Lettings
Tenants ‘swarming’ over new rental instructions in Chelsea & Knightsbridge
PCL agency transacts on a raft of quick-fire lets as demand soars for 'the right type of listings'
Pre-lets on the rise in London’s ‘lively’ rental market
JLL reports 'buoyant' applicant and instruction levels across the capital - and an increasing number of tenants renting off-plan in the rush to secure the best new-build units...
Rare apartments offered for rent in Piccadilly’s famous Albany
Knight Frank is marketing two unfurnished flats for rent in The Albany, off Piccadilly. One is available for the first time in 55 years
‘Ominous’ signs for the lettings market as the ‘never-ending Brexit saga’ curbs sales – RICS
There's a "consistent imbalance" between tenant demand and rental supply, warn surveyors, while Brexit-based uncertainty is continuing to thwart activity in the sales market
Price corrections boost prime London buying activity
Cluttons saw a 30% jump in new buyer enquiries from Q1 to Q2 this year - but has downgraded its price forecasts in Prime Central London
Super-prime rentals jump as discretionary vendors opt to let
Rental Market Snapshot: Knight Frank reports a 22% jump in the number of would-be tenants across prime London, with no corresponding rise in supply
On the demise of the leasehold portfolio
Recent consultations and proposed reforms are likely to have a significant impact on investment decisions around what used to be an attractive asset class for institutional investors and pension funds,…
Clivedale tempts HNW buyers with Mandarin Oriental rental programme
In what's being billed as a first for London's super-prime development market, owners at Clivedale's forthcoming scheme on Hanover Square will be able to rent out their homes for up to 90 days of the year…
‘More must be done in the immediate’ to improve the PRS – RICS
Surveyors call for an overhaul of the private rented sector, in advance of Lord Best's ROPA
‘Transaction levels indicate that the markets are relatively stable during this time of economic & political uncertainty’ – Strutt & Parker
Transaction volumes in PCL grew by 5.3% from H1 2018 to H1 2019, says Strutt & Parker, driven by a quite dramatic surge in activity under £2m
It now takes just 20 days for the average rental property to find a tenant
Falling stock levels and rising demand mean the British rental market is moving faster than ever, says Hamptons
Surveyors return to pessimism as the property market flatlines – RICS
"The latest RICS results will provide little comfort for the market," says Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn, "with all the key indicators pretty much flatlining"