Average rents in England and Wales up just 0.1% year on year
Average rents in England Wales are just 0.5% above where they were in April 2018 at an average of £861 per calendar month, the latest rental tracker report shows. But some areas are seeing stronger growth with rents in the West Midlands up 4% year on year, according to the data from the Your Move index. The next biggest growth was an annual rise of 3.7% in the South West to take the average rent to £701, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber up 2.5% to £589, then the North West up 2.3% to £648 and the East Midlands up 2.2% to £666.