2016-12-30

Average England and Wales rent was £830 in November

London rents reach new high of £1,295

South East sees greatest rent increases in last year

Across England and Wales rents up 3.9% in 12 months

The average rental property was let for £830 a month in November, the Your Move England & Wales Buy to Let Index found. This figure is 3.9% higher than a year ago, when an average property cost £799 per calendar month.

On a regional basis, rents increased in nine of the ten regions surveyed during the past 12 months with only the South West seeing a small decline in rents. London remains by far the most expensive place to rent a property in England and Wales.

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