13% RENT SURGE
Daily Mirror UK|April 08, 2024
Millions face extra hikes in next three years as rises outstrip pay
ASHLEY COWBURN
13% RENT SURGE

AVERAGE rents could surge by 13% over the next three years, piling more pressure on cash-strapped tenants.

Despite millions already facing sky-high costs, a leading think tank warns today there are "significant housing cost rises yet to come".

After the fastest-ever rises in recent years, new tenancy costs are already up by 18% since January 2022.

The Resolution Foundation reckons in three years, average rents would have risen by more than 13%. This would far outstrip the expected pay growth.

This story is from the April 08, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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