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KEYWORD "central London" - 100 RESULTS
Rent up to £25,000 a week splashed out by super-rich tenants

Some of the richest people on the world, who use London as one of their bases, are choosing to rent rather...

28 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Knight Frank forecast for mainstream and prime lettings markets

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding political uncertainty. In the...

27 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Labour threat is sapping lettings confidence, claims Knight Frank

Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the prime London sales market, so Labour’s...

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons reveals mixed-bag lettings market in London

Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...

18 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Prime London lettings markets boosted by summer surge

Property consultancy JLL says there’s been a noticeable rise in prime Central London lettings activity.  Average rents rose 0.9% from Q1 to...

16 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents fear for future of Private Rental Sector - RICS

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

11 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Foreign-based tenants and investors targeted by high end lettings agency

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in...

09 July 2024

From: Breaking News

“Thousands of homes lost to Airbnb” claims Labour hopeful

Thousands of homes in central London may have been lost to Airbnb and other short let platforms, a Labour candidate claims. Rachel...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

High-value tenancies agreed in June were below asking rent - Knight Frank

Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...

04 July 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings drives huge profits surge for 27-branch agency chain

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m - and much of that rise is...

26 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Five agencies win ‘Let Of The Year’ awards

Property data consultancy LonRes has named five winners in its so-called ‘Let Of The Year’ awards. The London-focussed consultancy has revealed the...

25 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Two new London offices for Connells’ high-end brand

John D Wood & Co., one of the UK’s oldest lettings and estate agents dating back over 150 years, has expanded...

18 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Jitters: Reform Bill failure and July Election hit lettings market

Knight Frank is suggesting that a growing degree of uncertainty is hitting the rental market, particularly the high-end sector in the...

12 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental growth forecasts cut as supply catches up with demand

Knight Frank says the normalisation of supply and demand in Prime London has happened more quickly than anticipated, forcing it to...

28 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Looking Up! Foxtons internal data shows rental sentiment improving

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

24 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Tenants pushing back against large rent rises: Knight Frank

Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank.  Average rents...

08 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Good News - buy to let yields at their highest for six years

The average gross rental yield reported by landlords has reached the highest level since the second quarter of 2018, according to...

03 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental market back to normal in Prime Central London says agency

The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

25 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows market returning to normal

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

24 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Backing for Ground Rent Cap being announced this week

An amendment is expected to be made by the government to its Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill. The Bill, put forward by...

23 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Seasoned lettings expert joins regional agency

A seasoned lettings expert has been taken on to boost the success of an agency branch in Surrey. James Clarke, with 25...

19 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Rent Ceilings Have Been Reached - agency's stark warning

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

18 April 2024

From: Breaking News

How Knight Frank sees it - market update from research guru

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

15 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Rents Under Pressure in parts of London, admits top agency

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

09 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Lettings chief named for key Knight Frank branch

Knight Frank’s Richmond residential lettings team has welcomed Ivanka Modesteva-Gyurova as Head of Lettings. Modesteva-Gyurova began her career at Foxtons in 2007,...

15 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons issues warning to landlords as tenant demand drops

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

12 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons data show rents dip after explosion in volume of rental instructions

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

19 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Nearly two-thirds more homes to let in Prime London than a year ago

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

16 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Political uncertainty suggests ongoing landlord exodus, says Knight Frank

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

05 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Wealthy tenants demand prime rental units ‘with highest spec’

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

01 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Supply-Demand imbalance eases in prime areas - and rents stall

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

29 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Self-employed agency marks major expansion into rentals

Self employed agency brand Harding Green, which majors on London and prime country markets, says it’s grown significantly in the lettings...

09 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Agency with £350m of property under management opens new branch

An agency which currently has £350m of property under management and boasts a 98 per cent client retention rate, has opened...

