• Standard Life analysis projects UK rents more than doubling over 20 years, pushing total retirement rental costs to GBP 419,000.
• Average monthly rent seen rising to about GBP 2,350 by 2046 from GBP 1,160, assuming 3.8% annual growth.
• Renters could need an extra GBP 13,910 in 2027 for housing, lifting “minimum” retirement income need to GBP 27,810.
• Regional gap remains wide; 20-year retirement rental costs modeled at GBP 859,000 in London versus GBP 291,000 in the North East.
• ABI research cited suggests one in three pensioner households could be renting by 2044, raising pressure on retirement income planning.

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