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Hello and welcome to this Moneybox Live podcast.

Private rents are increasing at the fastest rate since official numbers started being collected almost eight years ago.

There are around 8. a half million households who rent quite a bit more than those who have mortgages. So the rise in housing costs

on top of a cost of living crisis is likely to be causing significant challenges for millions of people.

And to give you a sense of how much people are paying,

the Office for National Statistics says that average monthly rents are now £795 a month for

England, their highest in London at £1,450 pounds, and lowest in the north-east of the country

at £505. Well, in today's Moneybox Live podcast,

we'll be looking at how the market is changing for both landlords and tenants and how they can

both best face the challenges ahead. But before we get to our guests or guide us through

their rental tips, let me give you a quick pen portrait

of what's been happening. The official numbers from the Office for National Statistics show that

on average rental inflation is now 3.6%. It's highest in the East Midlands, so prices are going

up most quickly in the East Midlands and their lowest in London. But companies such as

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