{"id":300562,"date":"2025-07-29T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300562\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T07:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:00:14","slug":"all-renters-in-england-issued-warning-that-could-cost-them-at-least-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/300562\/","title":{"rendered":"All renters in England issued warning that could cost them at least \u00a3400"},"content":{"rendered":"

The average amount asked by landlords is now a sky-high and staggering \u00a31,365 per month – and that’s outside London.<\/p>\n

07:00, 29 Jul 2025Updated 07:00, 29 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

\"AllAll renters in England issued warning that could cost them at least \u00a3400<\/p>\n

All renters in England have been warned after asking rents hit a new record high across the country. The average amount asked by landlords is now a sky-high and staggering \u00a31,365 per month – a rise of \u00a3400<\/a> – and that’s outside London.<\/p>\n

That is according to figures from Rightmove covering the second quarter of this year. In London, the average advertised rent has also reached a new high, at \u00a32,712 per month.<\/a><\/p>\n

Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: \u201cDespite another new record in average asking rents for tenants, the big picture is that yearly rent increases continue to slow, which is good news for tenants.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSupply and demand is slowly rebalancing towards more normal levels, though we still have a way to go before we reach pre-2020 levels of available homes for tenants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Caddy, manager at Clarkes Estate and Letting Agency, said: \u201cThe rental market has undergone a marked shift in 2025. After several years of sharp rent inflation post-pandemic, tenants hit a ceiling by late 2024, leading to widespread price slowdowns.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompetitively priced, well-presented properties continue to attract strong interest, echoing trends seen in the sales market. However, the market is now dealing with a much higher supply of rental homes, a complex reversal of previous trends.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome landlords have exited the sector over the past two years due to rising regulatory and financial pressures, but with the sales market slowing in some areas, a growing number of those properties have re-entered the rental market.<\/p>\n

\u201cDemand remains robust, particularly for quality one and two bedroom homes. Larger properties are moving more slowly, with some seeing longer void periods as tenants benefit from increased choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Ralph, managing director, lettings at LRG (Leaders Romans Group) said: \u201cWe\u2019re seeing a shift in the rental market this quarter. Stock levels are up, and demand remains strong but more measured, bringing us closer to a sustainable balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAverage rents are still rising year-on-year, but at a slower pace. Pricing correctly from the outset is key, and being quick to adjust price in line with market response helps avoid unnecessary void periods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Eighteen, president of property professionals\u2019 body Arla Propertymark, said: \u201cMany landlords within the private rental market are grappling with substantial hikes in their overall costs, including increased taxes, unfavourable mortgage rates, and ongoing regulatory challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese factors are making property investment less appealing and potentially riskier.\u201d Richard Lane, chief client officer at StepChange Debt Charity, said: \u201cThe last five years have hit household finances hard, but few have felt it more sharply than those in the private rented sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of our clients struggling with debt are renters, with a third in the PRS (private rented sector). Our data shows that among StepChange clients, housing costs take up 37% of private renters\u2019 incomes on average \u2013 compared to 29% among social renters and 27% among mortgage holders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen so much of your income goes on rent, it\u2019s no wonder private renters are more exposed to debt and financial hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Twomey, chief executive of Generation Rent, said: \u201cWhen so much of our income is swallowed up by landlords, it can mean that we can\u2019t afford to heat our homes for the winter or feed ourselves properly. Some renters are staring down the barrel of debt and homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The average amount asked by landlords is now a sky-high and staggering \u00a31,365 per month – and that’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5008],"tags":[748,393,4884,6333,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-300562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-housing","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}