Lettings
Rental prices bounce back as demand outpaces supply
"The post-pandemic ‘recalibration’ of the rental market is well underway," says Zoopla's research chief, Gráinne Gilmore.
Solving the Airbnb conundrum: Why more regulation is not the answer
As the Government weighs up new planning rules for short-term rentals, Charles Mieville and Victoria Du Croz look at the practicalities and outline the likely effects on the property market…
Rightmove reports busiest ever January; buyer demand over 20% higher than pre-Covid levels
Property portal flags "early signs of a better-balanced market over the course of 2022" as valuation requests jump.
‘London completes its rental recovery’ – Rightmove
“London asking rents have finally risen beyond pre-pandemic levels,” says Rightmove, “a sign that the capital has not lost its pull and popularity with renters.”
Prime London is ‘returning towards a pre-pandemic rental market’
London Central Portfolio saw an 11% jump in agreed rents on new tenancies in Q4 2021, "correcting the deep discounts that were granted during the same period in 2020".
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: What lies ahead in 2022?
London's prime property market is still facing some big challenges, but this has the potential to be a key year, writes Hugh Obbard...
Rents soar beyond pre-pandemic levels in London hotspots
JLL flags up a strong bounce-back in values in areas including Kensington & Canary Wharf
House price & rental growth to continue outpacing wage inflation, warns the RICS
Buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes available to buy.
Why London tenants face a scramble for stock this spring
Any re-balancing between supply and demand in the lettings market will only come later this year at the earliest, says Tom Bill
Record number of buy-to-let companies set up in 2021
Hamptons estimates that around half of all new landlord purchases last year used a company to hold their buy-to-let property.
Holiday lets boom ‘crippling’ local rental markets
Countryside charity CPRE estimates there has been a 1,000% increase in homes listed for short-term let across the UK over the last five years
King’s Cross & Bayswater among top rental hotspots for 2022
King’s Cross witnessed the highest growth in rental values last year, followed by Bayswater, but which other areas of London are tipped to outperform in the year ahead?