内容摘要：Three men previously arrested as part of the investigation – two in their 30s and one in his 50s – remain on police bail.

Three men previously arrested as part of the investigation – two in their 30s and one in his 50s – remain on police bail.

"With more renters than there are homes to rent, people are seeking out the best value for money," said Richard Donnell, executive director of research at Zoopla."Within cities, rents are typically rising faster at the lower end of the market."

That could hit those on low-incomes, as well as students.Blyth Eling, a student at the University of Brighton who has a part-time job alongside her studies, spends over £1,000 per month on rent for a room in a flat.that accommodation took up "pretty much all of my student loan".

"It leaves me with virtually no spending money," she said.On average, rents for newly let properties were now 3.9% higher than a year ago, Zoopla said.

However, pockets of fast-rising rents remained. Annual rental inflation stood at 10.5% in Northern Ireland compared with 1.3% in London.

In towns and cities, average rents are rising fastest in Rochdale (up 11.9% in a year) and Blackburn (up 10%), and Birkenhead (up 9%). Zoopla said renters were seeking areas in and around major cities.Google uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a UK watchdog has provisionally found.

The potentially unlawful behaviour could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned.It accuses Google of preventing rivals from "competing on a level playing field" with its own tech for the billions of pounds spent by UK businesses on online advertising.

Google said the watchdog's findings were "flawed" and said it would respond.According to the CMA, the vast majority of businesses use Google’s services when placing digital ads on websites.