Covid-19 has caused a rise in unemployment and it has been uneven amongst employment sectors. A quarter of people renting in the UK's top 10 cities work in the most vulnerable employment sectors: retail, travel and hospitality. Landlords whose tenants work in these sectors are more exposed to the economic impact of Covid-19.
Read moreDataloft Briefing notes 4: Open market rental values – what happened to London values in lockdown?
Dataloft Briefing notes address issues raised by our clients as they respond to changing housing market conditions through and beyond Covid-19. Issue 4 Open market rental values – what happened to values in London at the height of lockdown?
Read moreGood design brings 11% price premium for new homes
Dataloft collaborated with HomeViews on this study, finding that well-designed new homes in London command an 11% price premium. The results chime with the Government’s recent proposals to redefine planning laws to be more design-led.
Read moreDataloft Briefing notes 3: How resilient are UK residential rental markets to Covid-19? Issue 3
Dataloft Briefing notes address issues raised by our clients as they respond to changing housing market conditions through and beyond Covid-19. Issue 3: Short term loss of overseas students – how vulnerable are UK rental markets?
Read moreDataloft Briefing notes 2: How resilient are UK residential rental markets to Covid-19? Issue 2
Dataloft Briefing notes address issues raised by our clients as they respond to changing housing market conditions through and beyond Covid-19. Issue 2: Short term loss of rental income – how vulnerable are UK rental markets?
Read moreDataloft Briefing notes 1: How resilient are UK residential rental markets to Covid-19? Issue 1
Dataloft Briefing notes address issues raised by our clients as they respond to changing housing market conditions through and beyond Covid-19. Issue 1 Short term loss of rental income – how vulnerable are UK cities?
Read moreOutlook 2020 – Expert Property Market Forecasts
Dataloft MD, Sandra Jones gave her forecast for 2020 to Property Solvers.
Read moreUKAA Roundtable Event write up: Generation Share, with Dataloft, Lyvly and Say
At a UKAA roundtable on December 3rd, held in the bohemian surroundings of the Union Club on Greek Street in Soho, Dataloft presented the findings from ‘Generation Share’ – a research study of London’s sharer market and Say Property Consulting reflected on the implications for the design and management of properties let to sharers. The research, which called into question some commonly-held beliefs about sharers, was commissioned by Lyvly who have created an operational platform re-imagining the concept of flat-sharing, addressing challenges for renters and landlords and creating a community of engaged members.
Read moreDealmakers interview with our MD, Sandra Jones
Dealmakerz sat down outside a coffee house in Kings Cross to talk house price data with Sandra Jones, the MD of Dataloft, arguably the leader in this market for estate agents.
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Read moreDataloft Informer | Newsletter 5 | Summer 2019
The two questions we’re most often asked are: ‘What creates a price premium?’ and ‘What drives demand?’. We’re always on the look-out for new sources of data to help explain trends in who’s buying, selling, renting, borrowing, building. We’re currently working with a tech business analysing location data from mobile phones, creating profiles of people who live, work or visit a locality, based on where and how they spend their time. Valuable insight, when used in the right way.