London leads asking rent growth for the first time since 2014

Pandemic-induced property trends mean it is now cheaper to rent a home than buy one, says Hamptons, reversing a six-year trend.

Rental price growth in London has tumbled as Covid-19 drives supply up and demand down, reports Zoopla. The portal expects rental growth outside the capital to halve to +1% by the end of this year.

The weak Pound has boosted the proportion of British homes let by overseas landlords, from 7% last year to 11% this year, according to Hamptons;