UK Rents Increased By 1.3% In 12 Months To August

Rents paid by tenants in the private rented sector in the UK rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to August 2019, unchanged since May 2019, the latest official index shows. In England rents increased by 1.3%, in Wales they were up by 1.2% and in Scotland rents rose by 0.9%, according to the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Excluding London rents increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to August 2019, unchanged since January 2019 and in the capital they were up by 0.8%, the data also shows. Read more on the Property Wire website.

https://www.propertywire.com/news/uk/uk-rents-increased-by-1-3-in-12-months-to-august-2019/