The average advertised rent outside London is 11.8% higher than a year ago, while in the capital it is up by 15.8%, according to the property website Rightmove.
Meanwhile, there are far less properties available: the trade organisation Propertymark found that availability has halved since 2019, partly due to a mass exodus of private landlords and the rising number of holiday lets.
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