The UK's rental crisis has deepened, with new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing that tenants in England now spend 36.3% of their income on rent —rising to 41.6% in London, where the average monthly rent is £1,957.
The ONS data, covering the financial year ending 2024, show that affordability is worsening across the country, with London at the epicentre of spiralling costs.
