poland, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand now living in the U.S. The company estimated its target audience at 2 million expatriates. This again competes with Craigslist, in which eBay bought a 25 percent stake in 2004.

-paidContent.org 13th August

… Check out www.gumtree.co.uk for sofa offers

-Look Magazine 8th August

… The 'Domestic Staff Index' from Gumtree, the online jobs board, came out last week and valued the British market for household chores at 20bn per year. It said one in two people employ an average of three outside helpers.

-The Times 5th August

… Wendy Marchington, 43, sold her two-bed ex-local authority flat in east London in March this year through Gumtree.com. “I put links to my website on a few property sites, but really Gumtree was the only one that got any response.”

-The Guardian 3rd August

… Liz hired her nanny Kellie through the Gumtree website

- S Express 29th July

… These are all short term swaps, but according to Gumtree.com, permanent exchanges are becoming increasingly popular

- The Telegraph 28th July

… According to research by Gumtree, an internet job finding site, half of all households in Britain employ domestic help of some kind – shelling out an average of £160 a month

- Daily Mail 27th July

… Households pay an average of £1,924 each a year employing domestic helpers, according to research published by internet job site Gumtree today

- The Telegraph 27th July

… But now we learn that almost half the population of Britain has an average of three part-time servants of one kind or another - principally cleaners, gardeners and nannies - and pay them about £160 a month. Having a servant or two is rapidly becoming the norm. This has emerged from a survey carried out by Gumtree

- The Guardian 27th July

… Gumtree.com spokeswoman Sophy Silver said: "Despite rising interest rates and an uncertain property market, Brits are clearly refusing to sacrifice the home comforts provided by their domestic staff."

- www.channel4.com 27th July

… Brits pay an average of £1924 a year on domestic help, internet job site Gumtree said

– Daily Record 27th July

… The findings, by the internet site Gumtree, reveals almost a fifth more households now hire outside help than 12 months ago. The cost has also risen by 10%

- The Herald 27th July

… Almost half (48%) of householders pay for cleaners, gardeners, childminders and other types of help, according to job site Gumtree.com

- www.aol.com 27th July

… Londoners jumped into the sack on Sunday and raced each other around Clapham Common in a retro sports day organized by online classifieds site Gumtree.com

- Clapham Guardian 26th July

… Friends and colleagues have successfully found properties to rent online using websites like Gumtree

- www.fool.co.uk 23rd July

… Find someone planning to drive where you want to go on websites such as www.gumtree.comv- The Observer 22nd July

… So I posted an ad on the Friends and Dating noticeboard of Gumtree.com asking for a single bloke between 21 and 30 who'd be up for the trip

- More magazine 19th July

… So when a friend spotted a posting on gumtree.co.uk from an English-language teaching company in Spain seeking voluntary teachers to spend a week in the Spanish countryside, l English, I jumped at the chance

- Times Online 19th July

… Online classified advertising business Gumtree has added three new websites to its Australian operation as it steps up efforts to book more users

- Australian Financial Review 16th July

… Online classified advertising site Gumtree is embracing Web 2.0 technology including interactive maps and YouTube video clips embedded into ads

- www.vnunet.com 13th July

… Increasing numbers of employers are posting virtual job ads featuring 'behind the scenes' tours of their business in an attempt to woo a new generation of jobseekers, according to new research by Gumtree.com

- www.recruitermagazine.co.uk 11th July

… Phenylethylamine was wheeled out this week to support a survey commissioned by the internet company Gumtree. The research uncovered the fact that chemistry matters: 38% of Britons who claim to have fallen in love at first sight are still with their partners

- Sunday Herald July

… Money and job satisfaction are mutually exclusive, a new survey by Gumtree.com found, which polled 1,500 adults on their job attitudes

- www.bmsrecruitment.com July

… The survey by the community and dating website Gumtree, found that important factors in finding somebody attractive included a nice smile, good eye contact and the sound of the other person's voice

- The Scotsman 27th June

… Many of these lovestruck couple stay together, the study by community website Gumtree.com said

- Manchester Evening News 27th June

… The figures come from community website Gumtree, who run a Missed Connections service for people who have failed to act on instinct

