Rental Property

London

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London Renting Has Hit a New Trend (Has the world gone insane?)

Welcome to the London rental market in 2026.

Step 1: Open Rightmove

Step 2: Lose sanity

Step 3: Question your life choices

I went on a completely innocent mission:

Find a 1-bedroom or studio in London.
Budget? Let’s say… normal human money.

What I found instead was:

• mystery apartments
• prison-core interiors
• and listings that look like they’re hiding evidence

London Prices vs Reality (It’s Getting Worse)

Here’s the part that makes it even crazier.

London is not just expensive…
people are actually leaving.

• Tens of thousands of people have been moving out of London every year since the pandemic
• Remote work made it easier to escape
• Rent has kept rising anyway