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Average UK rents for new lets are 3% higher over the last year, down from 7.4% a year ago, Zoopla’s quarterly rental market report reveals. The average UK rent for a new let now stands at £1,284pcm, ...

Renting a newly let property is on average £270 per month more expensive than at the end of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from Zoopla. Rent began to soar in 2021 because of high ...

Rents are growing at their lowest rate for three and a half years in a new blow for property investors. Buy-to-let landlords have already been facing higher taxes and scaled back mortgage reliefs, as ...

The average monthly rent now stands at £1,287 per calendar month, up £35 over the last year. Rental price growth has slowed significantly, according to the latest figures from Zoopla's Rental Price ...

The rental price boom is finally over, new figures from Zoopla suggest. Average rents for new lets are 2.8 per cent higher over the past year, down from 6.4 per cent a year ago, according to the ...

The rate at which rents are rising for newly rented properties slipped below inflation for the first time since the cost of living crisis sent rents and inflation spiralling, according to Zoopla. The ...

Rental price growth has slowed significantly, according to the latest figures from Zoopla's Rental Price Index, with the average rents for new lets agreed 2.8% higher in April 2025 than the same time ...

Rental prices have slowed to their lowest annual increase since the market was dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from a property website. Average UK rental ...