Prime London is ‘returning towards a pre-pandemic rental market’
London Central Portfolio saw an 11% jump in agreed rents on new tenancies in Q4 2021, "correcting the deep discounts that were granted during the same period in 2020".
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Prime London Market Snapshot: Tight supply & returning demand push prices & rents up in PCL
"The property markets in central and outer London are increasingly on different trajectories," says Knight Frank, as the latest market indices shine a light on sales and lettings trends.
‘Rents in Inner London are on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2022’ – Hamptons
"Rents in Inner London are on track to reach pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2022," says Hamptons.
Private rental stock has dropped by half since 2019 as landlords exit the market
Estate agency branches had an average of 15.6 properties available to rent in March this year, says Propertymark, down from 30.4 in March 2019.
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