Seven in 10 London renters say housing costs are damaging their mental health, according to Pocket Living's Generation Rent report.

London’s housing market shows a sharp imbalance between homes for sale and those available to rent, with some boroughs offering far fewer rental options than others.

London room rents have risen 37% in five years, climbing from £721 per month in Q4 2020 to £985 per month in Q4 2025.

An 80% fall in London BtR construction starts left just 613 homes beginning development in 2025.

While total office investment grew 18.8%, transaction volumes fell 6.9%, pointing to a flight to quality over quantity.

New listings rose 6% year on year and 13% month on month in January, giving renters the widest supply pool seen in recent months.

The capital’s private rented sector includes more than 400,000 university students, making student housing cycles a major factor in how the reforms will play out.

Available rental stock fell 4% year-on-year while lettings valuations doubled compared with December.

Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, explores how early-year momentum in London’s lettings market faded as falling supply, regulatory uncertainty and...

London renters now spend 49.5% of their income on rent, down from around 50% in 2024, according to newly released market data from Benham and Reeves.