Rents increased by 1.2% in the UK in the year to April 2019
Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to April 2019, unchanged from March 2019, according to the latest official figures. In England rents increased by 1.2%, in Wales by 1.1%, and in Scotland by 0.7%, the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. The Northern Ireland annual growth rate remained broadly consistent around 2% throughout 2018. Northern Ireland data have been copied forward since December 2018. The next update to Northern Ireland data will be in the release on 19 June 2019.