- Daily Record 27th June

… Sophy Silver of Gumtree says 'Company show reels are the next big thing in recruitment'

- Morning Advertiser 25th June

… In particular, visits to Classifieds websites were up 29% year on year in May, fuelled in part by Gumtree, which last week accounted for one-fifth of category visits, up 69% year on year in May

- Hitwise 21st June

… Usually the place to find room mates, old sofa suites and Spanish lessons, you can now pick up Freddie Mercury's old piano on classifieds website www.gumtree.com

- The London Paper 20th June

… TNT Magazine recommends Gumtree to find a festival tent

- TNT Magazine 20th June

… Single? Looking for a new place to live? Then why not kill two birds with one stone, just as 27- year-old Anna did. 'I recently went on to [Internet site] Gumtree to look for a new house share,' she says

- Metro 20th June

… On Gumtree, 'casual' postings rose a nationwide average of 230 per cent between January and May this year

- The Observer 17th June

… Site's like gumtree.com give listings of latest events happening up and down the country

- The Sun 14th June

… The first classifieds site in the UK to launch integrated map technology to help users locate flatshares, rentals and items for sale 'at a glance', Gumtree.com has also met an appetite among users for embedding YouTube videos into traditional classified ads.

- www.cio.co.uk 14th June

… Even Gumtree - usually a place to find a new flatmate or second-hand television - has a 'Missed Connections' section where you can post your search for your ex

- The Telegraph.co.uk 10th June

… The research by Gumtree.com, the UK's largest jobs site, reveals a wide range of companies – from banks to florists and pub chains – who have gone 'virtual' by producing online 'film previews' of what lies behind the boardroom door

- www.onrec.com 10th June

… Heard of Gumtree.com? If not, it's time to get acquainted. The online posting and community site has grown phenomenally since launch in 2000. From just one classified ad placed way back then, last week the site broke the 10 million listing mark

- www.utalkmarketing.com 8th June

… Gumtree says its new application that plays clips from the video giant is being snapped up by a growing number of businesses that want to woo tech-savvy job-seekers

- www.contractoruk.com 7th June

… Recent research from Gumtree said that more than £5.6b worth of usable household items a year are disposed of, including 1.35 million working fridges and freezers, and 2.6-million sofas

- icWales.com 6th June

… Most of us would never consider actually asking a builder to move in. They placed an ad seeking a skilled carpenter on the website www.gumtree.com, offering daily employment for 10 weeks – plus a bed for the night

- The Sunday Times 3rd June

… Classified advertising community Gumtree has broken into the list of the UK's top 20 retail sites after strong post-Christmas growth

- www.e-consultancy.com 1st June

… Sophy Silver of Gumtree said: 'We've been up and running in Edinburgh for four years. We already have hundreds of community groups using the site as an essential way of communicating with the public

- Herald & Post 31st May

… According to community classified website, Gumtree.com, couch surfing is increasingly popular thanks to rising house properties

- The Scotsman 31st May

… This is the Heard - a new choir formed three months ago by 26-year-old Becky Jones, who put a plea for singers on the small ads website Gumtree. "I was inundated with people," she says

- Guardian 31st May

… The rewards for such dedication can be high, with one in 10 supernannies earning in excess of £500 a week, according to research published last week by community website Gumtree

- Sunday Express 20th May

… 'Basically people are looking supernannies, someone who fills the role of third parent,' says Sophy Silver of Gumtree.com, an online recruitment site for nannies

- Norwich Evening News 18th May

… Jobs website Gumtree.com has seen a 37 per cent in the number of adverts posted by pubs looking for chefs since the ban was announced last December.

