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Antony Antoniou – Luxury Property Expert

UK rental market looks more attractive for BTL landlords as rents rise further

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector continued to increase in September, the latest figures show. The data from HomeLet reveals that the average rent in the UK hit £697 per calendar month (pcm), up 2.2% on the same period last year.

When London is excluded, the average rent in the UK is now £797pcm, up 2.2% on last year. Average rents in London are now £1,694pcm, up by 3.3% on last year

All 12 of the regions monitored by HomeLet showed an increase in rental values between September 2018 and August 2019.  Five of the regions monitored by HomeLet showed an annual increase of over 3%, the North West, the East Midlands, the South West, Greater London and the North East

The region with the largest year-on-year increase was the North West, showing a 4.4% increase year-on-year.

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