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Prime London Sales Index
Prime Central London Sellers Cut Prices to Attract Buyers
May 2025 PCL Sales Index: 5,187.8 May 2025 POL Sales Index: 276.7
09 June 2025



Prime London Rental Index
Prime London Lettings Market Supported by Tax Uncertainty
May 2025 PCL lettings index: 223.0 May 2025 POL lettings index: 224.5
09 June 2025

Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Lesson #1: Know your structural drivers
This week’s Retail Note showcases the first (of six) retail insight papers recently published by 博鱼体育集团 Frank, written by myself and my...
06 June 2025
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Prime London Rental Index
Prime London Lettings Market Supported by Tax Uncertainty
May 2025 PCL lettings index: 223.0 May 2025 POL lettings index: 224.5
09 June 2025
Prime London Sales Index
Prime Central London Sellers Cut Prices to Attract Buyers
May 2025 PCL Sales Index: 5,187.8 May 2025 POL Sales Index: 276.7
09 June 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Retail sales: as good as it gets?
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the April retail sales figures from the ONS, which exceeded even the highest expectations.
23 May 2025
Prime London Rental Index
Prime London Rental Index
博鱼体育集团 Frank's Prime Central and Outer London Rental Indices have tracked the performance of London's prime rental markets since 1995. Compiled monthly, the indices are based on the valuation of a
06 May 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note - Retail sales: reason to believe
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the March / Q1 retail sales figures from the ONS, which were defiantly strong.
25 April 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Alias WH Smith and TG Jones
To receive this regular update straight to your inbox every Friday, subscribe here. This week’s Retail Note focuses on the sale of WH Smith’s high street business to private equity and the potential
08 April 2025
Prime residential
Prime London Rents Climb as Renters’ Rights Bill Looms
March 2025 PCL lettings index: 221.5 March 2025 POL lettings index: 223.5
04 April 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Retail sales: solid as rock?
This week’s Retail Note focuses on the February retail sales figures from the ONS, which, while not perfect, still remain one of the brighter spots in the UK economy.
03 April 2025
Prime residential
Prime London Rents Edge Higher as Landlords Brace for Policy Changes
February 2025 PCL lettings index: 221.3 February 2025 POL lettings index: 223.1
10 March 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Retail sales: the land of make believe
To receive this regular update straight to your inbox every Friday, subscribe here. This week’s Retail Note focuses on the January retail sales figures from the ONS, which were positive, but not for
21 February 2025
Prime residential
Non-Dom Uncertainty Boosts Demand in London’s High-Value Lettings Market
January 2025 PCL lettings index: 220.8 January 2025 POL lettings index: 223.0
05 February 2025
Prime residential
Prices Flat in Prime Central London as Non-Dom Uncertainty Persists
January 2025 PCL Sales Index: 5,281.6 January 2025 POL Sales Index: 276.2
31 January 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | 2024: the year that was
To receive this regular update straight to your inbox every Friday, subscribe here. This week’s Retail Note focuses on the 2024 full-year retail sales figures from the ONS and analyses where the UK
27 January 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Christmas: fiction and fudge triumph over fact
To receive this regular update straight to your inbox every Friday, subscribe here. This week’s Retail Note analyses (criticises) the official retail sales figures for December from the ONS, which
20 January 2025
Residential
2024: The Year Predictability Returned to London’s Lettings Market
December 2024 PCL lettings index: 220.2 December 2024 POL lettings index: 223.2
13 January 2025
Prime residential
Prospect of Trump Presidency Intensifies Labour’s Mortgage Market Headache
December 2024 PCL Sales Index: 5,277.4 December 2024 POL Sales Index: 275.7
13 January 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Retail: the new political football?
This Retail Note analyses the performance of the retail market over Christmas – with strong retailer figures contradicting particularly negative media narrative.
10 January 2025
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Autumn Budget: a triple whammy for retail
This week’s Retail Note reflects on last week’s Autumn Budget – which was desperately disappointing from a retail perspective.
08 November 2024
Retail & Leisure
The Retail Note | Retail sales: the curse of deflation
This week’s Retail Note analyses the official retail sales figures for September from the ONS, which were on the surface strong and warmly welcomed, but with major stings in the tail. Key Messages •
18 October 2024
Prime residential
Landlords Await More Clarity on Renters Rights Bill
September 2024 PCL lettings index: 221.2 September 2024 POL lettings index: 223.5
03 October 2024
Prime residential
Mixed Messages for Prime London Markets Ahead of Budget
September 2024 PCL Sales Index: 5,280.1 September 2024 POL Sales Index: 274.9
03 October 2024
Prime residential
Upwards Pressure on Rents May Return if More Landlords Sell
August 2024 PCL lettings index: 221.5 August 2024 POL lettings index: 222.6
17 September 2024
Prime residential
Capital Gains Tax Speculation Boosts Supply in Prime London Markets
August 2024 PCL Sales Index: 5,283.1 August 2024 POL Sales Index: 274.3
07 September 2024
Prime residential
Rental Value Growth Falls Below 3% in Prime London as Labour Plan Reforms
July 2024 PCL lettings index: 220.8 / July 2024 POL lettings index: 222.3
13 August 2024
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