The cost of renting and buying is the same due to small falls in mortgage rates, according to Hamptons.
Rents in London have dropped compared to a year ago, while Britain as a whole has seen values rise.
Tax changes have stemmed the flow of overseas house hunters seeking a buy-to-let property or second home in the last five years.
A reduced supply of luxury rental homes in London is feeding into higher rents, which are now a third higher than before the pandemic, new research has revealed.
More companies are registered to hold buy-to-let property than for any other type of business as investors seek to reduce their tax burden, new data reveals.
Wales and the North East are the best areas for hard-hit buy-to-let investors looking for above-inflation returns.
The gap between rents in the North and South of England has closed to its smallest level since 2013.
