ONS August data on private rents

The ONS have published their Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain, results: Aug 2016.

The main findings are -

• Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2016, down 0.1 percentage point compared with the year to July 2016.
• Private rental prices grew by 2.4% in England, 0.1% in Wales and were unchanged in Scotland (0.0%) in the 12 months to August 2016.
• Rental prices increased in all the English regions over the year to August 2016, with rental prices increasing the most in the South East (3.4%).

Private rental prices in North of Eng rising at slower pace than those in South and East https://t.co/PZ9eR365oK

— ONS (@ONS) September 29, 2016

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