Lettings
Agreed sales pick up as demand escalates – RICS
"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…
Prime global rents ‘struggling for growth’
"The heady days of 5% annual growth look unlikely to be repeated for some time," says Knight Frank's Kate Everett-Allen, as the firm's Prime Global Rental Index hovers close to the zero mark.
Another Home Counties acquisition for Strutt & Parker
Strutt & Parker has snapped up a three-office agency with a strong presence across Surrey and Berkshire.
Grosvenor offers two Mayfair blocks for £120m
Grosvenor has put the long leases of two super-prime residential developments in the heart of Mayfair up for sale for £120m.
PCL agency reports rise in sub-letting scams
A Knightsbridge firm has warned of a spike in sub-letting "scams" after being approached by a number of hacked-off landlords.
Criterion debuts ‘London’s most luxurious student digs’
A batch of newly-refurbished apartments in Mayfair have been launched as "London's ultimate student pads", with prices going all the way up to £21,000 per month.
Record numbers of landlords raise rents on renewal
45% of tenants who renewed their contracts in August were hit with a rent hike, says Countrywide, with an average increase of 2.5%.
Digs Spenders: London’s £600m foreign student lettings market now a ‘key driver’
The 107,000 international students currently studying in London contribute a whopping £600m in rental income to the capital's lettings market, with some spending up to £1,500 a week on swanky digs…
Lurot Brand opens up in Notting Hill
Sales and lettings agency Lurot Brand has added to its central London network with a shiny new shop front in W11.
Prime central London rental growth slows as stock levels stay up
Rental value growth in prime central London has dropped to its lowest quarterly level since April 2014, says Knight Frank, as demand dropped in August but supply levels stayed high.
Carter Jonas launches York lettings team
Carter Jonas has decided to add a lettings offering to its York operation after seeing the city's rental market rocket.
‘95% of buyers would pay 25% more to live near a school’
95% of buyers and 81% of renters would pay up to 25% more to live in close proximity to a school, says online estate agency Urban.co.uk.