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The bill for the two regions has jumped above £108 billion a year

Wage growth has helped improve the affordability of homes in southern England over the past year, Zoopla said.

Gen-Zs were the most likely to feel they would be happier living somewhere else, while those aged 55-plus were the least likely, Rightmove said.

The analysis by Rightmove was released as Halifax identified the UK’s most and least affordable locations to buy a home.

Rightmove said the average number of inquiries per rental property is down

Rightmove has revealed that Edinburgh has one of the highest average rents outside of London.

The south west and south east of England have the highest percentage price premiums of 5%

Nearly a million more people in the capital and wider South East will also be brought into paying Income Tax by the threshold freeze policy

Police constable suspended for accepting bribe; QR code-based feedback system launched in South East division leading to improved behaviour of police personnel; many police personnel have faced strict action or rewarded; system has had an impact on police stations; QR code-based feedback getting good response, being implemented in other cities.