Massive stock surge hits rental prices; London records first annual drop in six years

Prime rents nudged upwards in Q3, says Chestertons as the firm forecasts a 3% increase for prime London rents next year. Q3 saw prime rents rise a touch by 0.

Estate agency Strutt & Parker has reported a 'sharp' increase in buy-to-let investors across its network of London offices over the past two years.

Prime central London property prices rose for the 34th month in a row in August, according to the latest from Knight Frank, with a 0.6% month-on-month increase taking that rise to 4.