Uncertainty driving would-be buyers into the prime rental market
Stock levels are low and competition among prospective tenants is pushing up achieved rents, reports LonRes
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‘More balance is returning’ to prime London’s rental market
Rising tenant demand is helping to reverse pandemic-induced rental value declines in Prime London, reports Knight Frank.
Prime London’s rental market ‘continues its journey back towards normality’
“The see-saw of high supply and low demand is tipping back the other way,” says Knight Frank. “Demand is coming from multiple sources and rental values are getting stronger as a result.”
Activity levels drop off in Prime London’s lettings market as tenants opt to renew
12% fewer new homes listed to let in Q3 2018 compared with the same period last year, while the number of new lets agreed fell by 17.6%, reports LonRes
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