Tenant demand jumps as fees cut
Demand for rental properties in London surged by 13% from May to June, according to Rightmove, compared to a four year average at this time of year of just 4%
Europe’s top-earning Airbnb hosts revealed
One super-host in Barcelona is bringing in over £2m a year from 63 properties via the short-term accommodation platform, according to new analysis
New buyer interest rises for the first time since November 2016
The UK property market appears to be stabilising, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% “surge in fake applications” in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act 2019
73% of buy-to-let investors still think the sector is the best long-term investmentÂ
83% of investors say it is either unlikely or very unlikely that they will sell their buy-to-let property within the next year, with the majority (58%) staying put for five years
Build-to-Rent, student housing & retirement living present a £700bn investment opportunity says Savills
The value of the UK’s “residential operational real estate” sector – combining build-to-rent, senior living and student housing – is set to quadruple, forecasts Savills, hitting £880bn once fully mature
Berlin moves to freeze rental prices for five years
After a decade of runaway price inflation, radical rent controls are slated to come into force in January (if approved), and be back-dated to June 2018
Cluttons forecasts a ‘rush of supply’ in London, limiting future price growth
‘There’s effectively three years’ worth of people who haven’t put their house on the market, creating a “Brexit bottleneck” which will lead to a sharp correction when they do’
Tech professionals drive demand surge in rebooted King’s Cross
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co reports rocketing sales and lettings figures in the former industrial wasteland, as world famous corporations continue to pile in…
The number of households rented by over-50’s has risen by 61% since 2012
One in five tenants in the South East is now aged over 50, says Hamptons International
Negative property market trends ‘show some signs of easing’ – RICS
‘Some comfort can be drawn from the results of the latest RICS survey,’ says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, ‘as it suggests that the housing market in aggregate may be steading’
London’s super-prime lettings market has been ‘unseasonably active’ this year
A record number of deals were agreed above £5,000 per week in the first four months of 2019, reports Knight Frank