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
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Housing affordability in England and Wales: 2024
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2024 In 2024, the median average home in England, at £290,000, cost 7.7 times the median average earnings of a full-time employee (£37,600); in Wales the average home (£201,000) was 5.9 times annual earnings (£34,300). Affordability in England and Wales in 2024 has returned to its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels after a sharp increase between…
Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: October to December 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2024/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2024 Landlord possession actions have all increased When compared to the same quarter in 2023 there were increases in landlord possession claims from 23,374 to 24,010 (3%), orders from 17,994 to 18,416 (2%), warrants from 10,170 to 10,877 (7%) and repossessions from 6,664 to 7,020 (5%). Median timeliness for landlord repossessions has increased. The median…
How average house prices and rents are changing in Brighton and Hove.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/housingpriceslocal/E06000043/#rent_price Average private rents rose in Brighton and HoveThe average monthly private rent in Brighton and Hove was £1,778 in December 2024. This was an increase from £1,693 in December 2023, a 5.0% rise. In Brighton and Hove, the average rent for flats or maisonettes rose by 5.7%, while for terraced properties, it increased by…
Housing prices in Brighton and Hove
https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/housingpriceslocal/E06000043/ How average house prices and rents are changing in Brighton and Hove. Private rents rose to an average of £1,757 in October 2024, an annual increase of 4.9% from £1,674 in October 2023. This was lower than the rise in the South East (8.2%) over the year.
Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023-24
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24/statutory-homelessness-in-england-financial-year-2023-24 Initial assessments were made for 358,370 households in England in 2023-24, up 10.4% from the previous year. Of these, 324,990 households were assessed as owed a homelessness duty, due to being threatened with homelessness or already being homeless in 2023-24. This increase from 2022-23 is driven by the increase in both households assessed as…
Private rent and house prices, UK: September 2024
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/september2024 1.Main pointsAverage UK private rents increased by 8.4% in the 12 months to August 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024. Average rents increased to £1,327 (8.5%) in England, £752 (8.5%) in Wales, and £969 (7.6%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to August 2024. In Northern Ireland,…
Data on the number of households applying to local authorities for housing assistance under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014
https://www.gov.wales/homelessness-april-2023-march-2024-html Data on the number of households applying to local authorities for housing assistance under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 and the number of households in temporary accommodation for April 2023 to March 2024.
Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2024
While CPl is back in target range, private rent rises are stubbornly high – with avg annual increases for England unchanged from last month at 8.6% (up £104 per month), and in London at 9.7% (up £186 per month). These are BIG extra amounts to find from your monthly income.. https://x.com/r_earwaker/status/1823642835209384073?t=8idIeaSSSQJTXezLXR8C-A&s=19 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/july2024
