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LETTINGS MARKET SEES RECORD BREAKING SURGE AFTER MARKET RE-OPENS!

Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2020 by karen Leave a Comment

Newly released figures have revealed that activity in the lettings market has rebounded in the four weeks since the property market re-opened on 13th May.
According to the data, the number of valuation appraisals for lettings properties in the week ending 6th June was the highest number on record and 19% above the five-year average. On the demand side, the weekly number of new prospective tenants was 40% above the five-year average and the second-highest figure this year.

Restrictions on UK property transactions were lifted on 13th May following an eight-week period during which physical viewings ground to a halt and demand remained muted due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. As the UK emerges from lockdown and the wider impact on the jobs market becomes clearer, this will have a bearing on the performance of property markets.

The lettings market has rebounded more quickly than the sales market since restrictions were lifted. The number of viewings last week was 1% higher than the five-year average despite the fact social distancing rules remain in place. The equivalent figure for the sales market in London was -26%. Meanwhile, web views for lettings properties last week were 33% higher than the five-year average compared to a 12% decline for sales.
Despite the increase, activity levels in the lettings market haven’t returned to where they were during the second half of 2019 when demand was boosted by uncertainty in the sales market due to Brexit-related political volatility. The three highest weeks on record for new prospective tenants registering were all in September last year.

Jon Reynolds, head of lettings at Knight Frank for the City, East and Riverside region in London, comments: “We expect demand to get even stronger when there is more certainty around how universities will be teaching their courses next year”. Those announcements will make a huge difference and demand will be bolstered further as companies reactivate relocation plans that are currently on hold.”

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