Lettings
Rent guarantee insurance sales suspended
Insurers have stopped selling new rent guarantee policies, following the suspension of tenant evictions for the next three months.
Rental price inflation triples as the North-South divide widens
The average GB rent climbed by 3.3% in the year to March, says Hamptons - three times the pace seen in the previous 12 months.
Foxtons apologises after self-isolating tenant is told to vacate for a viewing
Agency admits its actions 'fell well short'
Government bans tenant evictions for at least three months
"No renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home, nor will any landlord face unmanageable debts," says the Housing Secretary.
Property prices rise across the country, but surveyors expect the Coronavirus to hit Spring market activity
Demand, supply, prices and transaction numbers all increased from January to February, according to the latest RICS survey.
Khan kicks off Mayoral re-election campaign, pledging rent controls for London
Incumbent London Mayor Sadiq Khan has put rent controls "front and centre" of his re-election campaign.
Final Minimum Energy Efficiency deadline looms for landlords
Landlords have less than a month left to bring their private rented units up to EPC band E to meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard.
Competitive bidding is now rife in PCL’s rental market
Knight Frank's lettings teams report a 50% increase in sealed bids as tenants face a perfect storm of soaring demand and depleted supply
Latest mortgage data shows a resurgence of buy-to-let activity
The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.
Landlord numbers fall to a seven-year low
The average private rental portfolio size has risen as the number of landlords has dropped, reports Hamptons International. The national average rent increased by 3.6% in the last year.
‘House price pressures appear to be building’ as market activity grows
Surveyors "are optimistic regarding the outlook for activity over the next twelve months," says the RICS.
Prime London rents rise for ninth consecutive quarter
Shortage of stock continuing to support values, reports LonRes