{"id":530832,"date":"2025-10-27T09:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/530832\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:33:19","slug":"london-muted-as-asian-markets-hit-record-highs-amid-easing-us-china-trade-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/530832\/","title":{"rendered":"London muted as Asian markets hit record highs amid easing US-China trade tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The average advertised rent for homes outside London rose again in the third quarter of 2025 to a new record of \u00a31,385 per calendar month, according to data from Rightmove (<a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/RMV.L\" data-ylk=\"slk:RMV.L;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RMV.L<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Average rents outside the capital are now 3.1% higher than a year ago, marking the third consecutive quarterly record this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Average advertised <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/average-london-rent-price-cost-rightmove-060033234.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:rents in London also reached a new high of \u00a32,736;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rents in London also reached a new high of \u00a32,736<\/a>, though the pace of growth in the capital has slowed to just 1.6% annually, the lowest figure since the second quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The total number of homes available to rent continues to edge closer to pre-pandemic levels, but the flow of new listings has slowed. The number of available rental homes is now 9% higher than it was a year ago, although it remains 23% below the same period in 2019. This marks the closest the market has been to pre-pandemic supply levels in four years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">However, the number of new rental listings coming to market is only 1% higher than a year ago, the lowest figure recorded in 2025. Tenant demand has also cooled and is 14% lower than at this point last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Analysts say the slower pace of new rental supply reflects growing caution among landlords amid changes to taxes and regulations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">An increase in stamp duty for rental home purchases introduced in October last year, alongside rumours of a potential national insurance tax for landlords in the upcoming autumn budget, has added uncertainty to the market. The forthcoming Renters&#8217; Rights Bill is also influencing decisions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Affordability remains stretched for both tenants and landlords. Despite average earnings rising by 5% compared with last year, outpacing rent increases, the cost of renting still consumes 44% of the average wage, up from 40% five years ago. For renters saving for a first home, a 20% deposit has risen by just over \u00a35,000 in five years, from \u00a340,326 to \u00a345,374.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Daniel Fisher, head of lettings at John D Wood &amp; Co, said:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The average advertised rent for homes outside London rose again in the third quarter of 2025 to a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[172046,22666,748,1395,393,1880,4884,257,7686,13128,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-530832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-agricultural-trade","9":"tag-asian-markets","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-china","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-ftse-100","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-london","16":"tag-scott-bessent","17":"tag-trade-deal","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115445445644049411","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530832","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=530832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}