- Express 17th May

… Supermothers, you see, need supernannies, and according to a new report by the recruitment website Gumtree.com, increasing numbers of nannies are being paid over the odds by dual income couples

- Daily Telegraph 16th May

… Half of parents admitted they hired nannies to act as a 'surrogate parent and teacher, while they get more time to spend at work and further their career' in the study for classifieds website Gumtree.com

- Evening Standard 15th May

… For the supernannies, many of them graduates, it means better pay, with one in ten now earning £500 a week or more, according to research published yesterday by Gumtree, a website popular with parents looking for child care

- Daily Mail 15th May

… Half of parents admitted they hired nannies to act as a 'surrogate parent and teacher' the survey for classifieds website Gumtree.com found

- London Lite 15th May

… Research conducted by the recruitment website Gumtree found a threefold increase in advertisements for nannies with qualifications well beyond the usual child care diplomas and first-aid certificates

- The Times 15th May

… A survey carried out by Gumtree.com found that one in 10 parents spend up to £500 on their nannies

- Raising Kids 15th May

… Half of parents admitted they hired nannies to act as a 'surrogate parent and teacher, while they get more time to spend at work and further their career' in the study for classifieds website Gumtree.com

- thisislondon.co.uk 15th May

… A survey by recruitment website Gumtree indicates that ambitious parents tied up with their own careers are looking for university educated supernannies

- www.guardian.co.uk 15th May

… The study by the website Gumtree.com found professional parents paying over the odds and offering expensive perks such as a car or spa membership to entice multi-talented "nanny extraordinaires" to work 12 hours a day and cater to their children's every need

- Guardian 15th May

… The report by Gumtree.com, a network of free online classifieds and community websites, said dual working parents were paying over the odds and offering expensive perks to entice such nannies to work 12 hours a day to cater to their children's every need

- Daily Telegraph 15th May

… Another way of getting rid of belongings is via Gumtree (gumtree.com) -- a popular online classified website that is free to use

- Mail & Guardian Online South Africa 11th May

… Gumtree.com says there's been a 37 per cent increase in the number of adverts posted by pubs looking for chefs since the smoking ban was announced

- The Times 10th May

… The popular listings website particularly beloved of Aussie Londoners has a freebie forum under its 'Stuff for Sale' section'

- Time Out 9th May

… The number of pub operators advertising for chefs has risen by more than a third since the English smoking ban was officially announced in December last year, according to new figures from jobs board Gumtree.com

- Caterer Search 9th May

… Jobs website Gumtree.com has seen adverts posted by pubs looking for chefs rise by more than a third, 37 per cent, since the July 1 date for the start of the smoking ban was confirmed in December

- The Publican 2nd May

… Sophy Silver, spokesperson for Gumtree.com, shares her top tips to make sure you avoid the house of horrors and find your home sweet home

- ivillage.co.uk May

… A study by Gumtree.com, one of the UK's biggest house share listing providers, showed that there had been a 38% rise in the number of rooms advertised for rent on its website over the past six months

- This is Money.co.uk 21st April

… Renting out a chunk of their home can ease the mortgage burden for divorcees as well as first time buyers or anyone else whose struggling with interest rate hikes , says Sophy Silver of website www.gumtree.com, which is free to use and gets 10,000 postings a week for flatshares

- Daily Telegraph 19th April

… The pair lost touch after they spilt and Mark believes that even if she wanted to get in touch she couldn't, he has even posted an advert on community networking site Gumtree

- Wimbledon Guardian, This is Hertfordshire 17th April

… Couch surfing, a craze in which the "property poor" pay a weekly fee to sleep on someone's sofa, has already proved popular in London, where soaring property prices have led to a lack of affordable homes. Since the service was introduced by flatshare website Gumtree.com in June last year, demand has increased by 120%

- Glasgow Sunday Herald 15th April

… According to Gumtree.com, the UK'sbusiest flatshare website, lodger numbers have boomed across Scotland in the last six months, with a 169% rise in flatshare ads on their Edinburgh site

- Glasgow Sunday Herald 15th April

… Since the film was put on Gumtree last Tuesday, it has become the most popular video on the site. Gumtree spokesperson Sophy Silver thought it was a clever way of advertising a spare room

- Oxford Mail 6th April

… One in eight borrowers is considering taking in a lodger to help pay their mortgage, according to research by flatshare website Gumtreec.com

- Daily Telegraph 5th April

… Gumtree.com, the busiest flatshare website in the UK, has seen a 20 per cent rise in room sharing ads in London in the past six months, and demand for couch surfing explode by 120 per cent since it launched the option last June

- The Observer 1st April

… Research this month from Gumtree.com shows that mortgage repayments are driving a new generation of homeowners to consider letting a room

- The Times 31st March

… Gumtree.com, the online classified ad website owned by auction company eBay, has launched its first major marketing campaign in the UK. The test-poster campaign, which will run until April 8 on the London Underground, uses straplines such as the classified ad quote "I'm really quick in the shower" to promote the fact that Gumtree.com has over 150,000 flats to rent or share.

