Rents in London Rising Fastest.

18 May 2012, 10:58 | Updated: 18 May 2012, 11:04

Rents in London have shot up faster than anywhere else in the country.

The latest figures show on average Londoners are paying £1032 a month - around 4.5% more than a year ago.

That's 46% higher than the national average.

According to LSL Property services, the next fastest growth was in the East of England and the South East where rents rose by 2.9% and 2.7% respectively.