North West Seaside Town Named Among Britain's Toughest Places to Rent a Home

Birkenhead and Wallasey among rental hotspots

Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester and Morecambe in Lancashire also made the top 10, Rightmove says.

North West seaside town named among Britain's toughest places to rent a home

A Lancashire town has been named one of Britain's most competitive places to rent a home.

Rental hotspots where competition for homes was strong over the summer revealed

Scotland and northern England were home to some of the locations with the most inquiries typically per rental property, Rightmove said.

Mapped: Britain’s rental hotspots revealed

Rightmove’s analysis ranked 1,000 locations across Britain by the number of inquiries each available rental listing received

Rental competition reaches 30 enquiries per property in hotspots

Rental competition in Britain's most sought-after areas has reached 30 enquiries per property, according to new data from Rightmove. Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral recorded the highest levels of tenant competition, with typical monthly rents of £874 and £975 respectively.

Thirty tenants chase every home in Britain’s rental hotspots

Rightmove has listed the top rental hotspots in Britain, where 30 tenants typically enquire about each property.