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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 …
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 …
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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.
The London rental market – November 2018
An acute shortage of rental properties continues to characterise the London buy-to-let market at the moment, with many of our branches now running low or even running out, of certain types of property, particularly one bedroom apartments. We have even been seeing some applicants agree to rent a property without seeing it – such is …
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The London rental market – October 2018
Despite a constant drip of negative headlines around UK interest rates, house prices and buy-to-let, the private rental sector shows no sign of a downturn – in fact, we are experiencing one of the busiest Autumn’s since the crash in 2008.
The London rental market – September 2018
The UK’s education system is one of the best in the world and students make up a major element of demand for London rental properties, flocking to the UK capital to take advantage of this exceptional standard of education. Last year over 442,000 international students were studying in the UK, adding £20bn to the UK …
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The London rental market – August 2018
Rental demand across London remains high and most properties are letting quickly – with the usual proviso that they must be accurately priced and impeccably presented. Families, young professionals and students are actively looking to move home before the autumn when they plan to take up a new job or university place.
The London rental market – July 2018
The sun is shining and there is an extremely positive feel to the rental market in London too. The season between May and October is known as the ‘Golden Period’ in the lettings industry – our busiest time of year when demand peaks. This summer is no exception and rental demand is high, with properties …