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Rents for newly-agreed tenancies across the UK fell by 0.7 per cent in 2025, marking the first calendar-year decline since 2011, according to estate agency Hamptons. The slowdown in rental growth began in London, where newly-agreed rents dropped 2.7 per cent, equal to about £63 per calendar month. By December 2025, rents were also falling in the South East (-1.0 per cent), the East Midlands (-0.2 per cent), Yorkshire & Humber (1.4 per cent) and Wales (0.8 per cent). The market previously peaked in London in 2023 amid overcrowding when mortgage rates surged and first-time buyer activity was constrained.
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