More people than ever are trying to find properties to rent in the UK, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

It says the number of tenants on agents' books has reached a record high.

A year ago, one in four agents say demand was higher than the number of properties available but that's now tripled to three quarters.

They say it's down to more people being forced to rent as they can't buy.

It means people are spending months trying to find a home and end up taking places with high rents or somewhere they don't want to live.

High demand has resulted in a very busy month for all our offices, we are currently running low on stock of rental properties. If you are considering letting your property contact your local office as soon as possible as we have people waiting for good quality properties to let.