The cost of renting rose by 2% in December 2025, cooling from highs of 4.6% recorded in January and March 2025.<\/p>\n
Average rents across England were \u00a31,214 per property, per month in December 2025, Goodlord\u2019s Rental Index shows.<\/p>\n
William Reeve, chief executive at Goodlord, said: \u201cWe\u2019d expect to see some month-on-month price deflation during December \u2013 it\u2019s typically one of the slowest times of year for the market \u2013 but what\u2019s far more interesting is what\u2019s happening across the year-on-year figures.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite ending the year up 2%, December\u2019s annual inflation figures are far lower than we\u2019ve seen in previous years and lower still compared to 2025\u2019s inflationary peak of 4.6%.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst it\u2019s too soon to tell for sure whether this is a seasonal blip or the beginning of a cooler run of inflationary pressures, the wider signs indicate that 2026 will be another intense year for the market.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Renters\u2019 Rights Act is coming into force in May which could squeeze supply and demand even further if landlords decide to exit the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe combination of the predicted summer surge plus the shift in the legislative landscape means we could be on for another record breaking year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biggest shift in month-on-month rental costs was seen in the South West, where prices dropped by 4% during December.<\/p>\n
The only region to record an increase in rental costs was the North West, where a very small increase of 0.3% was tracked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The cost of renting rose by 2% in December 2025, cooling from highs of 4.6% recorded in January and March 2025. Average rents across England were \u00a31,214 per property, per month in December 2025, Goodlord\u2019s Rental Index shows. William Reeve, chief executive at Goodlord, said: \u201cWe\u2019d expect to see some month-on-month price deflation during December […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-second-home"],"yoast_head":"\n