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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Private rents in great britain stop rising for first time since 2017 | Mind Blowing Facts

A row of houses with 'to let' signs outside.
The number of available homes to rent is 3% higher than a year ago, according to Rightmove Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Average private rents have stopped rising in Great Britain after almost a decade of increases, as more landlords cut their prices to secure a tenant, data shows.

The typical advertised private rent outside London for properties coming on to the market remained flat at £1,370 a calendar month in the first three months of 2026, according to the property website Rightmove.

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