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

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. 

Your August Market Update is here! 
It's been a busy month, so Rob &amp; 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 
<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/house-prices-rising-at-their-fastest-rate-since-2004-says-halifax-b1010722.html">House prices growing at fastest rate since 2004</a> 
<a href="https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/330539-0">Growth is fastest in cities</a> 
<a href="https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/285660-2/">Viewings have fallen by a third</a> 
The rental market 
<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/indexofprivatehousingrentalprices/june2022">Rents have increased by 3% in the last year</a> 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/14/private-rents-in-uk-reach-record-highs-with-20-rises-in-manchester">Rents are growing fastest in Manchester</a> 
<a href="https://www.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2022/7/upbeat-london-market-snapshot-thanks-to-ongoing-stock-shortage">More tenants are renewing in London</a> 
Mortgages 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62353114">Stress tests removed</a> 
Political pressures 
<a href="https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/making-house-home-why-policy-must-focus-ownership-and-distribution-housing">A leading charity wants the rental sector to shrink</a> 
<a href="https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/labours-shadow-housing-secretary-promises-to-wage-war-on-holiday-let-landlords/">Labour’s “war” against holiday lets</a> 
<a href="https://gov.wales/new-package-measures-address-high-numbers-second-homes">All holiday lets to be licensed in Wales</a> 
Odds and ends 
<a href="https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/third-of-house-sales-fall-through-with-2000-of-costs-smoove/">A third of all transactions fall through, and the ones that succeed take over 5 months</a>  
<a href="https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2022/7/councils-failing-to-enforce-regulations-on-rogue-landlords">The national “rogue landlord” database is looking sparse</a> 
And finally... 
<a href="https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2022/7/misleading-social-media-property-influencers-blasted-for-dodgy-claims">Not all property advice given on TikTok is accurate</a> 
Let’s get social
We’d love to hear what you think of this week’s Property Podcast over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/propertyhubuk/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PropertyHubUK">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/propertyhubuk/">Instagram</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/PropertyHubUK">YouTube channel</a> where we upload new content every week!  
If that wasn’t enough, you can also join our friendly property community on the <a href="https://propertyhub.net/forum/">Property Hub forum</a>. 
And if you’d like to find out more information about Portfolio you can do that <a href="https://portfolio.co.uk/">here</a>.

The Property Podcast from Property Hub (propertyhub.net) is the podcast for all property investors – new or experienced. Rob Bence and Rob Dix discuss a different property topic and property news item each week, passing on their knowledge and experience to the listeners. They both invest in UK Property so they practise what they preach. No hard sell, no bull just straight talking property investment advice!

A UK podcast for new or experienced property investors

The Property Podcast

Rob & Rob advise a multi-million pound property fund, and have put together more than a thousand deals over the last decade. The Property Podcast is the show where they share their knowledge with you, for free!

Tune in every Thursday to hear them cover the latest news and hottest topics in UK property investment – and get your own questions answered on the special weekly “Ask Rob & Rob” show.

Rob &amp; Rob advise a multi-million pound property fund, and have put together more than a thousand deals over the last decade. The Property Podcast is the show where they share their knowledge with you, for free!
Tune in every Thursday to hear them cover the latest news and hottest topics in UK property investment &ndash; and get your own questions answered on the special weekly &ldquo;Ask Rob &amp; Rob&rdquo; show.

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