09 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Half of prime London new builds in 2023 went to foreign investors - agency

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

22 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Prime lettings market now near normal says Knight Frank

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

14 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Local Housing Allowance - call for even more help for low-income renters

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

12 December 2023

From: Breaking News

More tenants now shop around, says high profile agent

A prominent London buying agent and property consultant says the slowly improving supply of rental property means more tenants are now...

11 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency restructures in push for bigger share of key lettings market

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

15 November 2023

From: Breaking News

National agency chain named new head of lettings

Strutt & Parker has announced a new National head of lettings. Anna Ambrose brings with her 18-years’ experience within the sector, including...

10 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Growth slows in Prime London rental markets

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

12 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Market Showing - prime rental growth starting to moderate

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

09 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Cash investors snap up prime London flats from fleeing landlords

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...

06 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Rent Rises Even Higher Than Expected - agency revises forecast

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

03 October 2023

From: Breaking News

High end agency beefs up prime lettings team

Property consultancy Knight Frank is beefing up its super prime lettings team.  Amy Pritchard has joined as Senior Lettings Negotiator in the...

29 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Nakul Patel - Director at Air Blue Lets

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

22 September 2023

From: 60 Second Interview

Serious possession court delays identified in some areas

A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...

18 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency says London rental market lull down to fewer overseas students

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

18 September 2023

From: Breaking News

Temporary lettings chief in ‘strategically important’ London office

Knight Frank has appointed a temporary head of lettings in what it calls its “strategically important” Chelsea office in London. Willow Bushnell...

22 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Under-pressure landlords now more choosy about letting agents

A prominent figure in the London property world says landlords under increasing financial pressure are being more selective about the letting...

21 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Foxtons reveals latest London lettings market statistics

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...

15 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Joy as London stock supply improves - but no respite for renters yet

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

09 August 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents accused of “too good to be true” rent valuations

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

01 August 2023

From: Breaking News

High profile agency completes third acquisition of 2023

London-focussed lettings and sales agency Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year, having snapped...

20 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Bank joins Shelter for Parliament stunt about Renters Reform Bill

The Co-Op Bank is joining forces with campaigning charity Shelter to argue against Section 21 evictions, and together they have organised...

19 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Tenancy renewals shoot up as renters delay decisions to buy

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

06 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Prime Central London rental supply improving at last - agency

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

30 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Summer rents soar with 18% annual rises in places

Data from London-focussed agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average weekly...

16 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Bailiffs halt work until PPE available on safety grounds

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

16 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Gloss comes off prime central London lettings and sales markets

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

19 May 2023

From: Breaking News

No end in sight to supply drought in prime London

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

11 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Commercial property investment slumps as UK economy weakens

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

02 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Rental affordability improving at last, says Foxtons

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

24 April 2023

From: Breaking News

London rents show “unseasonable” early year rise - Foxtons

New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...

23 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Lettings instructions dip in London after New Year surge

The number of lettings instructions in London has dropped since the start of the year.  Knight Frank says that compared to the...

01 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency “astounded” at international investor interest

An agency brand says it’s “astounded” at how many of its member branches want to take part in an international investment...

24 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Self-employed Broker-style firm makes pitch to recruit letting agents

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model is appealing to letting agents to sign up. Harding Green...

06 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Lettings Market - Change clearly on the way, says Knight Frank

The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...

01 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency’s new dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

31 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Foxtons reveals rental figures for 2022 - a record high

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show that rents climbed steadily throughout 2022, finishing 20 per cent higher than in 2021.  High...

19 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Expanding agency boasts 10,000 rental relocation enquiries a year

London-focussed agency chain Dexters says it now has some 10,000 enquiries a year for its rental relocation service. It has 30,000 landlords...

18 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Agency holds recruitment evening…but you’ve got to go to Mayfair

A nationwide agency is holding a recruitment evening … but anyone interested has to go to Mayfair to take part. Fine &...

17 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Prime Central London's rental capital revealed by agent

A new analysis by agency and property consultancy JLL has revealed which borough within Prime Central London has the highest concentration...

