{"id":1884753,"date":"2026-04-15T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884753"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:00:30","slug":"europe-rent-surge-which-countries-saw-the-biggest-increases-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884753","title":{"rendered":"Europe rent surge: Which countries saw the biggest increases in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/07\/34\/1200x675_cmsv2_788e53ad-c744-5932-a3d0-db3a1635404d-9720734.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2886464-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886464\" data-cid=\"9723206\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886464-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/06\/189x106_cmsv2_a933a2ca-35b1-5029-a2b7-b0698c8fa3aa-9723206.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. The entrance of an Allbirds shop in San Francisco, California, Oct. 2019\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Footwear firm Allbirds trades shoes for AI and shares rise over 550%\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885870-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885870\" data-cid=\"9720228\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885870-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/02\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_46eb104c-4bda-504a-8a00-5d58c70b6bfd-9720228.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Israeli soldiers look over a rooftop where two bodies lie motionless in the West Bank town of Qabatiya during a raid, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Majdi Mohammed)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Cube<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Does a video show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from a rooftop?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886479-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886479\" data-cid=\"9723260\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886479-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/67\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_806faed2-aa90-5f1a-b2a4-54e640741888-9716719.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hungarian PM Orban addresses supporters after election night in Budapest \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Orb\u00e1n to skip his last EU summit after bruising electoral defeat\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886482-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886482\" data-cid=\"9723262\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886482-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/62\/189x106_cmsv2_960fd57d-3bd1-5dd3-9e0f-a0770e33d039-9723262.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Burj Al Arab is one of the most iconic buildings of Dubai's skyline\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Residences<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Dubai\u2019s famed Burj Al Arab hotel to close for 18 months\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886464-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2886464\" data-cid=\"9723206\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886464-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/06\/189x106_cmsv2_a933a2ca-35b1-5029-a2b7-b0698c8fa3aa-9723206.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. The entrance of an Allbirds shop in San Francisco, California, Oct. 2019\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Footwear firm Allbirds trades shoes for AI and shares rise over 550%\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885870-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885870\" data-cid=\"9720228\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885870-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/02\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_46eb104c-4bda-504a-8a00-5d58c70b6bfd-9720228.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Israeli soldiers look over a rooftop where two bodies lie motionless in the West Bank town of Qabatiya during a raid, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Majdi Mohammed)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Cube<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Does a video show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from a rooftop?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886479-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2886479\" data-cid=\"9723260\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886479-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/67\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_806faed2-aa90-5f1a-b2a4-54e640741888-9716719.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hungarian PM Orban addresses supporters after election night in Budapest \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Orb\u00e1n to skip his last EU summit after bruising electoral defeat\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886482-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2886482\" data-cid=\"9723262\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886482-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/32\/62\/189x106_cmsv2_960fd57d-3bd1-5dd3-9e0f-a0770e33d039-9723262.