Lettings

Sales activity has dipped again.

May was the first full month with the Renters' Rights Act in force 'and the most remarkable thing is how little changed,' says estate agency.

LonRes reports annual rental growth of 2.7% across the prime postcodes in May - but latest jump is 'more likely to be a coincidence' than a direct result of the Renters’ Rights Act coming into effect.

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'Homeowners breaking out the champagne in response to the apparently dizzying jump in house price growth should put it back on ice,' says one buying agency boss.

Sales activity has been running above last year's level since mid-April.

From landlords repricing above key thresholds to tenants adjusting budgets and buyers shying away from tenanted stock, Yasmin Ulhaq reports on the market's first responses to the new regime.

With Stamp Duty bills running into the millions and capital values under pressure, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn argues that renting often makes more financial sense than buying at the very top end of…

The Renters' Rights Act 'may mean less frequent, but bigger jumps in rent,' says Hamptons.

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Metrics on property prices, buyer demand & agreed sales volumes all declined in May, but not as fast as in previous months.

Property portal warns of a 'two-speed' rental market as headline price growth eases.