Rents in United Kingdom compared to Europe

This comparison presents the median monthly rental prices for a 1-bedroom apartment in the most expensive regions of capital cities or major urban centers, based on our in-house research.

Italy, Milan € 3,000
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,313
France, Paris € 2,000
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 2,000
Spain, Madrid € 1,875
Iceland € 1,744
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,677
Ireland, Dublin € 1,676
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,588
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Luxembourg € 1,400
Germany, Berlin € 1,400
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,258
Belgium, Brussels € 1,120
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 1,100
Austria, Vienna € 1,050
Poland, Warsaw € 1,040
Greece, Athens € 950
Malta, Valletta € 900
Norway, Oslo € 894
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Lithuania, Vilnius € 800
Turkey, Istanbul € 764
Romania, Bucharest € 720
Hungary, Budapest € 676
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Latvia, Riga € 500
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Macedonia, Skopje € 250

The United Kingdom (UK) has monthly and quarterly house price time-series. The Land Registry has a monthly house price index. Nationwide, and the Halifax, and many other commercial organizations publish quality UK house price time-series. Construction activity is published by Office for National Statistics (ONS) and property transactions data by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

The rents situation is much less good, the only figures being from the Association of Registered Letting Agents (ARLA).