Lettings
‘Try before you buy’ tenants boost London’s super-prime lettings scene
"Renting becomes more accepted as a tenure model in the super-prime market", says Knight Frank
Buying in London for less than five years ‘doesn’t warrant the transaction costs’
HNWIs now seeing renting as a more commercial alternative, says buying agency
Most prolonged tenants’ market in 20 years ‘nearing the end’
Landlords of prime properties 'poised to regain the balance of power' in the capital...
PCL rental growth to turn positive this year
Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker predict a 0.5% rise in prime central London rents in 2018, following a 2.1% drop last year
Britain’s total rental income has more than doubled in the last ten years
Millennials are beginning to pass on the rental bill to 20-somethings, says Countrywide
Falling stock levels restore some balance in London’s prime lettings market
Rents rise in PCL and Prime London as supply slows; £3,000 pw plus deals up by quarter on Q4 2016
‘The housing market has a case of the January blues’ – RICS
Prime resi markets are "experiencing particularly challenging conditions"; surveyors report that two-thirds of £1m+ properties are selling for less than their asking price
How did Prime London’s micro-markets fare in Q4?
Coutts & Co summarises the key takehomes from each area...
Watch: LonRes Lowdown (Q4 2017)
LonRes' Marcus Dixon explains how Prime London's sales (above) and lettings markets (below) ended 2017...
Market Snapshot: Prime residential lettings
Rents may be falling, but prime London's lettings market is still moving, says Savills
CGT receipts soar as investors flee BTL
Sell-off predicted to push receipts up to the £10bn mark in 2018-19
UK property market ‘continues to lack momentum’ – RICS
The number of new instructions fell in December for the 23rd month in a row