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SpareRoom: UK room rents hit record £769 as supply falls
SpareRoom’s Q3 index puts average UK room rent at a record £769 a month as flatshare supply falls 4.7 percent year on year.
SpareRoom’s Q3 index puts average UK room rent at a record £769 a month as flatshare supply falls 4.7 percent year on year.
SpareRoom is urging the Chancellor to raise the Rent a Room allowance to £11,000 a year, saying a bigger tax-free threshold could bring more lodger rooms back to market as flatshare supply shrinks.
SpareRoom says flatshare room supply fell 3.2 percent in Q2 2026 while room rents hit record highs in six UK regions, sharpening the supply squeeze in shared housing.
SpareRoom says graduates now need about £39,000 a year to keep an average inner London room within the usual 30 percent affordability rule.