The report also found the maximum maintenance loan for students is now less than the average rent in London. 

Students unable to pay for basic living costs after rent for rooms rises

Average rents were £791 per month, 41 per cent lower than the national average

Carlisle named the cheapest city to rent in the UK 

Paul Goddard has been living in his car for three years after failing to find affordable housing in Guernsey. He says friends have been forced to live in tents.

Man 'forced to live in car' after spending 80% of wage to rent a room

The businesses say they are fearing for their future.

Shopkeepers appeal to council after rents are raised by over 100%

The rental market outside of the capital has been getting more expensive but it is still half the asking price of properties in London.

Average rents outside of London hit £1,300 for first time

Rental demand has gone down across the past year but competition for homes has remained fierce, with an average of 15 people chasing each home for rent.

Rents up 6.6% from last year - but rate of increase slows to 30-month low

People march through the streets of Dublin to protest against increases in the cost of living. The protest was organised by the 'Cost of Living Coalition' which is made up of 30 organisations including trade unionists, student and pensioner bodies and opposition political parties. Picture date: Saturday September 24, 2022.


The surge in private rents in the UK is not mainly driven by higher interest rates, as many would think, an economist said.

The big rent squeeze forecast to continue for two years

In the past two years, the annual rent for a student room in England was found to have risen by almost 15%, wiping out maintenance loans.

Average university student left with 50p a week to live on after paying rent

Tenants in Jersey will no longer have to pay a £21 fee to secure their deposit with the Mydeposits protection scheme backed by the island's government.

Renters' deposit protection fee scrapped from November 2023

Tenants report struggling to find somewhere available to rent due to a shortage in properties available and landlords increasing rent due to lack of supply.

Too few houses and too much demand in Scottish Borders leading to bidding wars

Jersey's Housing Minister, Deputy David Warr, says he hopes to give authorities more power to tackle deposits not being protected within the required 30 days.

New laws could prosecute landlords who fail to protect deposits

The average rent being asked outside London has hit a new record of £1,231 per month, according to a property website.

Tenant sofa-surfing at 74 as she struggles to find flat amid soaring rents

Supply of housing in the capital remains squeezed which is pushing up prices, researchers say. 

Average rent for London reaches record high of £2,500 per month

Social housing provider, ﻿Jersey Homes Trust, has written to many tenants giving them a five to nine percent rent increase.

Outrage as tenants given 9% rent increase with 3 weeks' notice

Young family including six-year-old disabled girl forced to move home because the landlord's rent rise was beyond their means.

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