Lettings
‘Demand is through the roof’: Booming British film industry is good news for landlords
Hollywood stars and their production teams are an increasingly important source of deals, says Knight Frank.
Stock shortage pushes more house-hunters to ‘stop-gap’ rentals
Rental homes are "increasingly being used as a stop-gap by house-hunters faced with a lack of stock to buy," says Hamptons' research chief, Aneisha Beveridge.
Huge H1 sets BTR sector up for record year
£2.35 billion of capital was invested in the first six months of 2021.
Prime London’s rental market ‘continues its journey back towards normality’
“The see-saw of high supply and low demand is tipping back the other way,” says Knight Frank. “Demand is coming from multiple sources and rental values are getting stronger as a result.”
Prime global rents turn a corner as yields drop further
“Rental markets look set to be subdued for the rest of 2021," says Savills as its World Cities rental price index returns to positive growth, but the longer-term outlook is more positive.
Prime London flooded with rental demand
Buying agency Haringtons is reporting "a huge influx" of demand for large furnished rental properties in prime London, as families are forced out of their homes by the recent flooding.
Foxtons reports record tenant numbers; predicts future rental hotspots
Highest number of new applicants on record has coincided with a big fall in new instructions.
Letting agents report ‘all-time high’ for tenant demand
Letting agents reported a record number of new prospective tenants per branch in June, according to Propertymark.
‘The bounce-back is now underway’: Knight Frank revises rental market forecasts
After steep falls over the last year, the agency expects rents across the prime postcodes will recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2023.
Prime London rental market ‘rebalancing’ – LCP
Key indicators including the average discount on re-lets and the time taken to find a tenant have both been falling.
Asking rents hit a record high outside London, as city centres start to recover
Rental properties are finding tenants faster than ever before, reports Rightmove, as record demand pushes price up.
Central London rents likely to recover to pre-pandemic levels within a year – Hamptons
Average rents in central London have fallen by 16.