家賃、また値上げ！？

8月に契約を更新したら、またまた値上げされちゃうかも・・・
以下は今年3月の記事なのですが、今住んでる地域はロンドンの中でも家賃上昇率が最もめざましいというありがたくない評価です・・・

According to Knight Frank's latest house price index for prime central London, annual house price growth reached the dizzy heights of 31 per cent in February.

Inflation was strong over the previous six months with a 16.3 per cent increase in prices. February saw a monthly price rise of 2.6 per cent.

Despite signs that the housing market has begun to cool following the last three interest rate rises, conditions in London – especially London's poshest neighbourhoods - remain tight thanks to ever-rising levels of demand and decreasing levels of new property coming onto the market.

While city bonuses provided a major cash injection into the market, Knight Frank believes growing overseas interest has had a significant role to play in levels of demand.

In particular, they attribute the massive house price growth in the exclusive SW postcodes of Belgravia, South Kensington and Chelsea to increasing demand from international buyers.

No New Houses

Supply, meanwhile, continues to decline in the Capital, and with an expected further lull in new instructions following the June rollout for Home Information Packs (HIPS) life will not get any easier for multimillionaires in search of a prime pad to call home.

With this in mind, Knight Frank is confident that house price growth will continue apace. Liam Bailey, Head of Knight Frank Residential Research, comments:

"Our forecast that prices in prime central London will grow by 12 per cent this year could well be an underestimate.

"Prices have already moved higher by 5.6 per cent in the first two months of the year and we expect that the next two-to-three months will see the strong market conditions remaining – with many potential buyers still waiting for the right property to become available before moving into the market."