Private Rented Housing: Rents
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Valuation Office Agency has made of the (a) percentage and (b) cash terms monetary change in average private sector rents for dwellings in (i) London and (ii) England since July 2024.
Answered by James Murray
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) publishes this information monthly, based on information collected by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). The latest publication was released on 18 June 2025 at: Private rent and house prices, UK - Office for National Statistics and includes the 12 months leading up to May 2025.
As of May 2025:
- Average rents increased to £1,394 or by 7.1% in England
- Average rents in London increased to £2,249 or by 7.7%
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