2025 Q4 Renters' Pulse Results

We’ve just wrapped up our 10th and final Renters' Pulse Survey, capturing how renters across the UK are feeling in Q4 2025. Building on two years of quarterly insights, this latest report reveals how tenant sentiment has evolved in areas that matter most - from repairs and maintenance to security of tenure, financial stability, mental health, and rent prices. Drawing on data from Q3 2023 through to Q4 2025, it highlights the shifting realities of renting in the UK - where rising costs, property conditions, and landlord relationships continue to shape how secure, supported, and satisfied tenants feel in their homes.

Repairs and Maintenance

Question: Have repairs and maintenance to your home by your landlord or letting agent over the last 3 months got better, stayed the same, or got worse?

• Q3 2024: 55% Stayed the same, 27% Got worse, 19% Got better
• Q4 2024: 66% Stayed the same, 23% Got worse, 9% Got better
• Q1 2025: 55% Stayed the same, 36% Got worse, 9% Got better
• Q2 2025: 60% Stayed the same, 29% Got worse, 10% Got better
• Q3 2025: 57% Stayed the same, 27% Got worse, 16% Got better
• Q4 2025: 63% Stayed the same, 19% Got worse, 19% Got better

Analysis: In 2025 Q4, renters’ experiences of repairs and maintenance were largely stable, with nearly two-thirds (around 63%) reporting that service levels stayed the same over the previous three months. Encouragingly, the share who felt things got better rose to just under one in five (around 19%), continuing an upward trend seen through the year. At the same time, those saying conditions got worse fell to about 20%, the lowest level in 2025. Overall, Q4 suggests a gradual improvement in sentiment, with fewer renters experiencing deterioration and a growing minority seeing positive change, even though most continue to report no significant change.

Security of Tenure

Question: Thinking about the right to remain in your property, over the last 3 months, with security of tenure in mind, do you feel more secure, the same, or less secure?

• Q3 2024: 62% Stayed the same, 26% Less secure, 12% More secure
• Q4 2024: 56% Stayed the same, 35% Less secure, 10% More secure
• Q1 2025: 56% Stayed the same, 35% Less secure, 9% More secure
• Q2 2025: 65% Stayed the same, 23% Less secure, 13% More secure
• Q3 2025: 57% Stayed the same, 29% Less secure, 14% More secure
• Q4 2025: 60% Stayed the same, 32% Less secure, 8% More secure

Analysis: In 2025 Q4, renters’ feelings about security of tenure were largely unchanged, with around 60% saying they felt the same level of security as in the previous three months. However, there were mixed signals beneath this stability. The proportion who felt less secure rose to just over 30%, reversing some of the improvement seen earlier in the year, while those feeling more secure fell to under 10%, the lowest point in 2025. Overall, Q4 highlights continued uncertainty for a significant minority of renters, with stability for most but a noticeable tilt towards increased insecurity rather than growing confidence.

Financial Security

Question: Over the last 3 months, thinking about your financial security, has it improved, stayed the same, or got worse?

• Q3 2024: 46% Got worse, 41% Stayed the same, 14% Improved
• Q4 2024: 39% Got worse, 44% Stayed the same, 19% Improved
• Q1 2025: 53% Got worse, 32% Stayed the same, 15% Improved
• Q2 2025: 40% Got worse, 48% Stayed the same, 13% Improved
• Q3 2025: 35% Got worse, 51% Stayed the same, 14% Improved
• Q4 2025: 45% Got worse, 40% Stayed the same, 15% Improved

Analysis: In 2025 Q4, renters’ financial security showed signs of renewed pressure. Around 45% reported that their situation got worse, a clear increase from the previous quarter and the highest level since Q1. At the same time, the proportion saying their finances stayed the same fell to about 40%, while those reporting an improvement remained relatively low at around 15%. Overall, Q4 points to a deterioration in financial sentiment for many renters, with worsening conditions outweighing stability and only a small minority experiencing positive change.

Mental Health

Question: How has the relationship with your landlord and the condition of your rental property impacted your mental health over the last 3 months? Improved, stayed the same, or got worse?

• Q3 2024: 42% Got worse, 55% Stayed the same, 8% Improved
• Q4 2024: 37% Got worse, 49% Stayed the same, 13% Improved
• Q1 2025: 38% Got worse, 49% Stayed the same, 13% Improved
• Q2 2025: 40% Got worse, 48% Stayed the same, 13% Improved
• Q3 2025: 47% Got worse, 43% Stayed the same, 10% Improved
• Q4 2025: 37% Got worse, 56% Stayed the same, 7% Improved

Analysis: In 2025 Q4, renters’ mental health was predominantly characterised by stability, but with concerning underlying trends. Just over half of renters (around 56%) said their mental health stayed the same, the highest level recorded during the year. However, the proportion reporting that their mental health got worse remained significant at around 37%, while those experiencing an improvement fell to under 10%, the lowest point in 2025. Overall, Q4 suggests that while conditions stabilised for many renters, there was little evidence of recovery, with worsening mental health continuing to affect a substantial minority and positive change becoming increasingly rare.

Rent Prices

Question: In the last 3 months, has your rent increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

• Q3 2024: 35% Increased, 63% Stayed the same, 2% Decreased
• Q4 2024: 33% Increased, 65% Stayed the same, 1% Decreased
• Q1 2025: 34% Increased, 64% Stayed the same, 1% Decreased
• Q2 2025: 42% Increased, 52% Stayed the same, 6% Decreased
• Q3 2025: 43% Increased, 57% Stayed the same, 0% Decreased
• Q4 2025: 37% Increased, 60% Stayed the same, 3% Decreased

Analysis: In 2025 Q4, rent prices continued to place pressure on renters, with around 38% reporting that their rent had increased in the previous three months. The majority, at approximately 60%, said their rent stayed the same, marking a slight rise in stability compared with earlier in the year. Only a very small proportion, around 3%, experienced a decrease in rent. Overall, Q4 suggests that while outright rent rises affected fewer renters than in mid-2025, reductions remain rare and most tenants continue to face either rising costs or entrenched high rents rather than meaningful relief.

In Summary

Taken together, the 2025 Q4 results paint a picture of widespread stability, but limited improvement for renters. Across repairs and maintenance, security of tenure, mental health and rent levels, most renters reported that their situation stayed the same, suggesting conditions have largely plateaued rather than improved. There are some modest positives, including fewer renters seeing repairs and maintenance worsen, but these are offset by growing pressures elsewhere. Financial security deteriorated for a significant proportion of renters, feelings of insecurity about the right to remain increased, and improvements in mental health were rare. With rent reductions almost non-existent and many households continuing to experience rising or persistently high costs, Q4 highlights a sector where conditions are no longer rapidly worsening for everyone, but where meaningful improvements remain out of reach for most renters.