Lettings
Mapped: Prime London price & rental growth
Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how the the micro-markets of Prime London have been faring of late...
Estate agents’ stock levels hit a record low
New buyer enquiries, new instructions and newly-agreed sales all continued to trundle downwards in February, reports the RICS
Build-to-rent investment jumps a third to breach £2bn
There's a 'clear emerging trend of a shift away from Prime to fringe locations' says CBRE as it reports record-breaking investment in the BtR sector
Supply levels subside in PCL lettings market as landlords look to sell up
'More landlords sense the sales market is bottoming out in terms of pricing'
Build-to-Rent in London reaches ‘an uncanny level of stability’
A surge in Inner London BTR projects pushed average rental values up in 2017
London’s rental supply is ‘at critical point’, warns ARLA
Others are less dramatic about falling stock levels
Store Credit: How Harrods influences the Knightsbridge property market
Analysis looks into the 'Harrods Effect', finding that stable pricing and significant premiums surround the famous department store...
Momentum swings back to sales in the super-prime Home Counties
7.2% fewer super-prime properties were put up for rent in the Home Counties last year compared to 2016, report Knight Frank and Rightmove
‘Try before you buy’ tenants boost London’s super-prime lettings scene
"Renting becomes more accepted as a tenure model in the super-prime market", says Knight Frank
Buying in London for less than five years ‘doesn’t warrant the transaction costs’
HNWIs now seeing renting as a more commercial alternative, says buying agency
Most prolonged tenants’ market in 20 years ‘nearing the end’
Landlords of prime properties 'poised to regain the balance of power' in the capital...
PCL rental growth to turn positive this year
Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker predict a 0.5% rise in prime central London rents in 2018, following a 2.1% drop last year