Published by Michele Maatouk on 16th April 2026
(Sharecast News) - 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. It is the first time since 2017 that rents have not increased in the first three months of a year compared with levels at the end of the previous year. - Guardian