Economics

U.K. Home Rental Costs Surge at Record Rate, Rightmove Says

  • London rents exceeds pre-pandemic levels for the first time
  • Rightmove says landlords reap highest yields since 2016
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U.K. asking prices for rental homes rose at the fastest annual rate on record as a surge in demand from tenants outstripped the supply of properties on the market.