Knight Frank says tenancies agreed in June for properties asking over £1,000 per week were at a level below the asking...
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04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jitters: Reform Bill failure and July Election hit lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_250676278(1).jpg)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![Tenants pushing back against large rent rises: Knight Frank](/upload/images/shutterstock_1586677396.jpg)
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
![Rents Under Pressure in parts of London, admits top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
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
![Political uncertainty suggests ongoing landlord exodus, says Knight Frank](/upload/images/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
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
![Big mortgage rate cuts likely this year - agency revises forecast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime lettings market now near normal says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
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
![Growth slows in Prime London rental markets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
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
![Rent Rises Even Higher Than Expected - agency revises forecast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![Agency says London rental market lull down to fewer overseas students](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/StudentResearch2-695x395.jpeg)
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
![Joy as London stock supply improves - but no respite for renters yet](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
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
![Prime Central London rental supply improving at last - agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
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
![Eviction powers may even increase under Renters Reform Bill - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310%20(1).png)
A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![No end in sight to supply drought in prime London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
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
![Lettings instructions dip in London after New Year surge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
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
![Lettings Market - Change clearly on the way, says Knight Frank](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
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
![Shocking figures on supply of prime rental properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Prime London - top agency boosts market forecast for rest of year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![Rent rises narrow in prime London while demand stays firm](/upload/images/Locations/London.jpg)
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
![Low supply means rents set to rise more than expected](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Low supply has kept rental growth high - and it’s unlikely to slow any time soon. Knight Frank says it expects stock...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental supply increasing at last as London returns to near-normality](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/can-we-panic400x310.png)
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
![Amazing annual rent rises as London recovers from pandemic](/upload/images/Coronavirus/CoronavirusImage-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.png)
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
![Good news for London and Homes Counties prime rental markets](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
Rental values in London and the Home Counties have climbed to five per cent above their pre-pandemic level in March 2020,...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![London rents now rising as rapidly as they fell in early 2021](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents up sharply in prime areas of London as market bounces back](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
Rental growth in prime areas of London has climbed to multi-year highs according to new data from Knight Frank. While only a...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents continue their slow road to recovery in prime London](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
The lettings market in London and the Home Counties continued its journey back towards normality in July according to data from...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector bounce back underway, says leading agency](/img/default/lat.png)
The rental sector bounce back in London and the Home Counties is now underway according to Knight Frank. The agency forecasts rental...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rents fall - but less than before](/img/default/lat.png)
The prime London rental market is still in the doldrums but the rent falls are less pronounced than before. Knight Frank says...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Collapse in supply of houses listed for rent in prime London](/img/default/lat.png)
High-end lettings agency Knight Frank says there’s been a huge loss of houses available for renters in prime London in the...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental collapse in prime central London nears the end, claims agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![2020 ends on low note for prime London lettings](/img/default/lat.png)
Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents tumble in prime London - largest fall for 11 years](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from Knight Frank suggests that average rental values in prime central London fell one per cent last month, taking the...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![10 year high for lettings viewings according to high-end agent](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank says one week in August saw the lettings market in London and the Home Counties hit a 10 year...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![London lettings hit by student uncertainty and corporate cuts](/img/default/lat.png)
Uncertainty around the start of the academic year and pressure on corporate budgets means lettings activity has been lower than normal...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![25% drop in new tenancies in prime London and SE - forecast](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank is predicting that the number of tenancies agreed in the prime markets across London and the Home Counties in...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![London’s lettings market mixed, according to high end agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank has released its latest rental market summary for London, and it paints a mixed picture. Firstly the number of properties...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rents to see double digit rise by 2024](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank forecasts cumulative rental growth of 11 per cent in prime outer London and 10 per cent in prime central...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents stable in prime London areas with supply forecast to remain low](/img/default/lat.png)
Rents across prime central London have been roughly flat over the past year - although yields are up as a result...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords pulling out help prime London market stay stable](/img/default/lat.png)
Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents grow in parts of prime London for first time in three years](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from Knight Frank shows that annual rental values actually grew in parts of prime outer London last month for the...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stock shortage prompts better news on prime central London lettings](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank has given an upbeat snapshot of the lettings market in Prime Central London, based mostly on higher rental growth...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Upbeat look to prime London lettings as year draws to a close](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank has issued a relatively upbeat assessment of the prime London lettings market as the year draws to a close. Firstly...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Supply plummets in prime central London as landlords ‘forced’ to sell up](/img/default/lat.png)
The number of lettings listings in prime central London fell 18 per cent in the year to September, says Knight Frank. The...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Glimmer of hope: more improvements in London lettings market](/img/default/lat.png)
Knight Frank says the annual rental value growth has returned to prime central London due to declining supply levels - the...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Huge slump in stock to let in prime central London says Knight Frank](/img/default/lat.png)
There’s been a huge 15 per cent slump in the number of properties to let in prime central London over the...