The latest index data from Citylets revealed that the increase was led by rent rises in Edinburgh and Glasgow and a slowdown of the fall in rent prices in Aberdeen.

Rents in Edinburgh increased 5.2% year on year to an average of £1,037 per month, while on the other side of the central belt, the Glasgow market continued its rise recording 5% annual growth to take rents to £755 on average.

Property to rent in Aberdeen, which has been affected by falling oil prices, decreased by 5.2% to stand at £788 per month. Last year the recorded price decrease was as much as 20%.

In other major locations around Scotland such as Dundee, West Lothian, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, rents rose by around 1%.