London accounts for £450.9m of listings, 32.3% of the national total, with an average asking price of £2.36m.

Rushbrook's analysis of Government data puts 39% of all leasehold dwellings in the private rented sector, as ministers plan an independent regulator for property agents.

Property management specialist Rushbrook is urging landlords and property managers to begin winter rental property maintenance now, warning that delays can turn minor defects into...