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According to a study, rents across the country rose by 2.1% in October 2018 compared to the year before.
Tenants are paying an average rent of £928 a month.
Rents in London are much higher - averaging £1,619 a month after going up 4% year-on-year, says the research from leading tenant referencing firm Homelet.
When rent figures for the capital are stripped out of the statistics, average UK rents fall to £768 a month and show a rise of 1.7% for the year.
The report highlights that rents in London are nearly 75% higher than the country's average. Within Greater London, the range of rent rises and falls varies widely.
In Camden and The City, rents are up 19.4% year-on-year, while Redbridge and Waltham Forest tenants have seen them fall by 3.9%.
Outside London, rents were up in every region except the North East, where they slipped 2.5% in the year to October.
Average rents were £528 a year ago but have fallen to £515.
Rents have increased the most in Northern Ireland (4.5%) and Scotland (4.2%). The most significant increase in England was in London (4%), followed by the South East (3.4%).
On average, rents eat 30.6% of household income.
| Region | Ave rent Oct 2018 | Ave rent Oct 2017 | Annual change |
| Northern Ireland | £653 | £625 | 4.5% |
| Scotland | £647 | £621 | 4.2% |
| Greater London | £1,619 | £1,556 | 4.0% |
| South East | £1,010 | £977 | 3.4% |
| South West | £811 | £790 | 2.7% |
| East Midlands | £628 | £618 | 1.6% |
| West Midlands | £693 | £683 | 1.5% |
| East of England | £908 | £901 | 0.8% |
| North West | £697 | £692 | 0.7% |
| Yorkshire & Humberside | £631 | £628 | 0.5% |
| Wales | £614 | £612 | 0.3% |
| North East | £515 | £528 | -2.5% |
| UK | £928 | £909 | 2.1% |
Source: Homelet