Spear’s Review

‘Discretion is one of the key things that people look for in us,’ says Gabriella Gyngell, a senior associate director at Strutt & Parker who specialises in super-prime lettings in London – Kensington and Notting Hill in particular. 

Her ‘bread and butter’ work is properties ranging from £5,000 to £10,000 a week all the way up to £40,000 a week. 

‘The trend we’re seeing is that today’s buyers are tomorrow’s tenants,’ she tells Spear’s. ‘They will be looking for what they want to buy, and they might want to try before they buy.’

Strutt & Parker are expanding their lettings offering into the countryside to serve a growing customer base, says Gyngell. ‘If for whatever reason these trophy houses (in the country) don’t sell, then [sellers] have a turnkey offering for prospective tenants, and if you are within commuting distance of prime central London, then these sorts of houses start to become very attractive as a rental option.’