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Burj Al Arab is one of the most iconic buildings of Dubai's skyline\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Residences<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Dubai\u2019s famed Burj Al Arab hotel to close for 18 months\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Economy<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Europe rent surge: Which countries saw the biggest increases in 2025?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Rent increases reached double digits in several European countries in 2025 with Turkey a clear outlier at 78%. Experts point to demand rising faster than supply across Europe.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Finding an affordable and decent place to live has become increasingly difficult across Europe. Housing accounts for one-fifth of the average EU household\u2019s income. This share is significantly higher in some countries, reaching 35% in Greece according to Eurostat.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rising rents are a significant burden for Europeans. In 2025, rents increased by 3.1% in the EU. In some countries, rent inflation reached double digits.<\/p>\n<h2>Demand rising faster than supply<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe key dynamic is straightforward: demand has been rising faster than supply,\u201d Kate Everett-Allen, head of European residential research at Knight Frank told Euronews Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAffordability pressures in the sales market \u2014 particularly with mortgage rates still relatively high \u2014 have pushed more households into renting, especially first-time buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, which countries saw the biggest rent increases in 2025? What were the main drivers of rent prices in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Within the EU, the average rate of change for actual rentals for housing ranged from 1% in Finland to 17.6% in Croatia. <\/p>\n<p>Rent inflation is also high in Greece (10%), Hungary (9.8%) Bulgaria (9.6%) and Romania (8.2%), all above 8%. <\/p>\n<p>Kate Everett-Allen pointed out that supply has also come under pressure. Tax and regulatory changes have reduced landlord appetite in some markets, while energy efficiency requirements and retrofit costs are increasing the burden of holding rental stock. <\/p>\n<p>Restrictions on short-term lets are helping at the margins, but not enough to materially shift overall supply. &#8220;The result is a tighter rental market and continued upward pressure on rents,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n<h2>Three major economies below EU average<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to Finland (1%), annual rent inflation is below the EU average in Luxembourg (1.6%), Malta (1.7%), Slovenia (1.9%), Germany (2.1%), Denmark (2.2%), France (2.3%) and Spain (2.4%). <\/p>\n<p>This shows that rents increased below the EU average in three major European economies. Among the EU\u2019s Big Four economies, Italy (3.8%) is the only country where rent inflation exceeded the EU but it is less than one point.<\/p>\n<p>Czechia (6.1%), Latvia (5.7%), Lithuania (5.6%), Portugal (5.3%), Sweden (5.3%), the Netherlands (5.1%) and Slovakia (5.1%) are other countries where rent rises were above 5%. <\/p>\n<h2>Rising costs for landlords<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cRent increases in 2025 were driven by strong demand, as higher house prices pushed more households into the rental market,\u201d Mikk Kalmet from Global Property Guide told Euronews Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRising costs for landlords, especially ones who are heavily leveraged were gradually passed on to tenants \u2014 which drove up the rent prices further.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also noted that countries with less regulated rental markets and tighter supply have generally seen stronger increases. In contrast, countries with rent controls or already high rent levels tend to experience slower growth. <\/p>\n<h2>Turkey a clear outlier<\/h2>\n<p>When EU candidates and EFTA countries are included, Turkey stands out as a clear outlier with annual rent inflation of 77.6% among 36 countries. The second-highest increase was in Montenegro at 18.5% indicating how far Turkey is ahead of the others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation is exceptionally high [in Turkey] meaning inflation accounts for a large proportion of the headline nominal rental growth,\u201d Everett-Allen said. <\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable in Turkey. <\/p>\n<p>Rapid house price inflation, high mortgage rates and limited availability of long\u2011term fixed\u2011rate financing have effectively locked many households out of buying, pushing more demand into renting.<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey: Rent controls backfire, driving up rents<\/h2>\n<p>The Turkish government capped rent increases at 25% in July 2022, which was then extended to July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRent controls have had unintended effects,\u201d Everett-Allen said. She noted that annual rent increases were capped well below inflation for sitting tenants, which led landlords to try to recover losses through sharp increases on new lets, pushing headline market rents sharply higher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHousing is often used as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, pushing both prices and rents higher,\u201d Kalmet said. <\/p>\n<p>The net minimum wage in Turkey rose by 27% in 2026 compared to 2025. Almost two in five workers receive the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>In general, rents rose significantly more in Eastern Europe and the Balkans than in other regions while Kosovo (1%) and North Macedonia (3.3%) were exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Mikk Kalmet stated that Montenegro and Croatia are also showing strong growth, mainly because they are attractive short-and long term rental destinations, especially compared to some historically long-established markets such as Spain and South of France. <\/p>\n<p>The ratio between net salaries and rents in European city centres varies widely. 