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.

Bulgaria, Sofia € 500
Croatia, Zagreb € 550
Macedonia. Skopje € 565
Cyprus, Nicosia € 600
Estonia, Tallinn € 650
Romania, Bucharest € 720
Turkey, Istanbul € 746
Slovenia, Ljubljana € 775
Slovakia, Bratislava € 800
Norway, Oslo € 894
Czech Republic, Prague € 1,050
Montenegro, Coastal Areas € 1,055
Austria, Vienna € 1,090
Latvia, Riga € 1,132
Lithuania, Vilnius € 1,166
Spain, Madrid € 1,300
Hungary, Budapest € 1,319
Belgium, Brussels € 1,445
Netherlands, Amsterdam € 1,484
Poland, Warsaw € 1,535
Malta, Valleta € 1,540
Greece, Athens € 1,550
Ireland, Dublin € 1,563
Portugal, Lisbon € 1,578
Germany, Berlin € 1,702
Luxembourg € 1,800
Denmark, Copenhagen € 2,071
Italy, Milan € 2,225
Finland, Helsinki € 2,820
France, Paris € 3,564
Switzerland, Geneva € 4,122

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).