{"id":93049,"date":"2015-03-30T19:41:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T12:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-years-rent-upfront-how-the-wealthy-tenants-of-londons-west-end-get-ahead\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T10:04:17","slug":"a-years-rent-upfront-how-the-wealthy-tenants-of-londons-west-end-get-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-years-rent-upfront-how-the-wealthy-tenants-of-londons-west-end-get-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"A year's rent upfront \u2013 how the wealthy tenants of London's West End get ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHigh-end estate agent says fierce competition and desire for anonymity are leading to rents being paid in advanceWealthy tenants are increasingly paying tens of thousands of pounds in rent before they even move in, according to a letting agent specialising in London\u2019s most upmarket neighbourhoods, with one paying more than \u00a31m upfront to secure a home for a year. Related: Housing: are we reaching a tipping point? | Zoe Williams Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…A year’s rent upfront \u2013 how the wealthy tenants of London’s West End get ahead<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High-end estate agent says fierce competition and desire for anonymity are leading to rents being...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-ocN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103354,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/londons-exploited-tenants-deserve-proper-rights-not-just-rent-controls-amina-gichinga\/","url_meta":{"origin":93049,"position":0},"title":"London\u2019s exploited tenants deserve proper rights \u2013 not just rent controls | Amina Gichinga","date":"January 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sadiq Khan is right to talk about restricting extortionate rents \u2013 but safety, security and quality of life must also be addressed \u2022 Amina Gichinga is an organiser for London Renters UnionWhen Anabel and her flatmates were told the rent in their Kentish Town houseshare was due to increase\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27283,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/american-student-signs-up-for-21000-a-month-london-digs\/","url_meta":{"origin":93049,"position":1},"title":"American student signs up for \u00a321,000-a-month London 'digs'","date":"September 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Fountain House block in Mayfair is thought to contain the capital\u2019s most expensive student accommodation at more than \u00a35,000 a weekAn American fashion student has signed up to pay \u00a321,000 a month to rent what could be London\u2019s most expensive student property. 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