Lettings

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has urged its members to write personal letters to Vince Cable ahead of this month's House of Commons debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Meanwhile, reports filtering in from one agency suggest it's been a rip-roaring start to 2013 for the West End rental market - in terms of volume anyway.

Northbeach Capital Partners, the PCL development management, investment and advisory arm of Northbeach, has announced a new project overlooking Hyde Park, due for completion in August 2013.

Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index rose by 1.6% in the final quarter of 2012, taking the annual increase to 5.1% and putting the index 20% above its post-financial crisis low in Q2 2009.

According to new figures out today, London's prime micro-markets have been performing particularly well for landlords of late, despite a 50% slow down in rental inflation over the past 12 months.

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.

The surging residential rental market in England and Wales is attracting new investors both large and small, according to the latest from CBRE.

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 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…

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.

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.