TPP525: April Market Update
The Property Podcast · Rob Bence and Rob Dix from The Property Hub
April 6, 202324m 6s
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Show Notes
It’s Market Update week – this is your chance to catch up on all the essential news from the property market.
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In today’s Market Update episode, you can expect:
- 3:30 – Bank of England - no recession (hurrah!)
- 6:18 – Bank failures: is it a sign? Is a crash coming? What’s the data saying?
- 9:50 – Mortgage payments: where are they most stretched?
- 11:40 – Rental yields: what’s happening?
- 16:37 – Mortgage approvals and consumer confidence
- 19:05 – The Rental Reform Bill – an update
Links mentioned:
- Interest rate rise: Bank of England more hopeful on UK economy
- Nationwide shows 0.8% decline in last month
- Zoopla shows rents up 20% in 3 years, and no immediate sign of slowdown
- 50% of rented properties have had a rent increase in the last year, compared to 36% the previous year. Highest in London (66%)
- The number of mortgage approvals increased last month for the first time since August
- The Rental Reform Bill will finally start its journey through parliament in a couple of months
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