The Leader podcast: Your guide to renting & buying a London property now

We all know that finding a home in the capital is difficult.

The average first home in London cost £518,900 in 2022 - a price more than 12 times the average salary.

Data shows that now, over one million households are privately rented here, a rise of 25 per cent in the last decade. A huge demand which means that the competition to secure a flat you want is often fierce.

But with the shortage of affordable housing continuing for the foreseeable and around 8.8 million people living here - these problems aren’t going away anytime soon.