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  • National average asking rents outside London reach a new record of £1,190 per calendar month (pcm):
    • Average asking rents outside of London for new tenants have now risen for 13 consecutive quarters
    • However, the pace of rent growth continues to slow and has now eased for three quarters in a row
    • Average asking rents in London surpass £2,500 for the first time to reach new record
  • Supply is still very constrained, however it is showing slow signs of improvement this year:
    • The number of available properties to rent is currently 6% higher than last year, and across the first three months of the year has improved by 8% compared with the same period last year
    • However, the number of available properties to rent is still 46% below 2019’s level
  • The gap between supply and demand has narrowed slightly compared to last year, however it is still near record levels with the number of tenants enquiring greatly outweighing the homes available to rent: