UK renters: have you been forced to move area or city?

The average rent being asked across Britain, excluding London, has hit a record of £1,126 per calendar month, according to Rightmove Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The average advertised rent outside London is 11.8% higher than a year ago, while in the capital it is up by 15.8%, according to the property website Rightmove.

Meanwhile, there are far less properties available: the trade organisation Propertymark found that availability has halved since 2019, partly due to a mass exodus of private landlords and the rising number of holiday lets.