Rent Rises In Scotland

21st November 2024

Average rent for Scotland was £976 in October 2024, up 6.6% (£60) from a year earlier. This annual rise was lower than in the 12 months to September 2024 (7.2%). Scotland's annual inflation rate has been generally slowing since the record-high annual rise of 11.8% in August 2023.

Because of data collection limitations, Scotland rents data, which are underlying the Price Index of Private Rents's (PIPR's) stock measure, are mainly for advertised new lets. These advertised new lets were not subject to Scotland's in-tenancy price-increase cap and are not subject to temporary changes to the Rent Adjudication system, as described in the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill and the Scottish Government's Cost of living: rent and eviction page, respectively.

Cost of living - rent and eviction
From 1 April 2024, if a tenant is concerned about the level of a proposed rent increase, they can raise it with their landlord or agent and apply to a rent officer at Rent Service Scotland, or to the First-tier Tribunal if applicable, for a rent adjudication.

More about rents in UK from ONS report