Lettings
Hurford Salvi Carr AST management team back to London
Hurford Salvi Carr has decided to scale-up their AST Management team and bring it back to Central London. Natalie Doyle will be the new face in charge of things
Big landlords are “raising the bar” for tenants, as London rents forecast to grow by 24% by 2018 – Savills
Rents in prime London rose by 1
UK rental stock value up £200bn in five years as investors see big returns
The surging residential rental market in England and Wales is attracting new investors both large and small, according to the latest from CBRE
Volume of capital’s rental stock rockets by 51% – KFH
Hot on the heels of Chesterton Humberts' similar findings, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has reported a distinct shift towards the tenants in London's rental market power struggle, with a 51% increase in …
Rightmove adds lettings fees disclaimer to listings
Rightmove has added a little disclaimer to all lettings listings in an effort to mitigate against the Advertising Standard Authority's ruling last week, which requires agents to include all compulsory…
Battersea rents catching up with Notting Hill as PCL prices level
There are twice as many buyers and tenants to each property outside prime central London, compared to inside the PCL zone, according to the latest Douglas & Gordon Market Barometer
Required Reading: New guidance on Leasehold Valuation Tribunals
Landlords of residential property who carry out repair works to their property have been given a helping hand by the Supreme Court, say Mishcon de Reya's Philip Freedman and Jonathan Warren
Industry welcomes lettings regulation
A whole bunch of lettings industry organisations have been cheering the Lords decision to to introduce a modicum of regulation to the lettings business
“Remarkable” resurgence in £5m+ activity – W.A. Ellis
There was a "remarkable" resurgence at the upper end of the prime central London sales market in February, according to W.A. Ellis, with a marked rise in both transaction volumes and instructions
Balance of power shifts to tenants as supply of prime rental stock shoots up
After a significant shift in supply levels, the pendulum of power in London's prime lettings market appears to have swung away from the capital's landlords, according to Chesterton Humberts' latest findings
Lettings ads must now show all compulsory fees
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decreed that lettings agents must include details of all compulsory fees in their property advertising
London drives strong investor returns as UK resi portfolios deliver 8.9%
Residential investment continues to outperform inflation and commercial real estate, according to the latest IPD UK Annual Residential Property Index, with returns from portfolios in the private rented…