South London rents rocket
London was the only prime world city to see rents fall in 2012
Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index rose by 1.6% in the final quarter of 2012, taking the annual increase to 5.1% and putting the index 20% above its post-financial crisis low in Q2 2009.
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Big landlords are “raising the bar” for tenants, as London rents forecast to grow by 24% by 2018 – Savills
Rents in prime London rose by 1.
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