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The London rental market – May 2019
I have just returned from one of our international roadshows where many investors are keen to get an update about what is really happening on the ground here at the heart of the buy-to-let London property scene. With so many voices in the media and being thousands of miles away from their investment, I guess …
The London property sales market – May 2019
While the London sales market is, unsurprisingly, difficult to predict at the moment, we are cautiously optimistic and there are strong indications that the current market is noticeably healthier than at this time last year. Enquiries and transaction levels are picking up steadily and confidence is increasing slowly, with two types of buyer driving this …
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Investment property of the month
1 Bed apartment to buy in award winning Beaufort Park scheme Undoubtedly one of London’s major regeneration success stories, the rise of Beaufort Park as a smart new residential address in Colindale, proves there are rental hotspots that still provide good yields and long-term growth even in Zone 4. One bedroom apartments to buy at Beaufort …
The London sales market – April 2019
Understandably, we continue to see caution amongst property buyers in London, who tend to be reluctant to commit to a purchase at the moment, instead holding back, awaiting a final decision on the way forward with Brexit. However, enquiries are continuing to come in steadily and we have been starting to see more buyers submitting …
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The London rental market – April 2019
London is one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home. And understandably, if renters are paying top dollar, they expect their apartment to offer that luxury lifestyle – a sophisticated home where they can simply unpack their belongings and get on with their life. So while we continue to see …
Investment property of the month
3 Bed penthouse apartment to buy in Amelia House, Beaufort Park, NW9 A well-presented three-bedroom penthouse apartment is offered for sale at Amelia House, part of the award-winning Beaufort Park property development in Colindale NW9. Reached by lift, the apartment is situated on the seventh (top) floor and takes in 1068 square feet of modern …
The London sales market – March 2019
Almost daily we are asked how the property sales market in London is holding up in the face of Brexit. So this is probably a good time to explain the situation as we see it at the moment. First, it’s important to point out that, when it comes to property sales, there are two very …
The London rental market – March 2019
We’ve talked a lot recently about the growing shortage of good rental stock in London. A major factor contributing to this is that tenancy renewals are at a high at the moment so stock is simply not coming back onto the market. In some areas, renewals are running at 90%! But why? A few years …
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The London sales market – February 2019
Although temporary uncertainty around Brexit negotiations is having an effect on the housing market in London, prompting a ‘wait and see’ approach amongst many potential buyers, properties are selling and we believe the market is now bottoming out. The proviso is that sellers must be realistic about the price they expect to achieve. After decades …
The London rental market – February 2019
It’s a familiar story but we are again happy to report that London is continuing to see strong rental demand although there are still shortages of supply in many areas. Many of our 16 London lettings branches are finding that certain developments are often fully let and they have no rentable stock at all, such …
The London rental market – January 2019
The start of 2019 has been good in terms of rental demand, with many of our 16 London lettings branches reporting plentiful enquiries from applicants via our website with numbers increasing as during the second week of January.
Rents on the up at Battersea Power Station
A name that has become synonymous with energetic enterprise and imaginative place-making continues to attract tenants to this riverside development next to Nine Elms, resulting in healthy buy-to-let rentals and low void periods reports local agent Benham and Reeves Lettings.