Lettings
Britain’s total rental income has more than doubled in the last ten years
            Millennials are beginning to pass on the rental bill to 20-somethings, says Countrywide         
    Falling stock levels restore some balance in London’s prime lettings market
            Rents rise in PCL and Prime London as supply slows; £3,000 pw plus deals up by quarter on Q4 2016         
    ‘The housing market has a case of the January blues’ – RICS
            Prime resi markets are "experiencing particularly challenging conditions"; surveyors report that two-thirds of £1m+ properties are selling for less than their asking price         
    How did Prime London’s micro-markets fare in Q4?
            Coutts & Co summarises the key takehomes from each area...         
    Watch: LonRes Lowdown (Q4 2017)
            LonRes' Marcus Dixon explains how Prime London's sales (above) and lettings markets (below) ended 2017...
          
    Market Snapshot: Prime residential lettings
            Rents may be falling, but prime London's lettings market is still moving, says Savills         
    CGT receipts soar as investors flee BTL
            Sell-off predicted to push receipts up to the £10bn mark in 2018-19         
    UK property market ‘continues to lack momentum’ – RICS
            The number of new instructions fell in December for the 23rd month in a row         
    London rental price inflation in 2017 was the lowest since 2010
            London is driving a national deceleration of rental price growth, says the ONS; private rents in the capital increased by just 0.4% in the year to December 2017         
    Rents rise as stock levels – and new landlord acquisitions – drop
            London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth in England to the fastest, says Countrywide         
    ‘20% of landlords plan on selling up’ over tax changes
            "Those who earn their income through property will pay significantly higher tax bills" as a result of recent tax reforms, says the NLA.         
    PCL lettings market becoming more attractive for investors
            Total returns look set to rise, says Knight Frank, as rental values bottom out...
          
     
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
        