Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: After some concern voiced in my timeline about the reliability of rental data ...
After some concern voiced in my timeline about the reliability of rental data provided by Zoopla (they are hardly a disinterested commentator), here in a different form is the latest rent inflation data from the ONS - 9% last month (February)!
Again for comparison to this morning's post - the ONS has average rent across the UK at: £1,238...
(and again to remind you the average monthly nett salary last year was £2297 - ONS)
#housingcrisis #rental.
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