Lettings
Hamptons taps into short let boom
Hamptons International has decided to launch a dedicated Short Lets Department in response to a 'significant rise in demand'.
Landlords and lettings agents left confused by immigration check guidance
Home Office guidance on immigration checks (which was issued, withdrawn, and re-issued without change in the space of 24 hours) will lead to yet more confusion for landlords, says Carter Jonas’ Head of …
Tenants Behaving Badly: Renters fess up
We all knew there were a few bad eggs amongst the UK's 8.3 million tenants, but some new research has claimed to lift the lid on the worst offenders and the extent of their transgressions
Mixed messages as ‘some sort of transition’ hits the London market
London's property prices crept up by just 0.3% in July, taking annual growth down to +7.9% as "some sort of transition is underway" according to the latest from Knight Frank.
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50% of new applicants made an offer in July – D&G
There seem to be some pretty motivated househunters out there this Summer, with Douglas & Gordon reporting that nearly half of its new applicants actually made an offer on a property last month as they…
Tripadvisor for tenants launches in the US
A new tool that allows prospective renters to read apartment reviews by former tenants has just launched in the States.
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Suite Dreams: Where is the most expensive place to sleep in London?
London has been named as the world's most expensive city to rent a five-star hotel room, luxury serviced flat or rental apartment.
Marsh & Parsons to open three more branches by Christmas
London-based agency Marsh & Parsons clearly made some serious hay while the sun shone in H1.
Interim results released by owner LSL show that M&P's revenue in H1 increased by 19% to £16.1m (up from £13.5m
Q2 rise for stock levels, withdrawals, fall-throughs & time taken to agree a sale
"As the property market continues to slow down, we may enter a period of calm where asking prices, especially in new developments, are reassessed", says William Carrington in his introduction to the results …
Prime London rents return to 2007’s peak
The prime lettings market has "picked up" in the first half of the year, says Savills, as a slow-but-steady economic recovery drives confidence and employment
Record prices and booming transactions as financial sector drives Midtown market
A couple of recent reports have flagged up the changing face of London's Midtown rental market: Savills argued here that technology workers are reinventing the corporate lettings landscape, while LCP claimed…
50% lift for Home Counties rental market
It's been a strong Q2 for the lettings market in the Home Counties as rents have risen for the second quarter in a row, but are still 3.8% down on the year