PCL buying agency reports rental surge and off-market sales shift
Nearly a third of Black Brick's searches in Q1 were for rentals, while over a third of its purchases were made off-market...

PCL sales stock up; pre-Olympic rental market driven by family homes
Prime central London is seeing an increase in open market stock and a noticeable rise in families wanting to secure rental properties prior to Olympics, according to WA Ellis's "prime central London…
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PCL sales prices carry on up as rental market shows life
Prime central London house prices are now 58% above their 2009 low, having risen by 7.2% over the last 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
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London buying agency reports ‘considerable’ rise in off-market deals
'Clients prefer the exclusivity that comes with purchasing a home which has not been openly marketed and which many potential purchasers will not yet have the opportunity to see'
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