Landlords and tenants will want to keep a keen eye HomeLet's Rental Index figures have just been released.

The key headlines are:

• Rents in the UK rose by 0.9% in March compared to the same month a year ago; the average monthly rent now stands at £912 a month
• Rents in London increased by 1.5% in March this year compared to March 2017; the average monthly rent in the capital now stands at £1,569 a month
• When London is excluded, the average UK rental value was £759 in March 2018, this is up 1.1% on last year

HomeLet’s March Rental Index reveals that rents rose in 10 of the 12 UK regions covered in the research.

You can take a look at their full report, giving details of average rents by region, here. 

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Happy house hunting from the IATA Team.