Let, Rent and Hire
Incorrect : A landlord rents a house.
Correct: A landlord lets a house. (BrE) Or A landlord rents out a house. (AmE)
Incorrect : Is it your own house or do you let it?
Correct : Is it your own house or do you rent it?
Incorrect : We rented a camera for two days.
Correct : We hired a camera for two days.
In British English you hire things for a short time and the owner hires them out. You rent things for a longer period and the owner lets them. In American English, you rent things from their owner and the owner rents them out.
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