{"id":341708,"date":"2025-08-13T17:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341708\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:31:17","slug":"average-monthly-rents-in-britain-rise-to-1332-official-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341708\/","title":{"rendered":"Average monthly rents in Britain rise to \u00a31,332, official data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

The average rent in Britain increased by 7.7% to \u00a31,332 in the 12 months to March this year, official figures have revealed.<\/p>\n

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, (ONS), found that average rents rose 7.8% in England to \u00a31,386, 8.9% in Wales to \u00a3792 and 5.7% in Scotland to \u00a31,001.<\/p>\n

Annual rental inflation in England was the highest in the North East at 9.4%, and lowest in Yorkshire and the Humber at 4.6% during the 12 months to March this year.<\/p>\n

Reaching affordability limits<\/p>\n

Greg Tsuman, of Martyn Gerrard Estate Agents said: \u201cToday\u2019s figures confirm what renters already know – rents are still rising, just not quite as ferociously as before. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve reached the upper limit of affordability for renters <\/a>across Britain, and the gap between existing rents and newly agreed tenancies will likely continue to narrow. <\/p>\n

And Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent and a former RICS residential chairman, said: In our offices, we have certainly noticed some pushback from tenants reluctant to pay ever-increasing rents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has obliged some landlords to reduce their aspirations despite supply remaining tight. <\/p>\n

\u201cLooking forward, we notice that first-time buyers in particular who were unable to take advantage of the stamp duty concession before it ended, have swelled demand as they look to make a change in their accommodation if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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