Tenants in Britain ‘hit by highest increase in rent for a decade’ last month

Estate agent Hamptons estimates rise of 10.2% year-on-year means people paid record 85bn in rent this year

Tenants in Britain last month were hit by the highest increase in rents for any November in at least a decade.

Rents on new tenancies rose 10.2% year-on-year, according to the estate agent Hamptons, which is the strongest growth recorded in any November since its records began in 2014.