Rents in United Kingdom compared to Europe

This is a comparison of median monthly rental prices in the most expensive region of the capital/most important city for a 1-bedroom apartment. The numbers are based on our in-house research.

Italy, Milan € 2,838
Switzerland, Zurich € 2,623
France, Paris € 1,900
Iceland € 1,884
Denmark, Copenhagen € 1,875
Luxembourg € 1,800
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 1,800
Ireland, Dublin € 1,570
Sweden, Stockholm € 1,540
Spain, Madrid € 1,500
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,500
Finland, Helsinki € 1,320
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,260
Belgium, Brussels € 1,100
Austria, Vienna € 1,090
Poland, Warsaw € 1,010
Greece, Athens € 950
Malta, Valletta € 900
Norway, Oslo € 895
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Lithuania, Vilnius € 800
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 775
Germany, Berlin € 760
Hungary, Budapest € 675
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Romania, Bucharest € 600
Turkey, Istanbul € 565
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Latvia, Riga € 500
Montenegro, Podgorica € 350
Macedonia, Skopje € 280

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).