Lettings

The number of prime central London tenancies agreed in September was 12% lower than the same month in 2014, reports Knight Frank, as rental values dropped by 0.5% in October.

The summer months are traditionally the most active for the lettings market of prime London and 2015 was no exception, notes LonRes in its Autumn Review.

Build to Rent may be the billion-pound future of investment in the UK's private rental sector, says Hamptons International, but small landlords (with fewer than five rental units) are the backbone of…

3,000 square foot duplex on Hallam Street offered up as a fully-furnished rental with no minimum term

The market is "taking time to recover" from the General Election, says Foxtons plc in its latest trading update; the firm's figures are looking decidedly healthier already though...

Residential fund/asset manager London Central Portfolio (LCP) has teamed up with the Qatari-backed Al Rayan Bank, which opened a flagship branch in Knightsbridge last year, to finance its latest Sharia-compliant…

London-based estate agency Marsh & Parsons has been spilling the beans on some of the more outlandish requests fielded by the firm's sales and lettings offices across the capital.

Average rents for private properties increased faster in Westminster than anywhere else in England in 2014, rising by 28.4%. 87% of English countries saw rents rise; 13% saw drops.

It's "a dull market in the capital" says London estate agency Douglas & Gordon, as the number of properties available to buy slumps yet further.

"30% of all tenants seeking a London flat to let are dog owners," claims lettings specialist EJ Harris, and there aren't enough pet-friendly residences to go around.

"The financial strain of buying can be overstated," says Zoopla (if you ignore deposits and purchase fees etc, and bank on interest rates staying low), as the portal informs us that it's cheaper to buy…

"It is hard not to see prices continuing to move higher over the coming months and into the early part of 2016," says the RICS' chief economist, as the Institute's latest data shows an uptick in agreed…