Lettings

Buying activity has slowed, but a relatively high number of prime London property listings are being repriced this Summer...

Traditional influx of students & corporate tenants is being boosted by demand from aspiring homebuyers, according to Chestertons.

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The total number of available homes remains some 50% lower than five years ago.

OnTheMarket's new index reveals that homes listed for sale in Prime Central London are taking twice as long, on average, to secure a buyer as in Plymouth or Newcastle.

A third fewer sales were agreed across London's prime postcodes last week compared to the same period last year, but more homes went under offer, and a relative flurry of new instructions hit the market.

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the sales market, Labour’s revival of the Renters Reform Bill is doing the same thing in the lettings market, says Knight Frank.

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Labour's plan to require all rental homes to achieve an EPC A-C rating by 2030 'is achievable at a stretch,' says Hamptons, but 'landlords need adequate time and resources to meet it.'

London's average monthly rent bill has risen by 3% in the last 12 months, while Northern regions have seen three-times that growth.

Surveyors are feeling more positive about the sales market than at any time since January 2020.

The latest LonRes data suggests buying activity bounced back last week.