Not all famous or exotic homes have to be bought to be enjoyed.

There are thousands of interesting or renowned apartments, houses and more exotic properties such as castles that can be rented, if you know where to look.

To illustrate the range that is available, here are some hot rented properties available to rent both now and in the recent past.

Hockwold Hall

What: Hockwold Hall, a nine-bedroom manor house in Norfolk set in 50 acres of land.

Why: It’s been rented by the cast of The Only Way is Essex, Johnny McDaid of pop band Snow Patrol, and Courtney Cox of Friends fame.

How much: £16,000 a week

Heath House

What: A Grade II listed 14-bedroom detached suburban mansion in Hampstead, North London.

Why: Justin Bieber rented it during 2016 when he was playing a string of gigs in the UK.

How much: At the time, £25,000 a week.

Ruxley Tower

What: A two-bedroom Victorian house that comes with an 80ft tower the top of which offers amazing views over the Surrey countryside.

Why: It’s where Ronnie Wood holed up after splitting from his wife Jo Wood during the late noughties.

How much: At one point it was available to rent for £9,000 a month.

Delamere Manor

What: Delamere Manor, a six-bedroom house with three reception rooms and a six-acre lake and gardens in Cheshire.

Why: It was Take That singer Gary Barlow’s family home for ten years until 2005.

How much: It’s now a wedding and party venue, prices on application but the deposit to rent the whole place out is £2,500.

Hardwick House

What: Seven-bedroom East Wing of Hardwick House in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

Why: It was the inspiration for Toad Hall in the famous children’s book Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, who knew its owner at one point.

How much: It was recently available to rent at £5,000 a week.

Gatefold Building

What: An apartment within a new-build purpose-built rental block in Hayes, Middlesex.

Why: It’s built within an old EMI record factory that has also been used as a location for the Marvel comics action movie Thor: The Dark World.

How much: Rents start at £1,295 pcm for a one-bedroom apartment.

Tofino Torquay

What: Two-bedroom property on the first floor of a luxury complex in Torquay, Devon.

Why: Your landlord will be Georgia Toffolo or ‘Toff’ to her 1.9 million Instagram followers. She became famous for her starring role in Channel 4 TV’s Made in Chelsea.

How much: It’s available as a holiday rental for £402 a week via Original Cottages.

Lickleyhead Castle

What: Lickleyhead Castle, a seven-bedroom imposing home in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Why: It’s where Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey actress Rose Leslie was brought up. The property has a 700-year history including a wall with bullet holes in it.

How much: It’s available via Airbnb at approx. £600 a night.

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