Lettings
London’s rental market ‘remains buoyant’, say agents
Aston Chase says it has received a "significantly higher" number of rental enquiries under lockdown compared to the same period last year. LonRes data, however, tells a different story.
Lettings deals down by two-thirds in Prime London
The number of new lets agreed has sunk by 67% over the last seven weeks, reports LonRes
London property buyers’ total potential spend has hit £52bn – Knight Frank
Activity may have plunged as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, but lettings activity is on the rise and pent-up buyer demand is building, reports the agency.
Talking Heads: Prime resi insiders on post-lockdown prospects
Seven seasoned pros from the worlds of buying, selling and developing offer their honest opinions on where prices, volumes and expectations will be when the luxury property market eventually emerges from…
London’s Airbnb landlords look to lock in long-term tenants
The coronavirus crisis has left Instagram-worthy apartments in prime locations standing empty as tourists and corporate tenants stay away, reports Winkworth...
‘Socially distanced’ viewings & digital deals: How the property market could function post-lockdown
Government collaborates with the industry on how best to raise the nation's housing market from its hibernation;
London agency begins unfurloughing staff
Chestertons brings lettings negs back to work in some parts of the capital 'in anticipation of a very busy summer'
Under offers piled up as the lockdown halted prime London’s property market recovery
Nearly a third (30%) more London homes were marked as "under offer" at the end of March compared to the same time a year ago, according to LonRes data mined buy Coutts bank, as deals piled up under the…
Tenancy renewals jump under lockdown, but ‘there are signs that applicant demand is starting to increase again’
Hamptons and Knight Frank both report big increases in tenancy renewals, but both flag signs of renewed demand for new lettings despite the lockdown.
London’s lettings market awakens, sort of
Tenants across London & the Home Counties are making plans for life after lockdown, reports Knight Frank, although more are opting to go with the status quo.
Lettings market still moving says major London agency
Chestertons has agreed nearly 200 new tenancies and brought over 800 properties to market since the lockdown began
Zoopla predicts a 25% drop in lettings activity – but tenant demand seems resilient
There are "signs of life" in the rental market despite the lockdown, reports Zoopla.