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Housing accounts for one-fifth of the average EU household\u2019s income. This share is significantly higher in some countries, reaching 35% in Greece according to Eurostat.Rising rents are a significant burden for Europeans. In 2025, rents increased by 3.1% in the EU. In some countries, rent inflation reached double digits.Demand rising faster than supply\u00a0\u201cThe key dynamic is straightforward: demand has been rising faster than supply,\u201d Kate Everett-Allen, head of European residential research at Knight Frank told Euronews Business.\u201cAffordability pressures in the sales market \u2014 particularly with mortgage rates still relatively high \u2014 have pushed more households into renting, especially first-time buyers.\u201dSo, which countries saw the biggest rent increases in 2025? What were the main drivers of rent prices in 2025?Within the EU, the average rate of change for actual rentals for housing ranged from 1% in Finland to 17.6% in Croatia.Rent inflation is also high in Greece (10%), Hungary (9.8%) Bulgaria (9.6%) and Romania (8.2%), all above 8%.\u00a0Kate Everett-Allen pointed out that supply has also come under pressure. Tax and regulatory changes have reduced landlord appetite in some markets, while energy efficiency requirements and retrofit costs are increasing the burden of holding rental stock.Restrictions on short-term lets are helping at the margins, but not enough to materially shift overall supply. &#8220;The result is a tighter rental market and continued upward pressure on rents,&#8221; she said.\u00a0Three major economies below EU averageIn addition to Finland (1%), annual rent inflation is below the EU average in Luxembourg (1.6%), Malta (1.7%), Slovenia (1.9%), Germany (2.1%), Denmark (2.2%), France (2.3%) and Spain (2.4%).\u00a0This shows that rents increased below the EU average in three major European economies. Among the EU\u2019s Big Four economies, Italy (3.8%) is the only country where rent inflation exceeded the EU but it is less than one point.Czechia (6.1%), Latvia (5.7%), Lithuania (5.6%), Portugal (5.3%), Sweden (5.3%), the Netherlands (5.1%) and Slovakia (5.1%) are other countries where rent rises were above 5%.\u00a0\u00a0Rising costs for landlords\u201cRent increases in 2025 were driven by strong demand, as higher house prices pushed more households into the rental market,\u201d Mikk Kalmet from Global Property Guide told Euronews Business.\u201cRising costs for landlords, especially ones who are heavily leveraged were gradually passed on to tenants \u2014 which drove up the rent prices further.\u201d\u00a0He also noted that countries with less regulated rental markets and tighter supply have generally seen stronger increases. In contrast, countries with rent controls or already high rent levels tend to experience slower growth.\u00a0Turkey a clear outlierWhen EU candidates and EFTA countries are included, Turkey stands out as a clear outlier with annual rent inflation of 77.6% among 36 countries. The second-highest increase was in Montenegro at 18.5% indicating how far Turkey is ahead of the others.\u201cInflation is exceptionally high [in Turkey] meaning inflation accounts for a large proportion of the headline nominal rental growth,\u201d Everett-Allen said.\u00a0She emphasised that homeownership has become increasingly unaffordable in Turkey.Rapid house price inflation, high mortgage rates and limited availability of long\u2011term fixed\u2011rate financing have effectively locked many households out of buying, pushing more demand into renting.Turkey: Rent controls backfire, driving up rentsThe Turkish government capped rent increases at 25% in July 2022, which was then extended to July 2024.\u201cRent controls have had unintended effects,\u201d Everett-Allen said. She noted that annual rent increases were capped well below inflation for sitting tenants, which led landlords to try to recover losses through sharp increases on new lets, pushing headline market rents sharply higher.\u201cHousing is often used as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, pushing both prices and rents higher,\u201d Kalmet said.\u00a0The net minimum wage in Turkey rose by 27% in 2026 compared to 2025. Almost two in five workers receive the minimum wage.In general, rents rose significantly more in Eastern Europe and the Balkans than in other regions while Kosovo (1%) and North Macedonia (3.3%) were exceptions.Mikk Kalmet stated that Montenegro and Croatia are also showing strong growth, mainly because they are attractive short-and long term rental destinations, especially compared to some historically long-established markets such as Spain and South of France.\u00a0The ratio between net salaries and rents in European city centres varies widely. 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