Lettings
Activity stirs in Prime London’s stock-laden rental market
The Prime London lettings market had a much busier end to the year than many expected, reports LonRes, but supply levels are still running very high...
Canary Wharf is having a moment – here’s why…
The 'escape to the country' trend is not the only way Covid-19 is changing tenant behaviour, writes Tom Bill...
20% more people are currently in the process of moving home compared to last year
"The volume of households moving through the homemover funnel" has reached "unparalleled levels", says research firm Twenty Ci.
Buy-to-let incorporations reach an all-time high as tax changes bite
The latest Hamptons index tells us that the national rate of rental price inflation ticked up sharply towards the end of 2020. The annual rate jumped from 1.4% in October to 4.1% in December.
‘Sales market momentum will fade further in coming months,’ warns the RICS
Housing market activity continues to rise but momentum is easing, according to the latest survey of Chartered Surveyors.
Marylebone bucks the trend as PCL rents suffer
Rents have been tumbling across the capital's prime districts recently, but not in this one...
Hidden Mayfair mansions let for £884k a year
A pair of super-prime new-build glass houses in Mayfair have been rented long-term by European tenants for a combined £17,000 a week.
Property market sees ‘busiest ever start to the year’ – Rightmove
Property portal Rightmove has recorded its busiest ever start to a new year, with visits to the site up 30% compared to the same period in 2020.
PCL transactions ‘will double in 2021’ predicts top London agency
Dexters plans to open six new estate agency branches in London this year, as it forecasts strong growth in both prime sales and lettings markets.
PCL property prices have fallen by 4.3% this year; rents by 11.9%
Prime Outer London has seen less significant price drops than central areas, reports Knight Frank.
Tatler: Here’s how the super-rich manage their global property portfolios
HNWI are increasingly opting to rent their ultra-prime residences instead of buying them, according to this report by the venerable society magazine...
‘There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam’ – Hamptons
Landlords accounted for one in every six agreed sales last month, as investors rush to take advantage of the Stamp Duty holiday in a small-scale re-run of 2016.