- MediaGuardian.co.uk 30th March

… A poster on the Gumtree forum claims that she spent half an hour on Wednesday walking around Shepherd's Bush half naked, and during that time, nobody approached her or told her to cover up

- Metro 16th March

… Gumtree.com, which began life in 2000 as an online noticeboard for backpackers looking for bar work and flatmates, has since become Britain's biggest website for 'local community' classifieds, and has launched a section on which users can post details of celebrities seen in London

- Media Guardian 12th March

… Gumtree.com, a rental market website, recorded a 38 per cent increase in people seeking lodgers in the past six months. Sophy Silver, of Gumtree.com, said: “A new generation of owner-occupier landlord appears to be emerging who are offering luxury rental solutions for discerning tenants.”

- Landlord Expert.co.uk 27th March

… Website Gumtree.com, which hosts adverts for rooms for rent, says it has seen the number of these adverts rise by almost 40 per cent in the last year

- Observer 25th March

… The rush to find lodgers has increased over the past six months, according to flatshare website Gumtree.com, which has seen a 38 per cent increase in 'room to rent' listings

- Birmingham News 22nd March

… Brummies support congestion charge zones in Birmingham only if public transport is substantially improved first, according to new research conducted by community website Gumtree.com

- Birmingham News 22nd March

… Research by eco-friendly website Gumtree.com has found that almost half of Brummies think congestion charging is the best way to avoid traffic gridlock around the city centre

- Express Star 21st March

… The average tenant now rents for almost five years before entering the property market, according to a poll by website Gumtree.com. Gumtree.com's Sophy Silver said: "It's a renter's paradise with lots of people looking for professional lodgers, so savvy tenants can potentially bank hundreds of pounds a month in savings."

- Online Evening Times 9th March

… It's perhaps little wonder that homeowners are beginning to look for ways to offset the rising costs. And, according to community website Gumtree.com, this can mean taking in a lodger

- Guardian.co.uk 9th March

… Figures from Gumtree.com reveal that rental advertisements have increased by 38 per cent over the past six months, suggesting that the rental sector is enjoying a significant boost

- Mortgages for Businesses.co.uk 9th March

… More and more property owners in the UK are taking in lodgers to provide extra income towards their mortgage payments, research for online classified ad site Gumtree has said. "Lodgers sharing your home can be an easy way to help curb spiralling costs," said Sophy Silver of Gumtree.

- Houseladder.co.uk 9th March

… According to rental website Gumtree.com, there has been a 38 per cent increase in demand for lodgers over the past six months, and one in eight people has considered renting out a room

- Daily Telegraph 9th March

… The son of Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt is advertising for a housemate to share his luxury pad in Hampton Court. Rick Jr, currently dating former Glamour model Emma Noble, ex-wife of Sir John Major's son James, posted an advert on internet networking site Gumtree.com

- Wimbledon Guardian 9th March

… London and Glasgow are the cheapest places to rent, with the average lodger paying £110 a week. Sophy Silver, of the letting website Gumtree.com, which commissioned the survey, said: 'The flatshare scheme has had a radical facelift in recent years.'

