Cooling rents offer glimmer of hope for northern tenants
Original Article Summary
Rents have fallen in the North West and Yorkshire & The Humber, in a rare situation where an area has become more affordable for tenants. In the North West, the average monthly rental share has fallen by £20, from £727 in 2024 to £707 in Q3 2025. In Yorkshire & Humber, the figure dropped by […] The post Cooling rents offer glimmer of hope for northern tenants appeared first on PropertyWire.
PropMatch Curated Analysis
Rents have fallen in North West (£20/month) and Yorkshire & Humber (£24/month), creating rare affordability improvements with cities like Hull, Doncaster and Blackburn offering rent-to-income ratios below 33%.
Investor Relevance
Signals potential yield compression in northern markets but also identifies opportunity areas with improved tenant demand sustainability and lower void risk due to better affordability ratios.
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