First on-quarter drop in UK rents outside London since pre-pandemic

(Alliance News) - The average advertised rent of properties in the UK coming to market outside of ...

Alliance News 28 January, 2025 | 12:11AM
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(Alliance News) - The average advertised rent of properties in the UK coming to market outside of London has fallen for the first time on-quarter since 2019, data published by Rightmove showed Tuesday.

The average advertised rent dropped by 0.2% to GBP1,341 per month on-quarter in the final quarter of 2024.

On-year however, rents are 4.7% higher, albeit being the slowest rate of growth since 2021.

The developments in rent prices are due to improvements in supply, Rightmove highlighted.

"The number of available rental properties is now 13% higher than at the same time last year," it said, noting that the number of available properties to rent has improved the most in the North East, up 30%, and the least in Wales, up 3%.

Rightmove added that the proposed Renter's Rights bill coming into effect potentially later in 2025 has currently no major signs of an immediate impact on the rental market.

In London, average advertised rents continued to grow, reaching a 13th consecutive quarterly record of GBP2,695 per month, with the on-quarter increase standing small at 0.1%.

Average advertised rents in London are up 2.4% on-year, the lowest increase since 2021.

Rightmove Property Expert Colleen Babcock said: "A first quarterly drop in rents is the culmination of several months of improvement in the balance between supply and demand. While new tenants are still paying more than they were at this time last year, the pace of growth continues to slow. However, though this is the big picture of market activity, agents on the ground still tell us that the market is very hot, and some areas have improved more than others when it comes to the supply and demand balance. Our own data shows that the average rental property is still receiving 10 applications per property, which is lower than the peak, but still double the pre-pandemic norm."

By Tom Budszus, Alliance News slot editor

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