Lettings
Harrods Estates instructed to let ‘Marylebone’s most luxurious apartments’
The lettings team at Harrods Estates has landed a peach of an instruction in W1.
Chelsea landlord offers £2,700 per week DIY rental
In an unusual move, the landlord of a rental property on Mulberry Walk is tempting prospective tenants with carte blanche to completely redecorate a whole house.
85% of tenants are now opting to renew contracts – Foxtons
Foxtons is reporting that a record number - 85% - of all its tenancies are renewing contracts.
Immigration Bill: Why Greg Clark should let letting agents do their job
All this unpaid work is making life so tedious that it's almost not worth doing the job at all, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Prime London Lettings Market Overview: Analysing Q2’s ‘important shift’
In stark contrast to what's being going on in the sales market, average rental values across prime London are now 7.4% higher than they were at this point last year.
Prime London rents falter as bankers’ optimism fades
Rental values in prime central London have dropped - albeit by the smallest of measures - for the first time since February 2014. July saw PCL rents fall by 0.
Prime central London sales transactions jump 21% in Q2 – JLL
Sales transactions in prime central London rocketed by 21% in Q2 compared to Q1 of this year, says JLL, but levels are still 32% down year-on-year.
See how this compares to LonRes' Q2 findings here
Private rents have risen by 2.5% in the last year
Rents have risen by 2.5% across Great Britain in the last 12 months, and by 3.8% in London, according to the last Private Housing Rental Index from the Office of National Statistics.
Prime London rental growth struggles to keep up with inflation
Prime rents have risen by 1.5% in London in the last 12 months, after a +0.
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…