High demand pushed the average monthly rent on a newly-let property outside London past £1,000 for the first time, data from Hamptons shows.
Average rents for these homes lifted 7.8% to £1,002 per calendar month in April compared to a year ago, says the estate agent.
It adds the average rent now tops £1,000 pcm in three of the 10 regions outside of London — East of England, South West and South East.