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For latest show news visit www.landlordshow.info industry news Average rent rose 10% in 12 months New findings from the HomeLet Rental Index show that rents across the UK are 10.2 per cent higher than a year ago. The average rent on a tenancy signed in the UK during the first quarter of 2015 was £902, compared to £819 for tenancies signed during the first quarter of 2014. Rents are higher in every region of the UK except Wales compared to a year ago. Excluding Greater London from the findings, average rents across the rest of the UK are 6.7% higher than a year ago, which is the highest rate of annual growth recorded by the HomeLet Rental Index since its inception in 2008. HomeLet Rental Index Regional Variance Figures for the t