Rents on new tenancies rose across all 12 UK regions last month, HomeLet data shows.

Figures from the tenant referencing provider show rents rose 2.5% annually in the UK to £967 per month in September.

When London is excluded, the average newly agreed rent in the UK is now £797 – up by 2.2% on last year.

This compares with the UK inflation rate of 1.7%.

Five of the regions monitored by HomeLet recorded annual increases of more than 3%, with the largest annual increase in the north-west at 4.4%.

The east midlands, the south-west, Greater London and the north-east also recorded increases above 3%.

However, newly agreed rents were down 0.3% on a monthly basis across the UK and fell 0.6% when London was excluded.

Region Sep-19 Sep-18 Annual Variation Aug-19 Monthly Variation
North West £739 £708 4.40% £741 -0.30%
East Midlands £653 £629 3.80% £655 -0.30%
South West £846 £818 3.40% £852 -0.70%
Greater London £1,694 £1,640 3.30% £1,689 0.30%
North East £535 £519 3.10% £531 0.80%
West Midlands £718 £701 2.40% £720 -0.30%
Yorkshire & Humberside £657 £644 2.00% £655 0.30%
Wales £634 £621 2.10% £636 -0.30%
Scotland £676 £663 2.00% £671 0.70%
East of England £927 £915 1.30% £930 -0.30%
Northern Ireland £673 £664 1.40% £664 1.40%
South East £1,045 £1,043 0.20% £1,064 -1.80%
UK £967 £943 2.50% £970 -0.30%
UK excluding Greater London £797 £780 2.20% £802 -0.60%