Lettings
73% of buy-to-let investors still think the sector is the best long-term investment
83% of investors say it is either unlikely or very unlikely that they will sell their buy-to-let property within the next year, with the majority (58%) staying put for five years
Build-to-Rent, student housing & retirement living present a £700bn investment opportunity says Savills
The value of the UK's "residential operational real estate" sector - combining build-to-rent, senior living and student housing - is set to quadruple, forecasts Savills, hitting £880bn once fully mature …
Berlin moves to freeze rental prices for five years
After a decade of runaway price inflation, radical rent controls are slated to come into force in January (if approved), and be back-dated to June 2018
Cluttons forecasts a ‘rush of supply’ in London, limiting future price growth
'There’s effectively three years’ worth of people who haven’t put their house on the market, creating a "Brexit bottleneck" which will lead to a sharp correction when they do'
Tech professionals drive demand surge in rebooted King’s Cross
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co reports rocketing sales and lettings figures in the former industrial wasteland, as world famous corporations continue to pile in...
The number of households rented by over-50’s has risen by 61% since 2012
One in five tenants in the South East is now aged over 50, says Hamptons International
Negative property market trends ‘show some signs of easing’ – RICS
'Some comfort can be drawn from the results of the latest RICS survey,' says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, 'as it suggests that the housing market in aggregate may be steading'
London’s super-prime lettings market has been ‘unseasonably active’ this year
A record number of deals were agreed above £5,000 per week in the first four months of 2019, reports Knight Frank
Property market activity builds in Prime Central London
Knight Frank reports more exchanges going through above £2m, more offers being made, and more viewings taking place
Rents climb in London’s Zone 2 as demand outstrips supply
Foxtons reports that more than nine prospective tenants registered for every rental property listed with the agency in London in Q1
Rents soaring in SW London as supply shortage ‘bites’
Rental prices in areas like Putney, Wandsworth and Clapham rose three times faster in Q1 compared with other parts of the capital - and Chestertons has a theory on why...
Albert Hill of The Modern House on Classicism, algorithms and the ‘flight to quality’
Whilst some are loudly weeping over the wayward actions of our politicians, others are quietly getting on and acquiring great houses, notes Albert Hill in his round-up of Spring market and design trends …