Lettings

Millennials are beginning to pass on the rental bill to 20-somethings, says Countrywide

Rents rise in PCL and Prime London as supply slows; £3,000 pw plus deals up by quarter on Q4 2016

Prime resi markets are "experiencing particularly challenging conditions"; surveyors report that two-thirds of £1m+ properties are selling for less than their asking price

Coutts & Co summarises the key takehomes from each area...

LonRes' Marcus Dixon explains how Prime London's sales (above) and lettings markets (below) ended 2017...

Rents may be falling, but prime London's lettings market is still moving, says Savills

Sell-off predicted to push receipts up to the £10bn mark in 2018-19

The number of new instructions fell in December for the 23rd month in a row

London is driving a national deceleration of rental price growth, says the ONS; private rents in the capital increased by just 0.4% in the year to December 2017

London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth in England to the fastest, says Countrywide

"Those who earn their income through property will pay significantly higher tax bills" as a result of recent tax reforms, says the NLA.

Total returns look set to rise, says Knight Frank, as rental values bottom out...