Sales market drought as lettings floods: D&G

Most Londoners would choose to live in Hampstead if money were no object, according to new poll, but what's the reality of buying or renting in this much-loved urban village?

"Unless somebody is committed to London in the long term, there is a much more compelling case for renting", says PCL agency Tunstall Property of the post-SDLT reform landscape.

Estate agents now hold an average of just 43 unsold properties on their books per branch