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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…
Understanding the savings, debt and financial resilience of low-to-middle income families
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/money-on-my-mind/ Key findingsBritish households are carrying far lower levels of consumer debt than in the past. Among the poorer half of families, average debt has fallen from £2,617 in 2006-08 to £2,256 in 2020-22 – a 14 per cent real-terms drop. Higher-income households have seen an even larger fall of 21 per cent over the…
Unpacking the rising cost of essentials for low-to-middle income Britain
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/bare-necessities/ Essentials take up more of households’ total spending than they have in the past, with spending on essentials for low-income households increasing the most. A more essentials-heavy spending basket also left poorer families facing faster price growth in recent years. Higher energy costs, coupled with rapid food inflation, have led to hardship for many….
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…
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.
The Renters’ Rights Bill Second Reading
https://www.generationrent.org/2024/10/09/the-renters-rights-bill-second-reading/ The Renters’ Rights Bill is back in Parliament today. It is having its second reading, which is the first time it is debated by MPs. The Bill offers some long overdue protections from arbitrary eviction, and improving standards in our homes. However, further measures are needed to shield tenants from the cost of renting…
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,…
This is only £91 a week for a single adult.
https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/campaigns/guarantee-our-essentials/ The basic rate of Universal Credit should at least cover the cost of essentials like food, household bills and travel, but it is not currently set according to any objective assessment of what people need.