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Search the Public Notice PortalThe average monthly rent in Scotland has climbed above £1,000 for the first time, reaching a record £1,004 in September, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is an increase of 3.4 per cent - £33 - from a year earlier.
This annual rise is the lowest for more than three years and Scotland’s annual inflation rate has been generally slowing since a record-high annual rise of 11.7% in August 2023, the report said.
Annual house price growth slowed in August, though London was the only English region where property values fell.
The annual rate of growth in property values in August was 3.0%, according to the ONS’s provisional estimate, down from 3.2% in July.
Scotland rent crisis as average cost tops £1,000 a month
Average house prices increased to £296,000 (2.9% annual growth) in England, £211,000 (2.0%) in Wales, and £194,000 (4.0%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to August 2025.
The average house price for Northern Ireland was £185,000 in the second quarter of 2025, marking a 5.5% annual increase.
Within England, the North East had the highest annual house price inflation in August, at 6.6%. Annual house price inflation was weakest in London, with average house prices falling by 0.3%.
ONS head of housing market indices Aimee North said: “UK annual house price inflation slowed in August, with the average UK house price now around £273,000. The North East once again showed the highest annual increase and London is the only English region showing an annual fall.
“UK annual private rents inflation has eased for the ninth consecutive month, and annual growth has slowed for all countries across the UK.”
The ONS figures found that the average private rent in the UK was £1,354 per month in September 2025 – £70 (5.5%) higher than 12 months earlier.
Average monthly rents in England were £1,410 in September 2025, up 5.5% (£74) from a year earlier.
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In Wales, the average monthly rent in September was £815 – an increase of 7.1% (£55) from a year earlier.
Some housing market experts said uncertainty around the autumn Budget has had an impact on sentiment.
Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: “A decade-high level of homes this year has limited the growth of house prices compared to last year.
“Buyers have more choice and more negotiating power, and we’re seeing more realism from sellers about the prices they can set to find a buyer amongst the competition.
“However, prices are holding up more strongly in the north of England, Wales and Scotland, where more affordable price points means that changes to stamp duty charges from April have had less of an impact.”
Stamp duty applies in England and Northern Ireland.
Ms Babcock added: “They’ve (stamp duty charges) had more of an impact in the higher-priced south of England, where there is also now some uncertainty around what the upcoming autumn Budget may contain.
“Affordability remains stretched, with mortgage rates stable but slow to come downwards, and today’s stubborn inflation figure also highlights wider affordability challenges.”
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