A latest survey has found that on average UK private tenants stay in their rented homes in major cities for more than a year, however some areas have more than twice as long tenancy averages.

Research carried out by a manufacturer of energy saving blinds shows that tenants in London on average stay in a property for just a year, whereas in Bristol tenants stay on average for three.

63% of renters who took part in the survey said they were more than happy where they currently live, however 18% were looking to move on. All respondents gave their preferred length of time they like to or have stayed in a rented home.

The list below contains the cities with the average length of stay for tenants in a home:

London – 1 year

Manchester – 1 year and 2 months

Birmingham – 1 year and 6 months

Nottingham – 1 year and 8 months

Cambridge – 2 years

Oxford – 2 years and 3 months

Liverpool – 2 years and 5 months

Newcastle – 2 years and 6 months

Cardiff – 2 years and 10 months

Bristol – 3 years

The top reason why tenants did not stay in the rented homes for too long was to live somewhere cheaper accounting for 35%,followed by 28% because it was closer to work; 17% moved for a better social life and 10% because they could live somewhere nicer and could afford to pay extra.

The survey also found that 28% of tenants had stayed in their rented accommodation because they could not move any earlier because the tenancy agreement.

Interestingly enough according to the research 48% of UK tenants who are living in rented homes are hoping to buy their own home in the near future, but 33% believe that they will never ever be able to afford to buy their own property.

Ashleigh Noon the spokesperson for the company, commented: “Renters are always going to move around more often than homeowners, purely because they have the luxury to be able to do so, whether that’s to move into a nicer home or to save money on what they’re already paying.”