Rightmove 2017 forecast: Rents to rise 4% outside London Asking rents rose 3.0% annually outside London in 2016 with the highest growth recorded in the northern regions of Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West London recorded an annual price fall of 4.4%, which was most marked in Inner London In 2017 Rightmove forecasts asking rent rises of 4% outside London, driven by less availability of rental stock resulting in upwards price pressure for tenants With margins under pressure due to imminent tax changes, buy-to-let investors could look to towns in Merseyside and Lancashire which dominate the best yields currently on offer.
