Lettings
JLL opens tenth resi agency office
JLL has opened its tenth office in the capital, settling on Stratford in East London for the latest venture.
Charlotte Russell
‘Rigorous’ council lettings agency lists just one property
It's been pointed out that the first lettings agency to be set up by a London council is currently advertising a solitary instruction.
Leeming slams stamp duty surcharge; ‘the only losers will be tenants’
The incoming 3% stamp duty surcharge will fail to deter buy-to-let investors in most parts of the UK, according to one national agency, although it may succeed in making things harder for tenants.
150-fold rise in London homes listed on AirBnB as private landlords get in on the act
London's homeowners are going nuts for AirBnB. JLL has recorded a 150-fold rise in the number of resi properties listed on the home-lettings website over the past five years.
Fools Rush In: Why buy-to-let will still be worthwhile after April 1st
Carter Jonas has urged potential buy-to-let investors not to let next month's stamp duty hike be the deciding factor in making a purchase.
Prime central London rents slip on global volatility
Annual rental value growth in prime central London has fallen to -0.2%, says Knight Frank, the first time the annual rate has pointed downwards since June 2014.
Mega-lateral up for rent in Northacre’s The Bromptons
A colossal flat in one of London's most celebrated luxury schemes, The Bromptons in Chelsea, has just come up for rent at £25k a week.
‘9% of UK adults have cancelled plans to invest’ in buy-to-let
This is a punchy claim: "9% of UK adults say they have cancelled plans to invest in BtL".
Westminster sees biggest rise in new agency branches
New figures have shown 220 estate agency branches opened up in London over the last 12 months, with Westminster leading the charge.
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One-beds ‘leading the way’ in Prime London
One-beds are pretty much driving the sales and lettings markets in Prime London at the moment, according to the latest stats from Marsh & Parsons.
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Hands Off Buy-to-Let: Has the BoE been reading too many Daily Mail headlines?
The vast majority of buy-to-let investors are in for the long term, are big net contributors to both the national and local economies, and are right to feel a somewhat opportunist target, says Ed Mead...
Over half of prime London lets agreed at below asking
The second half of 2015 saw demand fall away and longer void periods open up in the prime London lettings market, says LonRes.