Golden Venn's quarterly newsletter provides an update on the London property market and insights on selected global destinations.
Winter 2019 Quarterly Market Report
Key Points
- 8% rise in number of new prospective buyers
- Average PCL rental yields reach 3.35% in December, highest since April 2012
- UK tops Forbes ‘Best Countries for Business’ ranking for second year running
- Tenant Fees bill set to become law in England on 1st June
- UK employment at a record high and wage growth outpaces inflation

Sales Market
While annual price growth across the UK remains positive, 2.8% in the year to November, prices across the capital fell by 0.7% over the same period (UKHPI). Across prime central London Knight Frank report that the annual price change in the year to December was -4.4%...Read More

Rental Market
Growth in rental values across the UK has remained stable throughout 2018, with annual changes consistently between 0.9% and 1.1% according to the IPHRP produced by the Office for National Statistics. In contrast the London market has proved…Read More

Fiscal Policy & Economic Backdrop
The Tenant Fees bill is set to become law in England on 1st June. It will become a civil offence for agents to charge fees to tenants in the private rented sector, with punishment of £5,000 up to £30,000 for those found flouting the law…Read More

The Golden Venn Perspective
Resilience is the enduring feature of the UK economy. Strong economic headlines relating to record London employment figures and wage growth and a three-year high in the take-up of central London office space prove that the political uncertainty over Brexit has not affected the employment market…Read More
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