Countrywide Lettings Index August 2016
August 23, 2016
Countrywide Lettings Index August 2016 released Monday August 15th 2016 headlines ‘London rental growth slows’.
Rents in London 0.5% lower than in July 2015.
Stock surge sees the number of homes available to rent in Great Britain rise 23%.
Demand from tenants increases too, with 10% more searching for a home to rent.
Rents across Great Britain rise by 1.5% with the fastest growth in Northern England.
Read the Countrywide Lettings Index August press release in full. Click here
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