Rent growth for new tenancies slowed to just 1.9% in the year to November 2025, the lowest rate in four years.

Service charges have risen 55.6% over the past decade, outpacing CPI inflation, which grew 39.8% over the same period.

Zoopla’s latest House Price Index attributes shift to falling mortgage rates and simplified lending criteria.

Rental supply from lodger landlords who rent out rooms in their own homes makes up a quarter of all supply in the flat share market, but is now in decline.

Seasonal trends are providing limited respite in parts of the country, but longer-term challenges remain unresolved, according to newly released data from Propertymark.

Over half of London leavers stayed within 50 miles of the capital in 2025, up from 47% last year, as buyers prioritised proximity over distance.

First-time buyers accounted for 39% of sales in 2025, with numbers on track to be 20% higher than the previous year.

Room rents in Wales rose nearly three times more than the average room rent for the whole of the UK over the past year, fuelled by a 5% year-on-year rent increase in Cardiff.

Rental demand has dropped by 20% over the last year, reaching the lowest level for six years as net migration fell by 78% between June 2023 and June 2025.

Five regions are seeing noticeable month-on-month rent spikes driven by seasonal demand.