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Hackney has seen the fastest growth in rents in Britain over the past decade, analysis has found.

Since 2008 the cost of renting a two-bed home in the east London borough has surged by nearly two-thirds to £1,755 per month, according to Rightmove.

Hackney's appeal has been enhanced by its status as a hipster hotspot, as well as the 2012 London Olympics effect, the report said.

London boroughs dominated the list of places with the fastest growth in rents, with a 59 per cent increase in Hammersmith and 52 per cent in Walthamstow.

Top ten rent rises in London (pcm) 1. Hackney, £1,755, 63% 2. Hammersmith, £2,894, 59% 3. Rainham, £1,146, 58% 4. Southall, £1,353, 57% =5. Hillingdon, £1,344, 55% =5. Hayes, £1,346, 55% 7. Dagenham, £1,189, 54% =8. Walthamstow, £1,393, 52% =8. Harold Wood, £1,152, 52% =8. Eltham, £1,217, 52%

Rightmove's housing market analyst Miles Shipside said: "Hackney has seen pretty heady increases in both asking rents and house prices in the area over the past 10 years, as it has been transformed from a cheaper location into a more popular and higher-priced address.

"Its rise has been enhanced by the 2012 Olympics effect and improvements to transport links with rents peaking in the second quarter of 2016 and plateauing in recent years."

Just outside London, commuter belt areas such as Dartford, Gillingham and Hemel Hempstead have seen particularly large rises in rents.

There have also been some big increases in Scotland, with Dundee and Edinburgh on the list of places outside London which have seen the biggest rises.

Renters looking to see their money go further may want to consider Burnley, Barnsley or South Shields, where tenants could rent around four two-bedroom homes for the price of one in Hackney.

Top ten rent rises outside London (pcm) 1. Dartford, £1,063, 41% 2. Dundee, £568, 40% =3. Bury St Edmunds, £885, 39% =3. Edinburgh, £969, 39% =3. Gillingham, £842, 39% =6. Sevenoaks, £1,229, 38% =6. Chatham, £830, 38% =8. Waltham Cross, £1,091, 37% =8. Bicester, £932, 37% =8. Hemel Hempstead, £1,046, 37%

Swansea and Kilmarnock are also among the places where Rightmove found it is still relatively cheap to rent.

Mr Shipside added: "Although the growth in asking rents has slowed over the past few years, people new to the rental market or those looking for a bigger property could find that they need to look further out than their initial wish-list of places, especially in the bigger cities around the country.

"A look at the first few months of this year shows the usual seasonal trend of asking rents falling slightly compared to the last quarter of last year, but we're likely see a rise again next quarter.

"London asking rents remain flat compared to this time last year, a sign that we are highly unlikely to see the same big increases over the next 10 years that we've seen in some areas in the capital over the previous 10 years."