The Market
Cautious optimism is the name of the game in PCL
There most certainly is a market in Prime Central London, and a potentially strong one at that, says Simon Rose - but buyers need to maintain a level of caution, and sellers a level of realism...
Outer London’s top 10 retail-to-resi development hotspots
Planning changes have opened the door to the creation of over 16,ooo new homes across the capital's various "town centre" locations, says estate agency KFH, as it identifies London's top 10 areas for retail-to-residential…
Model tenancy contract updated to favour pet owners
Consent for pets is now the default position for tenancy agreements.
What’s next for the Prime Central London rental market?
As new data suggests a shift may be underway, former hedge fund manager Fraser Slater takes a detailed look at what’s happening in the PCL rental market right now - and explains why things are unlikely…
Housebuilders turn ‘an eye to risk management’ as land values tick up
Housebuilders reported strong sales rates in the second half of 2020 - but volumes are likely to return to "more normal levels", says Savills.
Zoning Out: How buyers are re-drawing the commuter belt
As the return of a "normal" commuting life seems less and less likely, househunters are ripping up their previous geographical property requirements, writes buying agent Charlie Rearden...
Ranked: London’s home-selling hotspots
There are six London boroughs where more than one in 25 homes are currently listed for sale.
PCL lettings deals up nearly 200% this year, reports major agency
Dexters says it has been agreeing 330 lets every week in January, and has 36,700 prospective tenants on its books - up 48% on last year.
12% drop in new instructions as vendors take stock
Sellers are "reluctant" to list their homes for sale during this third national lockdown, reports Zoopla, but buyer demand continues to escalate.
City centre rents suffer as tenants look to suburbs
"The pandemic has led to falling asking rents and a flood of properties coming into the market in a number of the UK’s biggest city centres," says Rightmove.
9 Trends: Key resi development themes for the year ahead
The Knight Frank team shares its take on the big themes in residential property development in London for the year ahead, from the rise of homeworking and wellbeing to retail conversions and mixed-use…
December’s agreed sales tally was the highest since 2006
Estate agency branches did an average of eight sales deals last month, according to Propertymark, down from 13 in November but still the highest December total since 2006.