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Tenants put in the driving seat as choice blossoms
Rental stock deluge eases across PCL
New instructions down by 6% y-o-y; annual price movement now at -4.8%, compared to -5.2% in December 2016
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Over Supply: PCL rental values hit hard as stock piles up
On an annual basis, values in Q2 were down by 4.3%, and by 8-10% in the upper price ranges
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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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Founded by ex-Knight Frank and Aston Chase agent Craig Draper, the high-end firm is backed by former Greene & Co MD David Pollock.
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UK Sotheby’s shrugs off market slowdown as Q1 sales hit £598mn
Top-end brokerage reports 'strong' start to 2026 with £1bn of property under offer, £4.15bn of stock on the market and 3,500 new registered buyers over £2mn.
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Designed by George Devey, the Grade II listed Sendholme comes with its own pitch and pavilion.
Boutique agency lines up another Beaufort Gardens double building at £19.5mn
Working with Knight Frank, Maskells picks up trophy instruction near Harrods after marshalling similar sale last year.
In Pictures: $400mn LA mansion becomes world’s most expensive open-market property listing
Agents describe the eight-acre estate as the 'Crown Jewel of Los Angeles'.
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Nuhu-designed penthouse at Stirling’s Carlton Gardens scheme hits the market
Boutique agency lists 'showstopping' proposition just off the Mall for £13.9mn.
Chestertons & Aston Chase owner buys another London agency
Campions Group confirms second business acquisition in the capital this month.
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Mapped: How prices & rents have shifted across London’s top neighbourhoods so far this year
Latest data shows sales values falling across most PCL areas, with sharper drops in some of the most exclusive markets.
Required Reading: The Renters’ Rights Act is (nearly) here
Next week marks the start of 'new age' for the private rented sector, says Jessica Tomlinson of Savills, as she walks us through what incoming legislation means for top-end tenants & landlords.
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