TPP486: July Market Update

Your July Market Update is here!  It’s that time of the month! It’s market update time… and it’s a biggie!  Rob & Rob have got a lot to cover, from the property boom and build-to-rent, to the best places to invest and the booming rental market (yes, it’s still booming!) and so much more!  Tune in and make sure you’re all caught up. All the links you need are just below:  House Prices  Latest Hometrack report  Knight Frank revises up its house price forecast despite cost-of-living crisis  ‘Dash for property over’ as price growth slows - Nationwide  Zoopla: 'Forced sales unlikely but price growth will slow'  Property Boom  Bank of England withdraws mortgage affordability test  No 10 considers 50-year mortgages that could pass down generations  Halifax lowers deposit needed for new build houses  Rental Market  Eye-watering rent rises as increasing inflation grips the UK  A third of all new homes in London are build-to-rent  LATEST: 820,000 private rented households facing gap between benefits and rent  Lending  Average mortgage product fees fall on annual basis: Moneyfacts  Should landlords pay early redemption fees to avoid mortgage misery?  Manchester  Manchester named 28th most ‘liveable’ city in the world 2022 – and beats London, Barcelona, and more  Why Manchester is the destination for savvy property investors  LATEST: Manchester reveals more details of its selective licensing expansion  Short Term Lets  Registration scheme to stem short-lets tide is up for debate  Section 21 eviction ban? We’re off to short-term lets, say thousands of landlords  Other  EXCLUSIVE: New guidance to make EPCs more accurate after 10-year wait  ADVICE: Are you ready for the Leasehold Reform Act going live on 30th June?  How long does it take to move in 2022?  Andrew Bailey faces Bank of England mutiny over staff pay rise  Let’s get social   We’d love to hear what you think of this week’s Property Podcast over on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You might even have a topic you’d like us to cover in the future - if so, pop us a message on social and we’ll see what we can do.  Make sure you’ve liked and subscribed to our YouTube channel where we upload new content every week!   If that wasn’t enough, you can also join our friendly property community on the Property Hub forum.  And if you’d like to find out more information about Portfolio you can do that here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.