Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Tower Hamlets, Brent and Barnet together hold more than a third of London’s available rental stock.

Agreed rents came in 4.4% below advertised on London homes Hello Neighbour listed from August to October.

Applicant registrations fell 21% from August to September, leaving the year-to-date total 11% below 2025.

Average London house prices have fallen 0.10% a month since January, while rents have risen 0.47%.

Tighter supply is lifting London rental growth, while the Landlord Register rollout begins on 15 December.

The average inner London room rent reached £1,002 a month, up 2.3% on the previous quarter and 1.1% on a year earlier, just shy of the £1,003 record set in Q4 2023.

Advertised rents on Hello Neighbour's Greater London listings rose 6.1% year on year in September to an average of £2,448, down from 9.8% in August.

Demand for 0-1 bedroom rental homes in London is up 10% year-on-year, compared with 4% nationally.

Three bulk London property investment deals have been agreed in recent months with a combined value approaching £80m, compared with just one £16m deal in H1 2025.

Average rents in Lothian stand at £1,415 per month, against £554 in Dumfries and Galloway, a proportional rental market divide of 155.4%.