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.

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

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).