Average monthly rents stand at £1,054.

Local holidays and hospitality drove the boost.

The Treasury said its recovery plan ‘is working’.

The data comes from a joint ONS-Treasury report.

Some companies are accused of failing in their obligations.

It is a return to pre-pandemic inflation levels.

The employment rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.

The economy nevertheless shrank over the first quarter.

Eviction bans are to end in July.