12 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Shocking figures on supply of prime rental properties

New figures released after Christmas by Knight Frank show that the number of new prospective tenants is 26.7 per cent above...

29 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Latest 2023 agent house price forecast is less downbeat

The latest high end agency to predict the mainstream market next year is Strutt & Parker - and it’s less downbeat...

08 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Savills adds to gloom with forecast of major price falls next year

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

04 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Prime London - top agency boosts market forecast for rest of year

Knight Frank’s latest market report for Prime London locations suggests that stock levels remain low by historical standards, with the number...

11 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Airbnb and Short Let trends under the microscope in London

The short lets industry - consisting of suppliers and operators within the burgeoning sector of Airbnb-style lettings - is to stage...

07 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency fights back after closures with “huge success” Megacamp

Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...

06 October 2022

From: Breaking News

London rentals market - prime areas boom, commuter belt slows

Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...

03 October 2022

From: Breaking News

New manager for prime London agency branch revealed

Chestertons has named a new lettings manager for its Chelsea branch. Jonathan James has been working in the industry for the past...

27 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent caps ‘will scare lettings investors away’ warns analyst

Headline-grabbing demands for more regulation and rent freezes risk frightening buy to let investors away, a leading analyst warns. Doug Shephard is...

15 September 2022

From: Breaking News

New head of lettings for top agency’s prime London office

Knight Frank has appointed Sofia Lira Salas as head of lettings in its Hyde Park office in Prime Central London. Salas joined...

07 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Homelessness spike threat as private rents soar even higher - claim

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

05 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Another London agency appoints new head of lettings division

Prime London agency Russell Simpson has announced Ed Woolgar as its new head of lettings, after 18 years of work in...

24 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency names new lettings boss for key London office

Knight Frank has appointed a new head of lettings for its King’s Cross office in Central London.  Chris Nguyen joined Knight Frank’s...

23 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Top industry figures to address new agency event this autumn

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

15 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Bad news for investors as Central London recovery slows - Savills

Buy to let and other investors hoping for a rapid recovery in the prime central London market are likely to be...

05 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Rent rises narrow in prime London while demand stays firm

Knight Frank says the steep increases in rents seen in prime London recently are now calming down. Rental values hit their low point...

08 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Rents roar ahead of pre-pandemic levels in prime areas

Rental growth continues to roar ahead across prime areas of London, according to Savills. Prime London rental values increased a further 3.3...

07 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Supply-Demand Balance may come to Prime Central London soon

The Prime Central London lettings market continues to see rents rise as stock levels remain low, says property consultancy JLL. The low...

04 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Rental supply increasing at last as London returns to near-normality

Knight Frank says a frustrating period for tenants looks likely to continue this summer in the prime London lettings market.  While supply...

17 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Soaring rents, Bidding wars, Supply drought - the market today

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

18 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Amazing annual rent rises as London recovers from pandemic

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

11 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Prime London lettings market back with a bang insists agency

Rents in prime areas of London are nine per cent higher today than before the pandemic according to Knight Frank.  The high...

09 May 2022

From: Breaking News

‘Price on application’ in property listings deemed unlawful

The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...

05 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Landlords’ market strengthens in prime London - rents up, voids down

The number of properties available for let in prime central parts of the capital has consistently trended down from the peak...

22 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Rents set to rise big time in 2022, suggests franchise agency

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

13 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Mind The Gap! Here’s the rent gap between London and the suburbs

New research claims to show the rent gap between lets in London and those in suburbs up to an hour from the...

08 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Huge 22.5 per cent rent rise in prime London, says LonRes

Rents in prime areas of London are rocketing at an annual level of 22.5 per cent according to LonRes.  Despite the falls...

15 February 2022

From: Breaking News

New platform for landlords threatens to by-pass letting agents

A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...

11 February 2022

From: Breaking News

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