Berlin moves to freeze rental prices for five years
After a decade of runaway price inflation, radical rent controls are slated to come into force in January (if approved), and be back-dated to June 2018
Berlin to impose five-year rent freeze from January
German city confirms a plan to freeze rental values to 2018 levels until 2022
‘Mini sell-off of PRS stock’ in prime London pushes rental prices up
The average agreed rental price in PCL increased by 1% in May, says Cushman & Wakefield
Central London new-build prices to out-perform over five years, forecasts JLL
Property consultancy predicts that central London developments will see 17.6% price growth by 2023, while the wider PCL market will manage 15.
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Nearly 1,700 PCL homes relisted or repriced as sellers struggle to secure buyers
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