Lettings
62% of Airbnb properties in London are provided by ‘multi-listers’
Colliers points to the 'growing commercialisation' of the short-let platform
London’s neutral rental market ‘is no cause for concern’
Tenant demand is still strong even in areas where rental values dipped in Q2, reports Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings
PCL lettings market ‘beginning to tip in favour of landlords’
The number of new prospective tenants to every new rental listing was 4.9 last month, according to Knight Frank, the highest ratio in more than ten years
Westminster investigating 1,200 properties in short-let clampdown
"No stone will be left unturned", warns council
Slowdown in buy-to-let transactions ‘is not necessarily bad news’ – LendInvest
"A ‘buy, hold and remortgage’ strategy is some investors’ preference while the market works through a possible slowdown", says LendInvest
Proportion of rental homes let by company landlords reaches new high
18% of UK private rental homes are owned by a company rather than an individual, says Hamptons International
Dragon Lalvani backs Airbnb property management firm
Tej Lalvani has taken a 7.5% stake in short-let management operation Air Agents
Sales market ‘remains subdued’, with homes taking longer to move – RICS
'It is hard to see what is going to provide much impetus for activity in the housing market in the near term', warns RICS' Chief Economist
‘A long-term rental is unthinkable’ for many tenants in London
A top London letting agent questions the government's push to establish three-year tenancies for private tenants.
Buy-to-let demand has ‘collapsed’ in prime London says buying agency
The government has "succeeded in spades" in its mission to discourage buy-to-let investment in favour of owner occupancy, according to Black Brick
‘Mini sell-off of PRS stock’ in prime London pushes rental prices up
The average agreed rental price in PCL increased by 1% in May, says Cushman & Wakefield
Government moots three-year minimum tenancies
Longer rental agreements would allow tenants to "put down roots" while giving landlords greater financial security, argues the Housing Secretary