Our analysis suggests that the apparent sudden drop in the population of the UK last year has led to a huge rise in vacancy rates in the London and Midlands rental markets. House prices in those regions are also most at risk, both from the direct reduction in demand from foreign citizens, and the risk that landlords respond to higher vacancy and lower rents by selling up.
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