Lettings
New Kensington Lettings Manager for Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates has hired Sam Wright to head up the lettings department of its new office on Kensington Church Street.
John D Wood launches express home styling service
John D Wood has launched a new "Staged in a Day" package for clients who need help dressing and styling a property before hosting an open day.
‘Buyers are ready’ but the market’s seen ‘no post-election lift – yet’
"Buyers are ready" says Douglas & Gordon as the estate agency reports a 50% year-on-year jump in the number of new applicants, but vendors are playing it very cool, with 33% fewer new instructions in June…
Marylebone leads prime central London as rental values rocket
Formerly the poor neighbour of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Chelsea, Marylebone has undergone a seismic transformation over the last few years.
‘Dramatic’ increase in rental values recorded across almost all London postcodes
As stamp duty reforms, tighter lenders and a rising pound put the kibosh on major growth in the sales market, rental values look to have been surging across pretty much every postcode in town.
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SE London market unaffected by summer slowdown – JLL
JLL's South East operation is apparently rattling through six sales a week at the moment, which is pretty good going for the height of summer.
‘Emerging Prime’ capital values to climb 10% over the next 12 months – D&G
Covering the heartlands of Battersea Park, Battersea, Balham, Clapham, East Putney, West Putney, Southfields & Earlsfield, Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Pimlico & Westminster and Fulham, the D&G Emerging P…
Corporate and overseas demand fuels Home Counties rent rises
Nearly half (47%) of new tenancies sorted out by Knight Frank in the Home Counties between April and June were to international tenants, as the firm's latest rental index shows Home Counties rents rising …
Dukelease unveils £150m Oxford Street scheme
A swanky new scheme has just been unveiled on the formerly-forgotten-about eastern section of Oxford Street.
CBRE ramps up resi lettings offering in London
CBRE has been ploughing more investment into its burgeoning resi business; the firm has significantly strengthened its lettings capability in the capital with a raft of new hires.
Prime global rents lose momentum as emerging markets stall
Prime rents around the world are rising, on average, by 1.3% a year according to Knight Frank's latest spot check. That's significantly down from the rate of 3.5% recorded a year ago
Huge rise in PCL tenancies as buyers turn to let
One of PCL's top lettings agencies has reported a massive 94% year on year increase in tenancies, seemingly driven by disappointed buyers giving up on the idea of finding their perfect pad.