https://www.ft.com/content/ee67c643-01bc-41f6-a4e2-c738deef129e Britain is in the grip of a moral panic over welfare benefits. The preferred adjective for the costs of social security benefits to those not yet at pension age is “spiralling”, and it is used as much by Labour ministers as by the opposition. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has expressed horror at 6.5mn working-age…
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Private sector rental prices continue to rise at 5% in Brighton and Hove.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/august2025
Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent
Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent, but Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have increased by just 36 per cent. Nearly half of privately renting families on Universal Credit are facing shortfalls between their rent and Local Housing Allowance.
How the private rented sector database can support enforcement and drive up standards
https://neweconomics.org/2025/07/detailing-the-database The Renters’ Rights Bill presents a once in a generation opportunity to tackle England’s long-standing crisis in the private rented sector (PRS). Among its most consequential components is the introduction of a national PRS database. If ambitiously implemented, this new system could transform the enforcement landscape by driving up transparency, enabling accountability, and giving…
Private rent and house prices, UK: July 2025
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/july2025
The welfare system is playing a part in driving high numbers of families into temporary accommodation.
The welfare system is playing a part in driving high numbers of families into temporary accommodation. Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent, but Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have increased by just 36 per cent. Nearly half of privately renting families on Universal Credit are facing shortfalls between…
Housing Outlook Q2 2025
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/housing-outlook-q2-2025/ Housing is fundamental to living standards. It’s no surprise that a Government committed to raising living standards has put housing at the heart of its agenda – most notably through its ambition to build 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament. And it is most families’ largest expense, meaning that disposable…
Rents continue to increase by 5% in Brighton and Hove.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/june2025
Private rent and house prices, UK: May 2025
Average UK monthly private rents increased by 7.4%, to £1,335, in the 12 months to April 2025 (provisional estimate); this annual growth rate is down from 7.7% in the 12 months to March 2025. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/may2025
Private rent and house prices, UK: March 2025
EnglandAverage rent for England was £1,381 in February 2025, up 8.3% (£105) from a year earlier. This annual rise was lower than in the 12 months to January 2025 (8.8%) and below the record-high annual growth in the 12 months to November 2024 (9.2%). https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/march2025