Central London’s prime rental market is witnessing a wave of enquiries from tenants wanting to strike a deal in accordance to a number one company.
Chestertons says that in contrast to Q1 2020, the primary three months of this yr have seen a 30 per cent uplift in demand for London’s top-end leases.
The company just lately agreed lets on various high-end properties with rents from £2,000 to £5,000 per week. In notably excessive demand are one and two-bedroom residences in a few of London’s most sought-after neighbourhoods comparable to Mayfair, Kensington, Holland Park and Chelsea.
Chestertons says the present demand is so sturdy that some properties are being let off-market, while these which have been listed, secured new tenants inside two weeks and infrequently after only one viewing.
Richard Davies, the agency’s head of lettings, feedback: “Since the pandemic, London’s lettings market has been topic to a transparent oversupply. The variety of obtainable properties to hire is 83 per cent increased than this time final yr, which led to many landlords of top-end properties dropping their rents.
“The potential financial savings haven’t gone unnoticed by savvy renters whose confidence within the economic system and the property market has been revitalised by the federal government’s roadmap and ongoing success within the vaccine rollout. The majority of tenants presently trying to transfer are already in rented lodging however are keen to safe extra property for his or her cash.”
Davies concludes: “Our places of work at the moment are agreeing lets with tenants who’re eager to transfer quick with some committing to two-year fastened contracts. With companies and the general public wanting to return to some type of normality sooner reasonably than later, we predict a steady restoration of London’s lettings market, inevitably main to rents reaching pre-pandemic ranges.”
