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More on Rent GuaranteeTypical for 2-bed homes · gross yield across Brighton ~5.9% · updated 18 October 2026
“We have been using Phillip James Lettings since 2008 to help us with 2 flats we rent out. Prior to that we used a couple of the bigger names out there but I'm so glad we made the change — and stuck to it!”
“As a private landlord of a house in the Preston Park area of Brighton, it was refreshing to deal with such a professional and knowledgeable letting agent.”
“The service they give is friendly, super helpful and personal — and that goes for our tenants as well. Having had some very rude and brusque treatment from various lettings companies when I was a renter, this was important to me as I didn't want people renting from us to feel as I had back then.”
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Get a valuationThe Brighton market has settled into its usual autumn rhythm. The relet season is well under way, and most smaller homes are letting in around a fortnight. Studios and one-beds are the quickest, with one-beds typically around £1,300 a month and studios about £1,000. Two-beds sit at roughly £1,700 and take a little longer, between two and three weeks.
Stock remains predominantly flats, with a good choice of one- and two-beds. Larger homes are thinner on the ground and take longer to let, generally about a month. Three-beds are typically around £2,200 and four-beds £2,250, so the step up between the two is modest. Five-bedroom homes are quoted at around £2,700, though that sample is smaller and worth treating with some care.
The pattern is steady rather than frantic, which is normal for October. Expect the pace to ease into the quieter run-up to Christmas, with pricing mattering more than it did in the busier summer months. For investors, gross yields on flats are running at around 7%, with houses lower.
Updated by Phillip James on the 11th of October, 2026.
Studio
1-bed
2-bed
3-bed
4-bed
5+ bed
Demand
Strong
Tenant demand is consistently high across BN1 – BN2
Estimated gross yield
5.91%
Blended across local property types
About this data
These figures describe the Brighton rental market— typical (median) rents by bedroom, how long homes are taking to let, overall demand, and an estimated gross yield. Rents and days-to-let are drawn from current and recently-let comparable listings in the area; we use medians rather than averages, so a handful of unusual listings don’t distort the picture. Gross yield is a year’s rent against the typical recent sale price for the same property type, matched by bedroom count (the Land Registry doesn’t record bedrooms), with the headline figure blended across property types by their share of the local rental market. Sale prices are from HM Land Registry Price Paid. Figures are current as of October 2026 and refreshed regularly — all are indicative, and individual properties vary.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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