Lettings

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest buyer and renter trends near stations along the line.

'Transport improvements in London have opened up new areas for workers in Central London to live, leading to a shift in buyer and renter behaviour,' says Foxtons' lettings chief.

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Hamptons, Rightmove, LonRes, OnTheMarket, Savills, Knight Frank & more...

Property market sentiment 'is improving steadily' says top buying agency.

Supply & demand are still well out of kilter, but discounts and price reductions are increasing.

Wide-ranging updates to rental rules include the long-promised abolition of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.

'Affordability constraints will likely hit the brakes on rental growth at some point this year,' says Hamptons - but the estate agency warns 'it’s unlikely to slow considerably due to the number of landlords…

Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Knight Frank, Coutts, Savills, Rightmove, Zoopla, TwentyCi, LonRes & more...

Surveyors reported a dip in home-buyer demand last month, but most other property market indicators continue to improve from last year's low-point.

The imbalance between rental supply and demand is improving in prime London, says Tom Bill - but only slowly.

'2023 is set to be more in-tune with the last so-called normal market of 2019,' says property firm London House after crunching data from LonRes.

Rightmove listed 46% fewer rental properties in Q1 this year than in Q1 2019, while processing 48% more tenant enquiries.