Under normal circumstances this surge in demand for rental property would have led to further growth in rent levels. That did not occur due to the parallel increase in the availability of stock to rent. This
stock came from a number of sources:
• Un-sold stock in the second-hand salesmarket, where owners were either unable to find [...]

House prices fell another 2.6% in November, the Halifax says.
According to its latest survey, that increased the annual rate of house price falls to 14.9%, as against the 13.7% rate in the 12 months to October.
The Halifax said the average property in the UK was now valued at £163,605, a level last seen in July [...]

Spread the cost of renting by sharing with friends: see the latest rental list from LONDON’S LETTING AGENT.
The ludlowthompson Tenant Sharers Property list features a sample of larger properties across London suitable for sharers. Stephen Ludlow comments: ‘In this current economic climate, we recognise that tenants will be looking at ways of making renting cheaper. [...]

Being located at the heart of the West End, Soho with its narrow streets and alleyways enriched with trendy bars and restaurants create a buzzing, juvenile atmosphere. There is a wide variety of boutique, shops, restaurants, and theatres within walking distance to Soho property which offers a perfect living condition for all classes and [...]

With residential sales continuing to slow on the London property market, Hurford Salvi Carr, specialist London estate agent, has seen a 5.5% increase in the number of transactions in lettings compared to the first quarter of 2007, a fact that is supported by the successful lettings of numerous apartments in two particular developments over the [...]

With residential sales continuing to slow on the London property market, Hurford Salvi Carr, specialist London estate agent, has seen a 5.5% increase in the number of transactions in lettings compared to the first quarter of 2007, a fact that is supported by the successful lettings of numerous apartments in two particular developments over the [...]

As the residential sales market is London slows down in the light of the escalating credit crisis both in the UK and US, Hurford Salvi Carr, specialist estate agent for the london City, Docklands and West End, have launched a new Short Let division to meet the increasing demand for short term enquiries.
The main [...]

Luxury-home sales in Britain soared last year even as transactions for more affordable homes fell, the U.K.’s largest mortgage lender said.The number of British homes sold for at least 1 million pounds ($1.95 million) increased by 36 percent last year to 8,257, while the total number of homes sold in the U.K. fell 9 percent, [...]

LONDON—The London-based Property Federation has accused the U.K. government of failing to adequately invest in flood defenses and called on it to take responsibility for flood defense to avert the risk of future floods.
“The government promised over many years to adequately fund flood defenses and has failed to do so. There is clear evidence that [...]

East Soho
Bounded by New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and St Giles High Street, this uninviting patch of the West End is to be reinvented as East Soho, bringing designer homes and offices to a district that is 15 per cent cheaper than neighbouring Bloomsbury and Covent Garden.
City Road Basin
In Islington, the triangle formed by [...]