Lettings
Prime Central London deal numbers have turned up by 4.4%
But the increase looks to be driven by the sub-£2m market, says Strutt & Parker
Super-prime recovers as £10m+ deals hit their highest level since 2014
Demand in Prime Central and Prime Outer London is on the up, reports Knight Frank
Record first half for Chestertons’ lettings division
Profits up 62% on the same period in 2017, despite a significant drop in supply levels
London leads asking rent growth for the first time since 2014
A drop-off in new rental supply has pushed average asking rents up in the capital, and trimmed the average time it takes to find a tenant
Watch: LonRes’ William Carrington in conversation with Alan Russell of Russell Simpson
LonRes Chairman William Carrington chats to Alan Russell, Founder and MD of long-running PCL agency Russell Simpson, about surviving the many challenges thrown at London's resi sector over the last four…
62% of Airbnb properties in London are provided by ‘multi-listers’
Colliers points to the 'growing commercialisation' of the short-let platform
London’s neutral rental market ‘is no cause for concern’
Tenant demand is still strong even in areas where rental values dipped in Q2, reports Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings
PCL lettings market ‘beginning to tip in favour of landlords’
The number of new prospective tenants to every new rental listing was 4.9 last month, according to Knight Frank, the highest ratio in more than ten years
Westminster investigating 1,200 properties in short-let clampdown
"No stone will be left unturned", warns council
Slowdown in buy-to-let transactions ‘is not necessarily bad news’ – LendInvest
"A ‘buy, hold and remortgage’ strategy is some investors’ preference while the market works through a possible slowdown", says LendInvest
Proportion of rental homes let by company landlords reaches new high
18% of UK private rental homes are owned by a company rather than an individual, says Hamptons International
Dragon Lalvani backs Airbnb property management firm
Tej Lalvani has taken a 7.5% stake in short-let management operation Air Agents