Lettings
Rental price growth for new lets climbs to 19-month high
Hamptons data suggests average UK rents are rising, but growth is still running below inflation.
Buy-to-let investors are offering low & securing steep discounts
Fresh data from Hamptons suggests cash-wielding chain-free buyers are capitalising on the soft sales market.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from LonRes, Rightmove, Knight Frank, Hamptons, Zoopla, RICS & more...
Prime London rents pick up pace as growth hits 18-month high
Average values jumped 5.3% in July, reports LonRes, with PCL seeing an especially sharp turnaround.
‘London stands out as an area lacking confidence’ as UK housing market ‘remains subdued’
Buyer demand and sales activity 'struggle to gain momentum,' says the RICS.
Big London agency reports 22% drop-off in buyer registrations
Chestertons flags steepest annual fall in prospective buyers since last November amid political and tax uncertainty.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 32, 2026
A third fewer sales were agreed across the capital's prime postcodes last week Vs the same seven day period last year.
Renter’s Rights Act ‘still proving largely counterproductive’, says Knight Frank
Rental stock squeeze continues, reports agency, as landlords adapt to the new regime.
Prime rents climb as new rules divide the market
Rental price growth is 'stronger in markets most impacted by the Renters’ Rights Act,' says Savills, and much lower for the highest-value properties.
Required Reading: What the proposed landlord database could mean for property agents
Estate agency trade body Propertymark outlines the key points and potential fallout of some notable incoming legislation to further regulate the private rented sector.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Lloyds, Benham & Reeves, LonRes, Coutts, Connells, Julius Baer & more...
Understanding the Prime London market in five charts
From stock levels and sale prices to discounts and deal volumes, fresh graphics from LonRes provide a snapshot of the capital's prime property market as the second half of 2026 gets under way.