- Daily Mail 8th March

… Gumtree.com, a rental market website, recorded a 38 per cent increase in people seeking lodgers in the past six months

- The Times 8th March

… The rush to find lodgers has increased over the past six months, according to Gumtree.com, the flatshare website

- Telegraph 8th March

… Adverts for rooms to rent have boomed by 38 per cent in the past six months, said property website Gumtree.com

- Metro 8th March

… The rush to find lodgers has spiked over the past six months, according to the flatshare website Gumtree.com

- Independent 8th March

… Nowadays there are more young professionals saving to get on the property ladder, according to flatshare website Gumtree.com

- Daily Express 8th March

… Gumtree.com will help you find short term holiday property in local neighbourhoods suitable for an experience that is suitably “slow”

- Guardian Travel 10th February

… On popular websites such as Gumtree.com, postings for roomshares in London are currently being added at the rate of about 100 a day

- Financial Times Weekend 10th February

… Time Out recommends Gumtree to help find the perfect lodger

- Time Out 13th February

… Radek, 32, a Polish plumbing and heating installer, is one of the many advertising services on Gumtree, the (mainly Antipodean) website for overseas travelers to London

- Plumbing News 15th February

… “I highly recommend using Gumtree but would suggest seeing photographs of things before you agree to take them,” says Rebecca Morgan, who has managed to pick up a sofa, desk and kitchen appliances through the site

- The Guardian 17th February

… Student tracks his stolen bike through Gumtree

- London Paper 19th February

… Time Out recommends Gumtree to get rid of clutter and to swap a skill with someone

- Time Out 21st February

… The Evening Standard suggests first home buyers look on Gumtree to pool their resources

- Evening Standard 21st February

… Gumtree, a website used by working parents to look for childcare, reports that searches for "male" or "male nanny" have gone up sevenfold in the past few months

- The Scotsman 25th February

… If you do have furniture or electrical items, you can advertise them free on the website www.gumtree.com

- Prima January

… Started in 2000 as a local London classifieds ads and community site, it [Gumtree] now covers 60 cities across six countries – the UK, Ireland, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

- The Guardian 6th January 2007

… Free items are posted every day on this huge notice board site with bases in more than 30 cities across the UK & Ireland

- The Guardian 6th January

… According to the online community notice board Gumtree.com, one in ten people has pledged to make their lives more environmentally friendly by changing the way they live

- London Paper 8th January

… Gumtree acts as a virtual notice board and also has a wealth of members looking for work

- London Paper 23rd January

… Britons alone spend 18 billion pounds a year on domestic staff, reveals a search from Gumtree.com, a website that advertises services from window cleaners and dog walkers

- Sunday Times 28th January

… The Daily Mirror recommends using Gumtree to find a lodger for your spare room

- Daily Mirror 22nd December

… A quick jaunt online shows that Gumtree, an online classifieds website that covers all cities in the UK, has a section called Rideshare

- Big Issue 2nd November

… The poll by online jobs site Gumtree.com discovered that 50 per cent of British workers are not prepared to take a pay cut and will stick with a job that is second best

- Daily Mirror 3rd November

… Research by job website Gumtree.com found that more than half of British employees were in their career purely by chance

- The Northern Echo 3rd November, Express & Star 3rd November, Western Daily Press 3rd November, Evening Times 3rd November, East Riding Mail 4th November, Teletext 4th November, Hull Daily Mail 6th November, Evening Standard 6th November, Welsh Daily Post 20th November

… I posted a request on the Gumtree website asking for a lift to Europe. The offer for a ride to Belgium came from Anna within 24 hours

- The Guardian 4th November

… A survey of more than 1500 workers by jobs website Gumtree.com found that 42% cited income as key to their job choice

- Professional Pensions 16th November, Warwickshire Telegraph 21st November

… The study, for website Gumtree, found that while most of us would help a neighbour we are still prone to the odd slip. One in five would use next door's bin, while 1 in 100 think it's OK to nick their milk

- Sunday Mirror 25th November

… Flathshare website Gumtree.com polled over 1000 people with experience of sharing a home, finding that most have questioned a flat share decision

- National Student October

… Community classified website Gumtree.com has shown that more than 40 percent of us are currently learning new skills in order to broaden our horizons

- Evening Standard 2nd October, Daily Mirror 5th October

… According to research from Gumtree.com, the new trend is to help each other with skill swaps

- Mirror 5th October

… Using public transport is the best way to find someone you fancy, said Gumtree.com

- The Sun 6th October, Evening Standard 6th October, London Lite 6th October, London Paper 11th October

… I've heard that Gumtree is so compelling that there are addicts who can't resist collecting peculiar items

