Rental Report for Scotland - Q4 2011

In Q4 2011 average rents for 1 bed properties in Edinburgh were £555 and they experienced the most growth over the year (4.1%) while 2 bed properties had annual increases of 1.0%. Typical 2 bed properties attained an average monthly rental of £711.

According to latest Scottish Household Survey figures from the Scottish Government an estimated 22% of all Edinburgh households rent their homes privately, which is twice the rate for Scotland.
In fact Edinburgh is the only Local Authority in Scotland that has more households in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) than in the social rented sector.

View the full report here.