Shared accommodation rate and then one bed, two bed, three bed and four bed. Brighton and Hove as the 18th most expensive broad rental market area – with the top 13 covered by London. Central London £829.83 £1,439.97 £1,793.98 £2,160.02 £3,060.00Inner East London £699.50 £1,439.97 £1,750.00 £2,160.02 £3,000.00Inner North London £708.27 £1,439.97 £1,793.98 £2,160.02 £3,060.00Inner…
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Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates: 2026 to 2027
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-local-housing-allowance-rates-2026-to-2027 Monthly Universal Credit Local Housing Allowance rates for England, Scotland and Wales from April 2026 to March 2027. And to see what the 30th percentile is doing in your board rental market area see, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates-applicable-from-april-2026-to-march-2027
Cuts to non-health-related benefits shift claimants onto disability benefits
https://ifs.org.uk/news/cuts-non-health-related-benefits-shift-claimants-disability-benefits Disability benefits are intended to support people living with disabilities with the additional living costs they face as a result of their condition. They form just one part of the working-age benefit system, and people can claim disability benefits at the same time as other benefits such as universal credit. Studying four cuts to…
Homelessness in England 2025
https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/homelessness_in_england_2025 Findings include: there are an estimated 382,618 people who are now homeless in England, including 175,025 children.this represents an 8% increase (28,602 people) in just a year, and means that at least one in 153 people in England are homeless (65 per 10,000 population).there are 202,587 people homeless in London, which is the equivalent…
Private rented sector tenants: research report
Published 4 December 2025
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-rented-sector-tenants-research-report/private-rented-sector-tenants-research-report Executive summaryThis report presents the findings from research into renters’ experience of the private rental sector, conducted by Verian in March 2024. The purpose of the research was to understand the experiences of private renters, as well as their understanding of the complaints process. The research involved an online survey with 1,517 members of…
Falling Behind: The government is failing private renters by freezing Local Housing Allowance
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/falling-behind-the-government-is-failing-private-renters-by-freezing-local/ Executive SummaryLocal Housing Allowance (LHA) is intended to ensure the cheapest 30% of properties in an area are affordable to people on low incomes. To do this, LHA was designed to increase as rents increase, by being regularly set at the 30th percentile of local rents. However, it has endured a period of successive…
Average room rent in UK towns and cities
https://www.spareroom.co.uk/content/info-flatsharing/average-rent-uk-towns-cities/ Brighton £766 London £995
The Renters’ Rights Act is here — but the work is just beginning
https://wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/the-renters-rights-act-is-here-but-the-work-is-just-beginning-1308fb226853 After years of waiting, the Renters’ Rights Act has finally received Royal Assent and passed into law. We’ve campaigned hard for this, and are thrilled to see that it holds many important wins for private renters. From ending Section 21 evictions and limiting unaffordable upfront rent demands, to improving housing standards, the Act represents…
Local Housing Allowance rates have been realigned to market rents in just two of the last 13 years.
Local Housing Allowance rates have been realigned to market rents in just two of the last 13 years. Current Government policy, reflected in the official forecasts, is for them to remain frozen for another four years. https://x.com/resfoundation/status/1982024694099280302?s=19 When LHA is frozen, rent rises soon wipe out increases in other income https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/housing-outlook-q4-2025/
The Renters’ Rights Bill has been APPROVED by the House of Commons!
The Renters’ Rights Bill has been APPROVED by the House of Commons! This is the final step before the Bill receives Royal Assent, which we expect shortly. No more amendments, no more debate – renters’ rights are coming.