- Times 7th October

… A recent survey by website Gumtree.com claimed that we were spending upwards of £50 a month each in a bid to buy ourselves a few extra hours of free time

- Observer 15th October

… Buy and rent everything, including flats, cars and snakes, from a vendor near you

- Metro 18th October

… Its [Gumtree] "Missed Connections" webpage, with 500 posts a month, offers Londoners the chance to trace people they spot, fancy and want to chat with. Analysis shows that 26 per cent fall in love regularly on the Tube, with those on the Northern Line outnumbering their rivals

- South China Morning Post 23rd October

… Dating while sitting in front of your computer is the most popular way to meet potential new partners, according to a survey by Gumtree.com

- London Paper 24th October

… Gumtree has a freebies section on it – we managed to bag a pair of Big Brother eviction tickets!

- Esquire September

… It takes Britons an average of 83 days to feel at home after a move, according to research by Gumtree.com

- Daily Record 7th September, Manchester Evening News 9th September

… Another place to look for would-be band members is www.gumtree.com

- Sunday Times 10th September

… Gumtree.com is a website that lets you post adverts for anything and everything in your area

- GP Incorporating Medenomics 15th September

… Untidiness was found to be the most annoying flatmate habit, according to Gumtree research

- North Somerset Evening Post, 19th September

… The London Paper recommends finding a cleaner through Gumtree after a party

- London Paper 21st September

… More than four in 10 bored people have learned a new talent, from car maintenance to massage, according to [Gumtree] research

- Manchester Evening News 27th September

… Gill was looking for a flatshare, but found that estate agents were not interested. “They referred me to websites such as Gumtree.com”

- Evening Standard 27th September

… Readers Digest recommends buying second hand items on Gumtree

- Readers Digest August

… Perhaps the fastest growing trend is for offloading gear on a free classifieds site. The power-puncher of these is Gumtree

- The Guardian 5th August

… According to a study of 1,400 adults carried out by recruitment website Gumtree, 75 percent of people use the internet at work to search for jobs

- Manchester Evening News 7th August, Metro 7th August

… He's keen to find a local amateur football team he can play in, so he logs onto classified ads site Gumtree. After half an hour, he's found three Sunday sides needing players

- Daily Mirror 22nd August

… A survey by Gumtree.com found nearly half were looking for a good sense of humour in a flatmate

- Sun Mirror, Dublin Metro, Leicester Mercury 27th August

… If you're feeling community spirited, advertise unwanted goods as free to whoever collects. Try websites such as Gumtree.com

- Freebies House Beautiful 6th July

… Britons take 12.5 million fake doctors appointments a year to attend interviews [according to Gumtree research]

- Blackpool Citizen 7th July

… Sophy Silver, of Gumtree.com, an internet recruitment site which commissioned the research, said: "It's really not surprising that so many people are desperate for help around the home.” One in five men claim they hire domestic help so they can free up more time for sex and romance, while four in ten women say they spend the extra time a cleaner gives them reading a good book

- Daily Mail 10th July

… Brummies spend a whopping £18m a year on domestic help – shattering the myth that hiring staff is for the landed gentry

- Birmingham City & Staff 11th July

… Almost a quarter of the 1,400 people surveyed by Gumtree.com, a recruitment website, said that they could not manage without domestic help, and 1 in 20 said that they would have to leave their jobs without it

- The Times 11th July

… With Britons working increasingly long hours, attitudes to the GSI (Get Someone In) approach to household chores are changing, according to a recent study by community website Gumtree.

- Yorkshire Forward.com 11th July

… According to a poll commissioned by internet recruitment site Gumtree.com, three per cent of the population now spend an astonishing £500 a month on domestic staff to get their chores done

- Daily Record 12th July

… This week, according to research by recruitment website Gumtree, the amount spent on the domestic market has tripled in the last decade

- The Guardian 15th July

… The Culture Club finds new lead singer through Gumtree ad

- The Times 28th July

… Britons now spend £18 billion a year on hired help such as cleaners, gardeners and dog walkers, a survey by Gumtree.com, an internet job site, has found

- The Times 29th July

… Avoid paying auction sites' sellers charges. Instead sell your clutter on Gumtree.com

- Sunday Express 30th July

… Gumtree.com, which advertises unwanted gear, said: “People didn't know where to go to hand over unwanted items.”

