Nottingham has been identified as the city with Britain's busiest letting agents, with agencies there managing over twice the average number of available rental properties seen across major UK cities. This is according to new research from Propoly, which analysed rental listings and active letting agencies in 21 major cities during July 2026.
The study found a national average of 13.1 available properties per agency. Nottingham topped the rankings with 31.4 available listings per agency, derived from 3,078 rental properties marketed by 98 letting agents. Newcastle followed with 23.5 listings per agency, with Aberdeen (18.2), Birmingham (17.2), and Leeds (16.5) also ranking highly.
Other cities with above-average activity included Plymouth (15.6), Bournemouth (15.3), Leicester (15.1), Portsmouth (15.1), and Sheffield (14.9). In contrast, London, despite its large rental market of 33,473 properties, recorded 12.2 listings per agency, placing it below the national average. Cardiff had the same average. Manchester also fell below the average with 10 listings per agency, while Glasgow (8.0) and Newport (6.8) showed the lowest levels of activity.
Sim Sekhon, group CEO at Propoly, noted that the varying volume of rental stock creates different operational challenges for agencies across the country. He highlighted that for agencies managing a high number of properties, efficiency becomes increasingly important.