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     • According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), rents across the UK in the 12 months up to June 2023 increased by 5.1 per cent with higher rises recorded in Wales and Scotland. This is the steepest annual increase in private rent since records began in January 2016.
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     UK sees rent rise at fastest pace since records began

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   Are private rents rising in the UK?

   • Average private rents in the UK increased by 8.6% in the 12 months up to July 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rate at which rents have been rising has slowed in recent months after surging over the past few years. But tenants are still paying £101 more every month on average than they were a year ago.

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   How much did UK private rents increase in April 2024?

   • Main points Average UK private rents increased by 8.9% in the 12 months to April 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 9.2% in the 12 months to March 2024. Average rents increased to £1,293 (8.9%) in England, £730 (8.2%) in Wales and £952 (10.0%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to April 2024.

   Private rent and house prices, UK: May 2024 - Office for National

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   Are rents rising in London?

   • Renters in London are seeing the biggest increases in the UK with rents 9.7% higher than in 2023 – albeit down from an 11.2% rise in March 2024 – at an average price of £2,114. Around 1.2 million private rented households have reported finding it difficult to pay rent, according to the English Housing Survey.

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   Why are rent prices rising in the UK?

   • Rent prices have gradually increased across the UK since the ONS began collecting data for the whole of the UK in 2015, but have spiked since 2022. Research, published by data-gathering website Statista, suggested landlords were upping their prices due to the increased costs of running a rental property. But that was not the only reason.

   UK rent prices up 9% in record yearly rise, says ONS

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   How much has the cost of rent risen in the UK?

   • The average cost of rent in the UK rose by 9% in the 12 months to February this year - the highest annual increase since records began in 2015. There were price rises in all parts of the country, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

   UK rent prices up 9% in record yearly rise, says ONS

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   Are rents rising?

   • The rate at which rents have been rising has slowed in recent months after surging over the past few years. But tenants are still paying £101 more every month on average than they were a year ago. Rents are rising at a much faster rate than both inflation and wages.

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3. www.ons.gov.uk › economy › inflationandpriceindicesPrivate rent and house prices, UK - Office for National ...

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   UK private rent and house prices. Average UK private rents increased by 8.4% in the 12 months to September 2024 (provisional estimate). This was unchanged from the 12 months to August 2024, and...

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   Around 4.6 million households use the private rented sector in England with 11 million renters. The private rented sector is now the second biggest tenure of housing in England behind owner occupiers, making around a fifth of all households in the country. The most recent ONS statistics show average rents increased to £1,319 a month in England, £74...

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   The short answer to why rent is so high is because there is a shortage of affordable housing. There is a housing crisis in the UK because not enough homes have been built by successive governments in the last few decades at a time where social housing stock has been sold off to the private sector through Right to Buyor demolished and not replaced. ...

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   Rising rents are having an impact – the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show the number of tenants evicted by private landlords continuing to surge. A total of 109,538 households have been threatened with a no-fault eviction in the five years since the Tories promised to scrap them. Labour has pledged to abolish them over the next few mont...

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7. www.ons.gov.uk › economy › inflationandpriceindicesPrivate rent and house prices, UK - Office for National ...

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   Average UK private rents increased by 8.9% in the 12 months to April 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 9.2% in the 12 months to March 2024. Average rents increased to £1,293 (8.9%) in...

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   Sep 18, 2024 · Home. Official Statistics. Private Rent and House Prices, UK: September 2024. The Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) produces rent price and inflation statistics for the UK, tracking...

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   Average UK private rents increased by 9.2% in the 12 months to March 2024 (provisional estimate), up from 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024. In the 12 months to March 2024, average monthly...

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    5 days ago · 3. Affordability in England and Wales. In financial year ending (FYE) 31 March 2023, average rent was 34.2% of a median private-renting household income in England (£1,178 rent compared with a £3,448 monthly income). This compares with 27.2% of a median private-renting household income in Wales (£667 rent compared with a £2,452 monthly income).

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    Mar 20, 2024 · Average monthly rent increases across the UK ranged from 8.8% in England through to 10.9% in Scotland and 9% in Wales. This meant tenants in each country paid an extra £104, £93 or £60 a month...