The Association of Residential Letting Agents reckons that the value of rented homes, estimated at around £500 billion, exceeds the total value of all the commercial premises in Britain.
If you're looking for the best value on renting a car and insurance, check the prices of different companies and renting in different locations.
Much has been written on the business model of what is dubbed the "new subscription economy," commenting on the value to companies of renting their assets and collecting revenue via subscription rather than depending on individual sales.
The reason that's important is that you then begin an inquiry into the explanations of why the value of the land or other sources of the value of rents would have gone up.
The asset value used in analyses does not include the value of rent-free accommodation, a free water supply (though not piped), subsidized educational opportunities for primary school children, subsidised health care and free recreational sports access.
Instead of renting space, you're renting music".
Instead of renting a room, you rent a bunk bed.
"The lifetime value of a renter at Apartment List is the entire time that they're renting an apartment.
But the value of those rents has begun to decline as international worries about the Chinese economy have increased in recent weeks.
