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The average rent paid by private tenants in Wales went down significantly over the last year, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n

According to a joint research<\/a> by letting agents Reeds Rains and Your Move, rents dropped 5.4% in the space of twelve months.<\/p>\n

England shows an opposite trend. Rents spiked 6.3% across England and Wales combined, with a record 11.6% annual increase in London alone.<\/p>\n

\"Houses

Housing charity Shelter Cymru’s campaign officer Llion Bevan\u00a0confirmed that private rents levelled out in Cardiff in recent years.<\/p>\n

“However, the problem isn\u2019t that rents are rising, but that they are already high, and this is a long term problem,” he said.<\/p>\n

In light of this, we took to the streets to gauge public opinion on the question of costs of rents\u00a0in Cardiff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A study suggests the cost of rent is going down in Wales. 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