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Private housing rents have risen 60% faster than wages across England, new research has found.

New figures revealed by homelessness charity Shelter, show private rents have risen by 16% since 2011.

Over the same period, wages have risen by just 10%.

The analysis reveals a rising number of people are unable to afford rapidly increasing rents on stagnating wages.

And it shows the problem isn't restricted to London - with 'middle England' market towns like Milton Keynes and Tunbridge Wells also seeing rents race up faster than wages.

Shelter campaign director Greg Beales said: "With this surge in private renters the housing market has shifted massively and yet as a country we’ve failed to respond.

“This has resulted in consecutive governments focusing on better-off home owners whilst not doing enough for hard pressed renters.

“We need politicians of all parties to sit up and take notice of the rising numbers of renters, and ensure they're doing all they can to protect them.”

Here's the 20 areas of the country where rents have risen above wages the most