Nottingham agents manage 35 properties per branch, making them the busiest in the country, research from Propoly has revealed.
The city has an estimated 3,714 rental listings, and 106 branches.
Across 21 cities there are an average of 13.5 rental listings for each single letting agency branch.
Sim Sekhon, group chief executive at Propoly, said: “These figures highlight just how operationally stretched many letting agents are, particularly in high demand cities such as Nottingham, Leeds and Newcastle, where the volume of listings per agent is well above the national average.
“When an agent is responsible for 30 or more properties at any one time, the pressure is not just about marketing and viewings.
“It extends to referencing, compliance checks, document management, landlord communication and ensuring every tenancy progresses smoothly from offer to move-in.
“As portfolios grow, so too does the risk of delays, administrative bottlenecks and compliance oversights.”
Another busy city is Leeds, where there is one office for every 30.5 properties, and Newcastle, with 21.1 properties.
This is followed by Birmingham (18.7), Leicester (18.6), Sheffield (18.6), Bournemouth (18.2), Plymouth (17.7), Bristol (16.4), and Southampton (16).
The quietest city is Newport, where there are just 5.2 listings for every one branch, followed by Glasgow (7.2), Manchester (10.1), Swansea (10.2), Sunderland (10.7), and London (10.7).
