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Annual rental inflation holds firm at 5% as autumn fails to dampen prices
UK rents increased by 5% year-on-year in October, maintaining September’s growth rate and significantly exceeding wider inflation of 3.6%. Average monthly rent rose from £1,516 in October 2025 to £1,592, costing tenants an extra £912 a year.
Wales recorded the highest annual increase at 7%, followed by England at 5.7% and Scotland at 2.7%. The North East experienced the sharpest regional rise, with rents increasing by 14.2%, while Yorkshire and the Humber recorded 8.7%.
Monthly rental growth slowed to 0.6%, down from 0.9% in September, although every region still saw an increase. Meanwhile, average void periods increased from 20 to 28 days, suggesting demand may be weakening ahead of winter.
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The Goodlord Rental Index provides a monthly view of rental price movements across the UK, based on real tenancy data from more than 3,000 letting agencies. Using millions of rental observations and over a decade of historical data, we apply robust statistical methods to identify and remove anomalous values and compare like-for-like properties by location and size. The result is a reliable, data-driven view of how rents are changing across the UK, providing valuable insight for letting agents, landlords and the wider property industry.
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