TPP433: July Market Update

It’s the July Market Update On this month’s market update The Robs will be covering the market boom as well as revealing great news for landlords with leaseholds! They’re also sharing a news story that’ll have a massive impact on your wealth.  There’s plenty to cover this week – inflation, arrears, evictions, leasehold and licensing. You name it, we’ve got it covered!  Here’s all the links you need for your extra reading.  Big picture:  House asking prices hit record levels across Great Britain  Biggest sales pipeline in a decade & buyers undeterred by stamp duty holiday ending  Stamp duty frenzy shows first sign of slowing - Rightmove  Runaway house prices: the ‘winners and losers’ from the pandemic  Inflation:  UK housing market is on fire, warns Bank of England chief economist  Inflation is coming, says the Bank of England – but don’t expect us to react  Arrears & Evictions:  Breaking: Wales extends period during which landlords must give six months’ notice to evict  Scots eviction extension battle looms as landlords and agents call out plans  Leasehold:  Leasehold campaigners welcome new changes  Licensing:  Airbnb calls for national short-lets landlord register  New licensing scheme will be FREE for landlords    Hub Extra  This week’s Hub Extra is another podcast recommended by Rob D.  It’s called ‘Exit Scam’.  If you’ve been around for long enough, you may remember last year we mentioned a podcast called ‘The Missing Crypto Queen’ on BBC Sounds.   Well, this podcast is very similar in terms of its theme. It’s about someone who set up a Crypto exchange who died under mysterious circumstances and may have faked his own death.  It’s certainly a gripping one to get stuck into.    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.