Rental prices bounce back as demand outpaces supply

"Tenants are returning to the bright lights of the city and this is driving rental growth to record highs," says Aneisha Beveridge of Hamptons.

"The property markets in central and outer London are increasingly on different trajectories," says Knight Frank, as the latest market indices shine a light on sales and lettings trends.

Propertymark reports that 2020 saw more home-buyers register and more sales agreed per estate agency branch than any other year of the last decade.