The average asking price to rent a home outside London has fallen for the first time since before the COVID pandemic, according to a property website. Rightmove credited improved levels of rental properties for the welcome shift, but declared that advertised private rents in the capital continued to tick up, for a 13th consecutive quarter, between October to December.

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Financial Times

London

Greater London

England

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Rental prices outside London fall for first time since pandemic, data shows

It is the first time average asking rents have fallen since pre-Covid

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The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

Average asking rent outside London falls for first time in years

The average advertised rent in Britain, excluding London, fell in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter, dropping by 0.2% to £1,341 per calendar month, according to Rightmove

Daily Mirror

Reach plc

Average asking rent outside London falls £3 - the first decrease since 2019

The report offers a glimmer of hope for hard-hit tenants. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore

London rents rise at slowest pace since 2021; fall outside of city for first time since 2019

There are signs the rental market is starting to stabilise, but costs remain at record levels for millions at a time when many other bills are set to increase.

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Rightmove: 'First drop' in house rent prices outside London since before the COVID pandemic

Excluding London, the average advertised rent in Britain fell in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter, according to Rightmove

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne and Wear

Average asking rent outside London 'falls for first time since pandemic began'

London rent inflation cooled to the weakest in three years, bringing some relief to the UK capital’s hard-pressed tenants, according to Rightmove.

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Howard Buffett

BlackRock

United States

London Rents Rise at Slowest Pace Since 2021, Rightmove Says

The typical advertised rent outside London dipped £3 to £1,341 a month in the final quarter of 2024, says Rightmove, the property listings website and platform.

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Birmingham

West Midlands

£2,695 warning issued to thousands of people who rent in England

Average advertised cost of properties beyond the UK capital drop 0.2% in the fourth quarter, according to Rightmove

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Rightmove credited improved levels of rental properties for the welcome shift, but declared that advertised private rents in the capital continued to tick up, for a 13th consecutive quarter, between October to December. It reported an average sum of £2,695 per calendar month (pcm) for London, though that was only 0.1% higher than the previous quarter. The rest of Britain had an average newly advertised rent of £1,341 pcm – down 0.2%. The trend f…

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Rightmove: 'First Drop' In House Rent Prices Outside London Since Before The COVID Pandemic - Great Yorkshire Radio

Rents in Britain declined on a quarterly basis for the first time since 2019 due to the decline in demand, increased for the 13th consecutive quarter in London
Rents in Britain outside London declined on a quarterly basis for the first time since 2019 due to the decline in demand by tenants, according to data released on Tuesday by the Rightmove Real Estate Website. The average advertised rent for new private sector leases outside London decreas…

London rents rise at slowest pace since 2021; fall outside of city for first time since 2019

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