By Anne Ashworth and Calum Muirhead

Rents in some of London’s poshest postcodes are surging as expats fleeing Dubai search out luxury homes to escape the conflict in the Middle East.

Estate agents have described being ‘inundated’ with enquiries from wealthy Britons looking to swiftly relocate to the capital, with some willing to pay more than £3,000 a week for high-end lettings.

It comes as expats, lured to Dubai and other Gulf states by low tax rates and sunny weather, found their lives shattered after Iranian missiles began raining down last month.

Among them is Luisa Zissman, 38, the former Apprentice star turned influencer, who returned with her family from Dubai last week saying she was in her ‘refugee era, displaced from my home’.

Tom Bill, head of residential research at estate agent Knight Frank, said: ‘London’s long-standing reputation for stability comes into sharper focus during moments of geopolitical volatility.’

Other property agents said they had been swamped by requests from families returning to the UK.

‘Our offices are absolutely inundated with enquiries for short lets of six months or a year,’ said Becky Fatemi, executive partner at Sotheby’s International.

‘These clients are willing to pay upwards of £3,000 a week.

‘Many people traditionally quit the Middle East for Europe for a period of months when the schools break up in June, but they are coming now because they want to be safe.’