Rents on new tenancies rose across all 12 UK regions last month, HomeLet data shows.
Figures from the tenant referencing provider show rents rose 2.5% annually in the UK to £967 per month in September.
When London is excluded, the average newly agreed rent in the UK is now £797 – up by 2.2% on last year.
This compares with the UK inflation rate of 1.7%.
Five of the regions monitored by HomeLet recorded annual increases of more than 3%, with the largest annual increase in the north-west at 4.4%.
The east midlands, the south-west, Greater London and the north-east also recorded increases above 3%.
However, newly agreed rents were down 0.3% on a monthly basis across the UK and fell 0.6% when London was excluded.
| Region | Sep-19 | Sep-18 | Annual Variation | Aug-19 | Monthly Variation |
| North West | £739 | £708 | 4.40% | £741 | -0.30% |
| East Midlands | £653 | £629 | 3.80% | £655 | -0.30% |
| South West | £846 | £818 | 3.40% | £852 | -0.70% |
| Greater London | £1,694 | £1,640 | 3.30% | £1,689 | 0.30% |
| North East | £535 | £519 | 3.10% | £531 | 0.80% |
| West Midlands | £718 | £701 | 2.40% | £720 | -0.30% |
| Yorkshire & Humberside | £657 | £644 | 2.00% | £655 | 0.30% |
| Wales | £634 | £621 | 2.10% | £636 | -0.30% |
| Scotland | £676 | £663 | 2.00% | £671 | 0.70% |
| East of England | £927 | £915 | 1.30% | £930 | -0.30% |
| Northern Ireland | £673 | £664 | 1.40% | £664 | 1.40% |
| South East | £1,045 | £1,043 | 0.20% | £1,064 | -1.80% |
| UK | £967 | £943 | 2.50% | £970 | -0.30% |
| UK excluding Greater London | £797 | £780 | 2.20% | £802 | -0.60% |
What a surprise!!
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