Figures published by Reeds Rains and Your move this week showed that buy-to-let rents surged in 2015 by 3.4%.
With average UK rents now at £794 per month, the latest buy-to-let index shows that accelerating property prices have suppressed yields while boosting total annual returns to a healthy 11.3%.
Rents have not increased by such a margin since 2011 when they rose by 4%.
The rising rents are in part driven by many tenants enjoying higher income as the economy moves into recovery and growth.
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