Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years

Lower mortgage rates have helped cool rental sector after years of above-inflation increases in rent, data showsAverage private rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in five years as lower mortgage rates helped take some of the heat out of the rental sector, data shows.Years of above-inflation increases in rents have put the squeeze on many households but the estate agent Hamptons said the average rent on a newly let property fell by 0.2% year on year in July. It was the first annual decline since August 2020, during the height of the Covid pandemic – although this national figure masks wide regional variations. Continue reading...

Comments

World news

Trump’s Peace Prize envy is just the latest round in his obsession with one-upping Obama

Independent

‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Tragic end to search for missing North Carolina teen who sent chilling final text to mom

about 8 hours ago

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Independent

Emory shooting confirmed as ‘a targeted attack on CDC related to Covid’ as new details emerge on gunman’s mental state: Latest

about 10 hours ago

Milkshakes linked to 14 deaths and 42 listeria cases in 21 states from California to New York spark lawsuits

Independent

Charlie Kirk smokes Trump over push to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug: ‘Everything already smells like weed’

about 11 hours ago

‘Not in our name’: Fury grows in Israel over Netanyahu’s defiant bid to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza

Independent

Comments

Similar News

Biden averaged 350 flights a month shuttling migrants around US. Trump has already more than doubled that

Average cost of a nanny in London surges above £50,000 a year

Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution

Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years

Toronto’s average temperature rising fastest among Major League Baseball cities

Canadians with Down syndrome live until 60 on average, study finds

UK sea level rising faster than global average, study finds

World news

Trump’s Peace Prize envy is just the latest round in his obsession with one-upping Obama

GOP congressman tells Americans ‘prices are up ... for the good of the country’

Artist, 52, struck down by killer broccoli as 9 rushed to hospital

Ridley is an utter waste of Adrian Dunbar

Journalist killed in Israeli strike feared his own assassination - as IDF claims he was a 'terrorist'

CDC union demands Trump officials condemn vaccine disinformation after shooting

Nvidia, AMD exports to China will reportedly face 15% fee

PHOTOS: Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal Pride parade

Thousands of Calgarians turn out for ‘Marda Gras’

Violent offender accused of stabbing Abbotsford business owner

Israel ‘kills Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif’ and accuses him of leading Hamas cell

Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital

New voters list in Indian state includes wrong photos and dead people

Trump demands homeless people 'immediately' move out of Washington DC

Netanyahu defends Israel's plan to seize Gaza City, despite global condemnation

Israeli strike kills four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

Babysitter is a suspect after 3 young children go missing in California, authorities say

Trump’s see-no-evil move lands Obama and Bushes out of sight in White House portrait shakeup, report says

Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real: report

At least one woman killed as 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey

Prisoners volunteering with animals accused of 'concerning' act with guinea pigs

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians

81 years later, the Battle of Guam still resonates there

Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

What Is Benjamin Netanyahu Really After?

‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Tragic end to search for missing North Carolina teen who sent chilling final text to mom

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Vance says US is ‘done with funding Ukraine war’ ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Clashes break out at London march for Israeli hostages in second day of unrest

Trump tells homeless people in D.C. to move out "IMMEDIATELY" amid capital crackdown

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, about a dozen buildings collapse

Netanyahu defends Gaza plans as Israel heavily criticised at UN Security Council

Second boxer dies from brain injury after Tokyo event

European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks

Earthquake Strikes Western Turkey

Emory shooting confirmed as ‘a targeted attack on CDC related to Covid’ as new details emerge on gunman’s mental state: Latest

Milkshakes linked to 14 deaths and 42 listeria cases in 21 states from California to New York spark lawsuits

Trump demands homeless ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC to make nation’s capital ‘more beautiful’

Warnings spread on TikTok about ‘Feel Free’ drinks that contain kratom, which has opioid-like effects

Russians crow over Trump-Putin summit being held in Alaska: ‘Makes the US an Arctic nation’

Starmer races to pressure Trump on Ukraine – with no guarantee Putin will listen

Liverpool’s £270m fab four were let down by the old guard

Trump is giving Putin what he wants – now Europe has to make a generation-defining decision

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

How Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

Beck’s grand slam sends Saskatoon to WCBL East final as season ends for Moose Jaw

Prime Minister Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll

CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

Israel defends planned military offensive in Gaza, lashes out at ‘global campaign of lies’

European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Turkey earthquake LIVE: 6.1 magnitude quake hits Balikesir as buildings collapse

World leaders issues Benjamin Netanyahu statement as he vows to take over Gaza City

Vladimir Putin's dad 'gouged out his mum's eye with pitchfork in fit of rage'

Watch: Palestinian and Israeli representatives address UN meeting

A new NPR series looks at the forces changing the world order

Charlie Kirk smokes Trump over push to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug: ‘Everything already smells like weed’

‘Not in our name’: Fury grows in Israel over Netanyahu’s defiant bid to ‘finish the job’ in Gaza

Torrential Midwest flash floods turn state fair into water park and shut airports and roads with more to come

Deportation talk can’t save Labour without real answers on immigration

Crystal Palace stun Liverpool on penalties to win Community Shield