Market Update - August 2025
The Property Podcast · Rob Bence and Rob Dix from The Property Hub
August 14, 202521m 9s
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Show Notes
Interest rates have been cut, but what’s the real impact on mortgages and the property market?
Add to that huge news from London’s property scene and some surprising rental market data - Rob & Rob dig into what’s really going on, and what this means for you as an investor.
To wrap things up, they share the new research tools they’ve been testing to help you stay ahead.
- (0:44) News story of the week
- (2:28) What’s the impact of the latest base rate cut
- (3:12) Why London’s new home registrations have plummeted
- (7:18) Surprising findings from the Private Landlord Survey
- (9:55) Interesting data from the rental market
- (12:59) What’s really going on in London
- (14:40) Learn why the homelessness minister has quit
- (15:18) Hub Extra
Links mentioned:
- Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4%, the lowest level in two years
- TPP308: Leverage: A property investors secret weapon
House prices:
London:
- London new home starts slump 59% as safety regime bites
- London property market more split than it has been since Brexit – Knight Frank
- Sellers in prime central London ‘accepting losses’
Landlord analysis:
Rents:
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DPS reports average tenancy now more than 1,000 days
‘Dysfunctional’ County Court system ‘failing to deliver’ justice
Other:
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