Your August Market Update is here! 

It's been a busy month, so Rob & Rob have plenty of headlines to get through in the latest market update. 

From fast-growing cities and the removal of mortgage stress tests, to people getting the wrong investment advice from TikTok, The Robs are breaking down the biggest news of the month for you right now. 

Stay on top of the industry’s breaking news by tuning in now. And all the extra links you’ll need are below. 

Property prices 

House prices growing at fastest rate since 2004 

Growth is fastest in cities 

Viewings have fallen by a third 

The rental market 

Rents have increased by 3% in the last year 

Rents are growing fastest in Manchester 

More tenants are renewing in London 

Mortgages 

Stress tests removed 

Political pressures 

A leading charity wants the rental sector to shrink 

Labour’s “war” against holiday lets 

All holiday lets to be licensed in Wales 

Odds and ends 

A third of all transactions fall through, and the ones that succeed take over 5 months  

The national “rogue landlord” database is looking sparse 

And finally... 

Not all property advice given on TikTok is accurate 

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