INCREASED tenant demand and low levels of rental property coming onto the Yorkshire market pushed rents higher in the three months to April, according to a report.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Lettings Survey showed that overall 41% more surveyors reported a rise in rents rather than a fall in the three months to April.

That compares with 35% more during the previous quarter and mirrors national trends.

Surveyors said many people had little choice but to rent – as home ownership in the region remained out of reach for many would-be buyers due to lack of mortgage finance..