Average Rents In Britain Up 1.8% On 12 Months To September

Average rents in Britain increased by 1.8% in the year to September 2019 to £998, rising everywhere apart from Wales where they fell by 1.4%, the latest lettings index shows. It means that the average rents in Wales was £673, according to the latest Hamptons International monthly lettings index which is based on achieved rather than advertised rents on newly let properties. Rents in the South drove rental growth, with the South West recording the strongest annual rental growth at 4.5%, taking the average rent in the region to £851, followed by the South East, up 3.8% to £1,096 and the East up 2.1% to £984. Read more on the Property Wire website.

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