BIZARRE: 3 | Mind Blowing Facts

London house prices: the best and worst-performing London areas — and what to do if you have to move now

Current house price adjustments follow years of significant increases in value. Here’s which London boroughs have outperformed the rest in recent years

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2023

First-time renters accounting for just 4.6% of new tenancies – index

The average rent paid on a newly let property is £106-per-month higher than a year ago, according to Hamptons.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

£125 annual increase ‘in the average monthly rent paid on a newly-let home’

Average rents paid for newly-let homes reached a new high of £1,249 per month in April 2023, according to property agent Hamptons.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

House price forecast: interest rate rises to cool UK price growth as mortgaged buyers sit tight

2024 will be a year of recovery for the housing market, with London leading the charge.

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022

28% of ‘London leavers’ purchasing homes are first-time buyers, analysis finds

On average, these buyers spent £383,070 on their first home, compared with an average of £526,600 for a first-time buyer purchasing in the capital.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Average asking price for a home hits record high for sixth month in a row

The average price tag on a property increased by £1,354 month on month in July to reach £369,968, Rightmove said.

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

Around 10% of house sales taking place ‘off-market’, analysis finds

‘Mainstream’ house sellers have been embracing off-market selling as buyers are willing to pay a premium amid a lack of stock, according to Hamptons

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

30% of homes let in London this year ‘have gone to tenants from outside capital’

Some 55% of tenants recently moving into London came from the surrounding Home Counties, Hamptons said.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

What does the buy-to-let bounce mean for London renters?

Landlords are back in the buy-to-let market, buying more homes than they are selling for the first time since 2016

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022

Buying a house in London 2022: the impact of inflation, Covid, partygate, and the return to the office

A comprehensive view of all the forces impacting the London property market at the start of 2022

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2022