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market rent

British

noun

(in Britain) the rent chargeable for accommodation, allowing for the scarcity of that kind of property and the willingness of tenants to pay

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Related: ‘I will soon turn 65’: My son wants to live in my investment property for less than market rent.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

It showed they had a 20-year lease with the Crown Estate, with the couple paying a market rent, determined by independent valuers.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Additionally, efforts that prioritize affordable and stable housing supply with up-to-date market rent price monitoring could provide a critical reference for policymakers to understand and respond to renters' struggles, especially during post-disaster periods.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

Levy boosters say wages should rise to $82,000 so workers are able to afford market rent of $2,042 for a studio apartment.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

My tenant pays the market rent of houses to me, and so both parties are benefited.

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John

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