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The Letting Market Report. Every month.

What actually happened in the London lettings market last month. Rents and tenant demand, drawn from live Hello Neighbour lettings data and published every month.

London rents, year on year

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At a glance

September 2026 AT A GLANCE.

Advertised rents, year on year

+6.1%

vs +9.8% in August

Enquiries per property

34

from 40 in August

London homes available to rent, year on year

-6%

Zoopla, Sep 2026

Gap between asking and achieved

~3%

Our 6.1% vs HomeLet's 3.3%

Figures from the September 2026 edition, published October 2026. London rents up 6.1% as fewer homes come to market and demand holds below last year.

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The archive

Every Edition.

Every report stays up, so you can track how the market has actually moved rather than how people remember it moving.

London rents up 6.1% as fewer homes come to market and demand holds below last year

5 min read · 1 Oct 2026

London rents up 6.1% as fewer homes come to market and demand holds below last year

London advertised rents rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026, the fifth month in a row above last year since the Renters' Rights Act. Supply is falling, demand is steady but below last year, and agreed rents are coming in below asking.

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London rents up 9.8% while demand stays below last year: four months of the Renters' Rights effect

6 min read · 2 Sep 2026

London rents up 9.8% while demand stays below last year: four months of the Renters' Rights effect

London advertised rents rose 9.8% in the year to August 2026, a fourth straight monthly rise, while tenant demand stayed below last year. What it means if you are letting a property.

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What drives UK rental prices? Ten years of evidence

15 min read · 28 Aug 2026

What drives UK rental prices? Ten years of evidence

Rents are set by demand, supply and affordability. What the ONS, MHCLG, Zoopla and Build to Rent numbers actually show about the last decade, and what comes next.

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How we compile it

REAL DATA, NOT VIBES.

Every figure in the report comes from the same place, the same way, every month. Here is exactly what that means.

01

Our own platform data

Figures are drawn from live listings, enquiries and tenancies on the Hello Neighbour platform, covering 250+ properties.

02

Same method, every month

Each metric is calculated the same way each edition, so month-on-month comparisons mean something. Any change to the method is disclosed in the edition it happens.

03

What it does and doesn't cover

The data reflects activity on our platform, weighted toward London and the South East. Where that skews a figure, we say so rather than dressing it up as a national number.

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