Private Rental Prices in the United Kingdom decreased to 3.50 percent in January from 4 percent in December of 2025. Private Rental Prices in the United Kingdom averaged 3.85 percent from 2016 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 9.10 percent in March of 2024 and a record low of 0.60 percent in July of 2018. source: Office for National Statistics



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 300077.00 297938.00 GBP Jan 2026
Construction Orders YoY 28.60 30.50 percent Dec 2025
Construction Output YoY -0.30 -0.30 percent Dec 2025
Mortgage Lending 4076.00 4492.00 GBP Million Jan 2026
Home Ownership Rate 64.50 64.70 percent Dec 2023
Halifax House Price Index MoM 0.70 -0.50 percent Jan 2026
Halifax House Price Index YoY 1.00 0.40 percent Jan 2026
Housing Index 517.50 513.80 points Jan 2026
Housing Starts 29620.00 29650.00 units Sep 2025
Mortgage Approvals 60.00 61.01 Thousand Jan 2026
BBA Mortgage Rate 6.62 6.77 percent Jan 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices 545.00 540.40 points Feb 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices MoM 0.30 0.30 percent Feb 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices YoY 1.00 1.00 percent Feb 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 111.46 111.34 Sep 2025
Private Rental Prices YoY 3.50 4.00 percent Jan 2026
Residential Property Prices 2.96 2.83 Percent Sep 2025
RICS House Price Balance -10.00 -13.00 percent Jan 2026


United Kingdom Private Rental Prices
In the United Kingdom, the Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) measures private rent inflation for new and existing tenancies.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 4.00 9.10 0.60 2016 - 2026 percent Monthly
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