Lettings
Is Build to Rent built to last?
'Is build to rent too good to be true?' asks Lisa Simon, Head of Residential at Carter Jonas, as she predicts that 2019 will be 'the year of institutional lettings'
‘Cold snap freezes housing market’, declare surveyors
RICS' latest monthly survey delivers its weakest near-term sales expectation reading since it started, in 1999
London asking rents hit a record high as supply dwindles – Rightmove
Property portal expects asking rents to rise by around 3% this year outside of London, and by 4% in the capital
New-build discounts & dollar buyers: PCL market trends to watch in 2019
2019 will be 'a year like no other', says Mayfair agency Black Brick, as it picks four key themes to look out for in the 12 months ahead...
CBRE predicts 1.8% house price inflation this year & a 40% chance of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
UK property prices 'are approaching the limit that current incomes and credit conditions can support', says CBRE, and 'there is little to suggest a rebound in sales volumes'.
The proportion of UK homes let by an overseas landlord has more than halved since 2010
Overseas landlords have exited the UK in their droves, says Hamptons International, as a harsher tax regime and additional costs lessen the appeal for many...
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