I saw a sign the other day while in Houston saying

"For Rent OR Lease", now I always thought they were the same, any thoughts?

Only reason I ask is that my estate agent is going looking at houses for us to "Lease"

hmmm

that flummoxes me and makes me feel dim since its my business...

maybe rent means month to month and lease means for a year?

They are probably trying to say that they will rent month-to-month or let you sign a longer-term lease. As I'm sure BritGuy knows, many landlords only offer 1 year leases, and thats a problem for people who move frequently.

Think of renting or leasing a car ...

Yup, especially with it being winter, most landlords want someone who will stay over the winter period...usually get to rent monthly after a years lease if you don't re-sign, which is what we're doing at the moment, not really by choice, more because the landlord is a lazy git and never brought a new lease for us to sign

Also I have seen lease to mean lease to buy, so you pay off a bit each month like rent, but that amount come off if you decide to buy. Our house is like that. So it was advertised as a Rent or lease option.

guilty as charged