Most letting agents think rents will rise in 2019
Two-thirds of ARLA agents are forecasting positive rental price growth for next year – but nearly three quarters expect landlord numbers to dwindle
Landlord numbers drop as ‘dinner party property investors’ sell up
Landlords have sold nearly 120,000 more properties than they have bought since the 3% additional property SDLT surcharge was introduced in April 2016
‘Desire to be chain-free’ driving UK lettings demand – Jackson-Stops
National estate agency identifies the top three rental ‘tribes’ operating across the country right now…
Westminster investigates Hyde Park mansion block with ‘over 100’ Airbnb flats
‘There are nearly as many rooms available to rent night-by-night in Edgware Road’s Park West building as there are in the Ritz’, says council as it cracks down on those flounting short-term letting rules
Demand climbs in PCL, but deal numbers dwindle
A Prime Central London market snapshot from Knight Frank
London’s rental supply has dropped by 10% in the last year
Rental demand continues to grow while supply falls, reports Foxtons – but price growth is rather muted
Government cuts security deposit cap for rentals under £50k pa
Rental properties charging less than £50,000 per year can now only claim five weeks’ rent as a security deposit
‘Boomerang’ landlords return to Prime London’s lettings market
Knight Frank explains a big shift in the proportion of rental instructions across the prime postcodes
Knight Frank predicts positive price growth for prime markets in 2019, but mainstream house prices are set to fall
Mainstream UK house prices are likely to be 10.3% higher by the end of 2023, says KF, while Prime Central London is set to slightly outperform, rising by 13.7%
Rents rocket at Battersea Power Station
Average weekly rents for one-bed apartments in the Power Station development have surged by some 17% since the start of the year, reports Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings
What percentage of the average salary do Londoners spend on rent?
Tenants in Camden spend the highest proportion, says OnTheMarket: 61%
‘There is definitely pent-up demand brewing’ in London’s property market
Douglas & Gordon reports a “large rise” in potential buyer registrations, and positive price growth at the upper-end of the market