Gleaming Spires: International students & the PCL lettings market
It’s become less expensive to live and study in London of late, and top agents are reporting a surge in applicants with money to learn…
“A continued surge of interest in the Home Counties lettings market”
Knight Frank has seen an 11% increase in corporate relocation enquiries in the prime Home Counties – and a massive rise in new tenant applications as renting becomes “the go-to approach for families moving out of London”
Government calls for evidence to help improve the leasehold & property management system
The DCLG asks the industry if a new independent regulatory body is needed – and if separate bodies should be established for both leasehold and private rented management, and letting agents.
“Long Life Loose Fit”: Architectural design notes for the Private Rented Sector
Top architecture practice Liftschutz Davidson Sandilands outlines the design elements required to create high-quality & future-proofed rental properties.
£16.5m “refurb-to-rent mansion” on Cumberland Terrace offered for £10k per week
A newly-renovated Grade I listed former embassy building is being pitched as “Regent’s Park’s first purpose-made refurb-to-rent mansion”
“The UK housing market continues to lack momentum” – RICS
There’s been no Autumn bounce as buyers remain cautious, say surveyors
The average landlord’s portfolio is now bigger than ever
Landlord numbers are falling, despite a “sharp rise” in the number of available rental homes, says Countrywide
Knight Frank leans on global network to weather UK headwinds
‘There were moments when the outlook was bleak’, says boss Alistair Elliott as group posts 3.3% rise in annual turnover and 4.5% fall in pre-tax profits
PCL “is moving towards recovery mode” as higher SDLT rates are assimilated into the top-end
Transaction volumes are up by nearly 10%, says Knight Frank, as accidental landlords look to sell up
Summer Snapshot: Prime property markets in six charts
Average annual house price growth across the UK slowed to 2.1% in August, down from 2.9% in July, reports Knight Frank
Britain is now the ‘fifth worst’ European country for buy-to-let investors
Ireland maintains the highest rental yield (7.08%) in Europe for second year in the latest "European Buy-To-Let League" table
Letting fees ban is agent’s ‘primary concern’
42% of letting agents put the ban at the top of their To Worry About list
