London’s renters pay nearly £90,000 in rent since 2010

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Someone paying rent for an average two bedroom home in London would have forked out £89,269 to their landlord over the last five years.

New figures from charity Shelter reveal the costs in five boroughs, including Hammersmith, Islington, and Camden, cost spiral to over £100,000.

Breakdown of cost of renting in London by borough.

  • Kensington and Chelsea £173,595

  • Westminster £159,367

  • Camden £121,510

  • Islington £110,418

  • Hammersmith and Fulham £104,404

  • Tower Hamlets £99,933

  • Hackney £97,187

  • Southwark £94,364

  • Wandsworth £94,276

  • Richmond upon Thames £91,168

  • Lambeth £88,895

  • Brent £84,102

  • Haringey £83,099

  • Ealing £81,648

  • Merton £80,920

  • Hounslow £78,656

  • Barnet £78,123

  • Kingston upon Thames £75,332

  • Greenwich £70,884

  • Harrow £69,453

  • Enfield £67,952

  • Lewisham £67,889

  • Newham £67,308

  • Hillingdon £64,853

  • Waltham Forest £63,967

  • Bromley £63,350

  • Redbridge £61,202

  • Sutton £60,507

  • Croydon £60,045

  • Barking and Dagenham £54,133

  • Havering £53,628

  • Bexley £52,533