‘Two speed’ rental market emerges as affluent areas recover from lockdown fastest
More affluent areas have seen markedly more lettings market activity since the end of the Spring Coronavirus lockdown than Britain's less wealthy locations.
London rents fall to 2014 levels as a two-speed market takes hold
“The split in the rental market caused by Covid-19 has now crystallised and we are seeing the two-speed market firmly entrenched," says Gráinne Gilmore, Zoopla’s Head of Research.
PCL’s altered rental market in eight charts
"Anyone worried about the future of city life should take reassurance from the 21% increase in under 30-year olds starting new tenancies compared with the same period prior year," notes the CEO of London…
Watch: ‘Exceptionally busy’ sales market continues through second lockdown
The UK property market remains "exceptionally busy", says Garrington in its latest monthly sit-rep, despite the national Coronavirus lockdown and what would normally be the start of the seasonal slowdown.
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Agents instructed on rare unbroken freehold building just off Hyde Park, with investors and developers expected to target.
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Notting Hill villa changes hands for nearly £32mn
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Former Schroders base in Mayfair cleared for prime resi conversion
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Super-prime Barnes gem changes hands in landmark off-market deal
Sale of Grade II listed house ranks among SW13's biggest in recent years.
Art Deco-inspired ultra-prime mansion changes hands in Knightsbridge
Luxury developer sells pair of trophy homes - including the former residence of ballerina Margot Fonteyn - in fresh boost for PCL market.
In Pictures: Met-linked Palladian masterpiece hits the market at £12mn
Oxfordshire’s Grade I listed Kirtlington Park sits in the very top echelon of England’s country houses, says Savills, as it lands another trophy instruction.
British Land picks new CEO
Joanne McNamara will lead the FTSE-100 property company, replacing outgoing chief Simon Carter.
Off-market properties outnumbering online listings by 5:1 in PCL, says buying agency
Fear of not having seen everything available is now the main factor weighing on buyers’ minds and undermining confidence, reports Eccord.
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