Dataloft Briefing notes | Addressing topical issues in UK rental markets

To explore the question of how long renters typically spend in a rented home, we analysed renters within the DRMA dataset who moved in 2020/21 and had previously rented in the private rented sector - ‘moving renters’. We were able to analyse how long they had lived at their previous address and to look for any variations across locations or age brackets.

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Briefing notes in this series

Issue 1: Short term loss of rental income – how vulnerable are UK cities?
Issue 2: Short term fall in earnings – how vulnerable are UK rental markets?
Issue 3: Short term loss of overseas students – how vulnerable are UK rental markets?
Issue 4: Open market rental values – what happened to values in London at the height of lockdown?
Issue 5: Vulnerable employment sectors – which residential rental markets are most exposed to an increase in unemployment.
Issue 6: Single family housing – exploring the opportunity in UK rental markets.
Issue 7: Moving renters – how long to renters stay in their homes?