- The People Freebies 4th June

… Second stop was Gumtree.com. The site has a dedicated ride share section, but lifts are listed by daily posts rather than searchable by place

- The Guardian 12th June

… In London Gumtree.com can be a useful place to look [for rental properties]

- Ruckfield Courier, East Sussex Courier 30th June

… Originally set up for Aussie backpackers, it [Gumtree] has blossomed into a useful site for anyone looking for rental properties

- Mail on Sunday 21st May

… Wasteful Britons threw away £5.6 billion worth of usable household items in the last 12 months, a study has found. The poll of 1,400 British adults was conducted by Gumtree.com

- Scotsman 25th May, Metro 26th May, Mirror 26th May

… More than £1.8 billion of tickets for shows and sports events are bought and go unused, a [Gumtree.com] survey has revealed

- The Mirror 26th May

… Wasteful Brits threw away working household items worth more £5.6billion in the last year - including nearly two million sex toys

- Daily Record.co.uk 26th May

… The results of the Gumtree.com survey were revealed yesterday and found that an astounding 73 per cent of Glasgow men had had a relationship with someone that they met on the internet

- Pocado.com 26th May, Sun Online 26th May

… According to research of 1,200 adults by Gumtree.com, the average time people spend inspecting a property was just 38 minutes before making a decision to rent or buy

- Cambridge Evening News, Leigh, Tyldesley & Atherton Journal, South Wales Argus, Huddersfield Daily Exam 13th April

… In a recent Gumtree survey of 1,400 British adults, 50 percent agreed that the key quality sought in a dream flatmate was a sense of humour

- Daily Telegraph 15th April

… Gumtree's greatest strength is that it's packed with ads in lots of categories

- WebUser Gold Award 19th April

… The internet site Gumtree.com has its own swap shop where people volunteer to trade anything and everything

- Sunday Times 23rd April

… Now smaller companies are using relatively inexpensive bulletin boards to on community sites such as Gumtree.com

- Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland March

… Research from Gumtree suggests most of you can hardly be bothered to go as far as the photocopier in your search for a soul mate

- The Guardian 6th March

… Legendary site www.gumtree.com has cheap giveaways and freebies offered up by generous Londoners. This week somebody is giving away a 28-inch TV

- Time Out 8th March

… [Busy Mums] Through Gumtree.com I found Amelia, who lives near to me. I eased her in to the work over Christmas, when I wasn't so busy, and we could both spend time with Estella

- Daily Mail 10th March

… For touch rugby and other sports at all levels, see www.gumtree.com

- Financial Times Weekend 11th March

… The nation's official flatmate from hell is Pete Doherty. The finding is part of a study of 1,400 UK adults by Gumtree.com

- Daily Sport 16th March, Leicester Mercury

… A woman has advertised a rent free room at her posh Central London flat – on condition she can gaze at her new room-mate's armpits. The ad, posted on Gumtree.com, got half a million hits before being deleted

- News of the World 26th March

… While three in four Scottish couples are happy to canoodle in public, Scots have called for a ban in 10 everyday spots, reveals new research by Gumtree.com

- Clydebank Post 6th February

… Time Out recommends buying a desk and finding a flatmate through Gumtree

- Time Out 6th February

… Two out of three Brits have had outdoor sex in the last month, according to classified ads site Gumtree.com

- Daily Star 6th February

… The study, carried out by Gumtree.com, found onlookers deemed the tube the most annoying place to encounter couples, closely followed by the gym

- Wimbeldon News 14th February, Wandsworth Borough News

… Your piece on the Missed Connections page of the www.gumtree.com dating website has really changed my life

- What's On in London 16th February

… The next big beast in the listings market, www.gumtree.com, has expanded to more than 20 British cities

- Times 2 16th January

… Gumtree is one of the UK's largest local classified ads sites covering 31 cities throughout the UK & Ireland

- Boys Toys 16th January

… The biggest advantage of selling through Gumtree.com is that you avoid estate agents fees – and you don't have to pay to post an advert

- Metro 17th January