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The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary...

A think tank based in central London says landlords would not quit the sector if much tougher - and more expensive...

The UK government's long awaited Spring Budget announced some key changes for the property market in an effort to stimulate activity...

The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

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...

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

The average home in England and Wales bought within the last 20 years and sold in 2023 achieved £102,650 or 48...

The leader of Landlord Action has commended the efforts of MP Theresa Villiers for raising issues surrounding court delays which must...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

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

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

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

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

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

A property management company is forecasting that Prime Central London’s short-lets summer is set to be record breaking. Glenfield Property Management says...

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

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

New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...

Campaigners in a group called Housing Rebellion are to meet in Central London today and make what they call “a few...

Overseas buyers - likely in many cases to be investors - have taken a bigger stake in the wealthy enclave of...

High profile independent law firm Mishcon de Reya is hosting an in-person panel discussion on recent experiences with HMRC - and...

The flat is back in demand in Britain’s most expensive rental enclave, a lettings agency says.  Demand for apartments in prime central...

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

Prime Central London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers has risen by 30 per cent according to a prominent...

The top end of the UK’s residential market is experiencing a growing divergence between heavily mortgaged and equity-rich owners, according to...

Prime Central London will bounce back in 2023 according to national consultancy Carter Jonas - and it’s thanks to the poorly...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

Figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons suggest that rentals have reaching the highest ever weekly price in the capital. The average in September...

There’s mixed news for investors with properties in prime areas of London - although overall it appears demand to purchase property...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

New figures from London agency Foxtons highlight the continuing imbalance between supply and demand across the capital. It says rents were up...

An upbeat report on the booming private rental market in Prime Central London has been released by investment consultancy London Central...

It’s comforting to think that the UK has a well-established and effective judicial system. If we are wronged we can turn...

A new £71m Build To Rent scheme is on its way to commuter hotspot Leatherhead. BTR operator Get Living and developer Watkin...

Capital values in Prime Central London have increased according to the latest market snapshot from investment service London Central Portfolio. House have...

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

Liverpool is a key investment hot spot for buy to let landlords according to a new report. It shows that, for example,...

A prominent agency has revised its market forecast for the rest of 2022 and says prices will rise more and for...

Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home.   The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...

The strong fundamentals of a rental market with a chronic undersupply are attracting a growing amount of institutional capital says Knight...

The proportion of landlords reporting increasing tenant demand has hit an all-time high of 62 per cent. Research undertaken on behalf of...

Prime central London may not seem to most obvious part of the UK for buy to let investors but a leading...

There’s been a remarkable 15 per cent leap in average rents achieved in prime central London over the past year, according...

Knight Frank says landlords are in the driving seat in the prime rental market across London and the Home Counties. Low supply...

Renters are finding it tough to locate a new home because of the continuing shortage of supply according to the National...

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

There’s been a bounce back in confidence amongst London landlords - although they remain more pessimistic than their peers elsewhere in...

Foxtons has issued a wide-ranging snapshot of the London private rental market. Overall some 27 per cent of Londoners are  now privately...

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

Knight Frank has given an end of year assessment of the prime London lettings and says rents in the enclave are...

A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...

Demand for private rental housing is at an all time high according to new research by the National Residential Landlords Association. A...

After two years in the doldrums and high levels of over supply, prime central London is at last a landlord’s rental...

Many agencies give their forecasts for the following year or years in the late autumn, but one of the most detailed...

A series of online interviews with landlords suggests far fewer of them have been seriously impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic than...

London lettings agency Chestertons says the number of tenants in the capital is now at an annual high.  The agency’s latest market...

Letting agency Knight Frank has identified an opportunity for landlords to cash in on a supply shortage - but only if...

A leading agent is warning that any additional tax on landlords could lead to property sell-offs and a further supply shortage. Dominic...

Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...

Landlords must pay well over £700 for entry into what is now the UK’s largest ever HMO licensing scheme, at Westminster...

Demand for private rented housing has reached a five year high says the National Residential Landlords Association. In the association’s survey of...

High end lettings agency Strutt & Parker says the outlook for Prime Central London is improving slightly with more activity reported...

Estate agency Savills has upgraded its forecasts for the UK’s prime housing markets - good news for investors in this niche. The...

Knight Frank has identified part of central London which it describes as being historically overlooked but likely to be transformed in...

Private sector tenants are leaving London in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, changing the rental market fundamentally. According to new research, landlords...

Few landlords deal in the rarified surroundings of the central London market, and new figures from lettings agency Knight Frank show...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...

London agency Dexters says the number of lettings applicants rose 50 per cent in 2020 with a particular surge in November...

The roll-out of a vaccine for Coronavirus could dramatically change the poor rental market performance in prime London in the coming...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...

An analysis by a lettings management service has identified those parts of London with the strongest yields and capital growth in...

There’s more bad news for landlords and investors looking at prime London properties according to a market snapshot from Knight Frank. It...

A new survey of 700 landlords from a respected buy to let lender reveals the regions with the strongest levels of...

Some London landlords are testing the water to see if they can downsize or sell their entire portfolios. Chestertons, a London-focussed high end...

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

Is a new short-let accommodation provider in the capital likely to prove a further threat to traditional landlords? Stayo - described as...

Viewing figures in the letting market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10-year high at the end of August,...

Rental market activity in prime London markets has been lower than normal this summer due to uncertainty around the start of...

There has been a noticeable increase in the supply of letting properties, placing downward pressure on rental values, according to Knight...

Landlords in central London have been forced to reduce rents by an average of 10%, according to Chestertons. The letting agency says...

Knight Frank forecast that residential property sales will fall by 38% this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assumption that...

The UK letting market has ground to a virtual halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, but new figures show that the market started...

Buy to-to-let landlords across the Midlands are most likely to acquire new property over the next 12 months, new research show.  A...

Residential property prices across all English Cities have risen above pre-crisis peaks for the first time since 2007, the latest Zoopla...

Rents in prime London and its commuter belt are expected edge higher this year due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in...

An increase in demand, coupled with the growing rental stock shortage, is placing upward pressure on rental values in prime London.  The...

Chasing an ex-tenant for money owed on unpaid rent is challenging at the best of times, and so imagine the difficulty...

London remains one of the biggest property investment destinations in the world, attracting a wide range of national and international investors.  But...

There has been a significant increase in demand for London’s most expensive homes from wealthy buyers, including property investors, following last...

Property investors are being advised to head north for better returns, with new research revealing that Bootle in Merseyside is currently...