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Average asking rent in London reaches new record high of £2,825 as supply falls

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Place, T. (2026, October 14). Average asking rent in London reaches new record high of £2,825 as supply falls. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/average-asking-rent-london-record-high-rightmove-b1300900.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-14 · by Tom Place

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Rightmove reports that the average asking rent in London reached a record high of £2,825, while outside London it hit £1,418 per month. Annual rental growth in the UK slowed to 3.2% in London and 2.4% elsewhere, down from around 10% between 2021 and 2023. Despite this slowdown, supply remains tight with a 2% decrease in available homes for rent compared to last year, contributing to ongoing upward pressure on rents despite more balanced market conditions.
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As of October 2026, the average asking rent in London has hit a new record high of £2,825 per calendar month, with annual rental growth at 3.2%, outpacing the 2.4% growth seen outside London. According to property website Rightmove, this surge is driven by a significant drop in available homes for rent, which fell by 9% compared to a year ago, while renter demand increased by 6%. Meanwhile, average asking rents outside London also reached a new record of £1,418 per month. Despite the overall growth stabilizing, rental supply remains tight across Britain, with the number of available homes for tenants down 2% from the previous year and renter demand similarly decreasing by around 2%. Property expert Colleen Babcock at Rightmove noted that while average rents have increased dramatically, recent growth has cooled compared to earlier peaks.

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Britain Hamptons John D Wood & Co London Rightmove

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The supply of available homes for tenants to choose from in the UK remains constrained, with the average monthly private advertised rent, excluding London, topping £1,400 for the first time, Rightmove said.
framing: assertive · carried by 3 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15
2026-10-15 · Evening Standard
Average asking rent in London reaches new record high of £2,825 as supply falls · assertive framing
2026-10-15 · Evening Standard
Average asking rent in London reaches new record high of £2,825 as supply falls · assertive framing
2026-10-15 · Evening Standard
Average asking rent in London reaches new record high of £2,825 as supply falls · assertive framing

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Annual rental growth is at 3.2% in the capital – a faster pace than the 2.4% growth seen outside London. asserted
growth → see → London
The supply of available homes for tenants to choose from in the UK remains constrained, with the average monthly private advertised rent, excluding London, topping £1,400 for the first time, Rightmove said. asserted
Rightmove → choose → time
The typical asking rent for a home outside London rose to a new record of £1,418 per calendar month in the third quarter of this year. asserted
rent → ask → year
While rents continue to rise, rental price growth has stabilised, compared with the intense competition seen at a recent peak in the market, the website said. asserted
website → continue → market
The annual increase in asking rents in the third quarter was 2.4%. asserted
increase → ask → quarter
Between 2021 and 2023, annual rental growth in Britain hovered at around 10%, Rightmove said. asserted
Rightmove → hover → %
The number of available rental homes is 2% lower than a year ago, while renter demand is also down by around 2%, the website added. asserted
website → add → %
Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: “Average rents have reached another new record and have now surpassed £1,400 per month outside London for the first time. asserted
rents → say → time
Read More “However, beneath the headline figure, rental growth has continued to settle compared with the exceptionally fast pace we saw a few years ago. asserted
we → read → pace
“Supply remains constrained, which is continuing to put upward pressure on rents, but demand is also more measured. asserted
demand → remain → rents
“That has helped to create a more balanced market overall, even though affordability remains a challenge for many renters.” asserted
affordability → help → renters
Matt Smith, a mortgage expert at Rightmove, said: “One of the biggest challenges for many landlords at the moment is managing the properties they already own when the time to remortgage comes around. asserted
time → say → properties
“New buy-to-let investment has been relatively subdued for some time, and some landlords are still reaching the end of much cheaper fixed-rate deals taken out when borrowing costs were lower. asserted
costs → buy → deals
“For those landlords, moving onto a higher mortgage rate can have a significant impact on monthly costs and rental yields.” asserted
moving → move → costs
Kesha Foss-Smith, head of lettings at John D Wood & Co, said: “Despite tighter supply, value for money remains critical. asserted
value → say → money
“Tenants are increasingly discerning, especially at the upper end of the market, making realistic pricing and high-quality presentation essential. asserted
pricing → discern → market
Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons, said: “Asking rents are useful for taking the temperature of the market, but they only tell part of the story. asserted
they → say → story
“Increasingly, some of the largest rent rises are happening within existing tenancies as landlords seek to narrow the gap between long-standing rents and current market levels.” asserted
landlords → happen → rents
She added: “In many cases, landlords are catching up rather than pushing rents materially beyond the market rate.” asserted
landlords → add → rate
Ms Beveridge said: “The fundamental issue remains a shortage of rental homes. asserted
issue → say → homes
“While rental growth has cooled from the frenzied levels seen a few years ago, the supply of available homes remains constrained, which continues to put upward pressure on rents across much of the country.” asserted
which → cool → country
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