"Private rents continue to be driven higher, according to the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).

Demand from tenants, many of whom have had their home-buying ambitions thwarted, is continuing to outstrip the supply of homes to rent.

Tenants on housing benefit made up 13% of all new lettings, the highest level since the survey started in 1999". 

Source: BBC