Lettings

The capital's deal drought continues.

'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.

Following many months of declines, London has seen the biggest rent rises of any region, reports Hamptons.

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Estate agency reports improved instructions, agreed sales, enquiries and viewings numbers in February.

Sentiment around London property price growth cooled sharply in February, according to the latest RICS survey.

There was a spike in news sales instructions across London's prime postcodes last week, but agreed sales remained thin on the ground.

'Market conditions for renters are the best they have been for six years,' says property portal.

The buy-to-let boom that began in the late 1990s may now be hitting a 'landmark moment of contraction' as tax changes and red tape bite.

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Prime Central locations tend to have a far more equal split between sales and rental listings, compared to outer boroughs.

Agreed Sales volumes improved by a third from Week 08 to Week 09, but remained more than 25% lower year-on-year.