Rents rise across all regions bar London: HomeLet
3 rd June 2021 4:28 pm Average rents across the UK have increased by 4% over the past year to £997 a month, but London has seen a decline, according to the latest index from HomeLet. Rents in the capital dropped by 0.9% to £1,583, in the 12th consecutive month of year-on-year declines. Every region apart from London saw rents rise on an annual basis and when the capital is taken out of the equation, the average UK rent is up 6.4% to £854. The East of England saw the highest annual growth with rents up by 8.5% to £1,00. Looking at the month-on-month trends, Scotland saw the strongest gro...