Lockdown break-ups and job changes boost rentals
June 8, 2020 ยท View on GitHub
In June 2020 we reported on how lockdown break-ups, job losses and urgent relocations were thought to have led to a surge in the rental sector, according to data provided by Rightmove.
Get the data
- Google Sheets: Rightmove data on rental demand and listings
- CSV: Rightmove demand year on year by date
- CSV: Rightmove new listings year on year by date
Quotes and interviews
- Miles Shipside, Rightmove
- Chloe Arnold and her housemate DJ Branch, searching for properties in Bristol
- Renecia Thompson, former banker
- Stephen Groves, Home estate agents, Greater Manchester
- Paul and Poppy Carr, High Wycombe
Visualisation
- Multiple line chart: Sales vs rent demand compared to 2019 (%), March 2 - May 18 2020
- Multiple line chart: New sales listings vs new rent listings compared to 2019 (%), March 2 - May 18 2020