Rents rose in seven regions across England and Wales last month and have hit a new high of £741 a month, according to the latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services.
It is now 18 months since the Government introduced caps to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) which ministers said would see rents in the private rented sector come down.
The average rent rose by 1.1% in September surpassing the previous record high of £734 in August. The figure represents a 3.2% increase ...
