Lettings
“The UK housing market continues to lack momentum” – RICS
There's been no Autumn bounce as buyers remain cautious, say surveyors
The average landlord’s portfolio is now bigger than ever
Landlord numbers are falling, despite a "sharp rise" in the number of available rental homes, says Countrywide
Knight Frank leans on global network to weather UK headwinds
‘There were moments when the outlook was bleak’, says boss Alistair Elliott as group posts 3.3% rise in annual turnover and 4.5% fall in pre-tax profits
PCL “is moving towards recovery mode” as higher SDLT rates are assimilated into the top-end
Transaction volumes are up by nearly 10%, says Knight Frank, as accidental landlords look to sell up
Summer Snapshot: Prime property markets in six charts
Average annual house price growth across the UK slowed to 2.1% in August, down from 2.9% in July, reports Knight Frank
Britain is now the ‘fifth worst’ European country for buy-to-let investors
Ireland maintains the highest rental yield (7.08%) in Europe for second year in the latest "European Buy-To-Let League" table
Letting fees ban is agent’s ‘primary concern’
42% of letting agents put the ban at the top of their To Worry About list
August sees central London’s property market at its ‘weakest since 2008’ – RICS
The UK property market is an 'increasingly mixed picture'
MPs to debate letting agency fees ban
Article updated to include a summary of proceedings and link to full Hansard records
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Prime Central London stabilises, but it’s a divided market – JLL
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