21 March 2024
Prime London sales values slip back while transactions remain broadly unchanged. Supply and demand begin to balance in the lettings market as rental growth stabilises.
AN ACTIVE MARKET Transactions were slightly lower than a year ago, by 2.7% but, in general, activity is holding up relatively better than values. INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RISE New instructions rose by 1.0% on an annual basis - more than 20% higher than the 2017-2019 (pre-pandemic) average. RENTAL MARKET GREEN SHOOTS Annual rental growth across prime London rose, taking values to 26.7% above their 2017-2019 (pre-pandemic) average. LETTINGS ACTIVITY BUZZ LonRes data for February indicated an annual increase of 14.2% in lets agreed and a 17.6% increase in new instructions.A few key insights:
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