In the year tojuly. Competition among renters is pushing the prices up with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. Data shows there was a 5. 5 increase in rents in london this was the sharpest increase in rent since 2006, and thats despite london being the only region where house prices had fallen. In scotland the average rent was up 5. 7 ina year. And there was an even bigger rise for tenants in wales up 6. 5 . Ben twomey, the chief executive of generation rent, hejoins me now from london. Thank you for coming on the programme. What do you make of those numbers . , ,. ,. , numbers . Sadly, its not a huge Surrise Numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are numbers . Sadly, its not a huge surprise that we are seeing numbers . Sadly, its not a huge| surprise that we are seeing rents going up. Forso surprise that we are seeing rents going up. For s
with a very large emotional scar because of this. and want to move and want to move on and be able to sell. there is potential that they may be stopped from doing that. itruiith may be stopped from doing that. with resect, i may be stopped from doing that. ti respect, i don t think there will be very many people that will want to sell. the area has in unusually large number of folks with long roots in the area. especially those that are part hawaiian. interview after interview has demonstrated here in hawaii and across the united states, these folks simply want to return to thialand as soon as possible. they have no intentions of leaving and they want to rebuild. i think the number will be relatively small that want to sell. that raises the question small that want to sell. that raises the question of small that want to sell. that raises the question of why small that want to sell. that raises the question of why draughty - the question of why draughty proclamation, why come up wi