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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It’s Market Update week – this is your chance to catch up on all the essential news from the property market. 
And if you missed the news on last week’s episode – we're crowdfunding! If you’ve not yet pre-registered for that, <a href="https://propertyhub.net/crowdfund">head over to this page</a>, have a nosey at the details and pop your details down to pre-register.  
In today’s Market Update episode, you can expect: 
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="13" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">6:18 – Bank failures: is it a sign? Is a crash coming? What’s the data saying? </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="13" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">9:50 – Mortgage payments: where are they most stretched?  </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="13" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">11:40 – Rental yields: what’s happening?  </li>
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Links mentioned: 
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65048756">Interest rate rise: Bank of England more hopeful on UK economy</a> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nationwidehousepriceindex.co.uk/reports/house-prices-record-seventh-consecutive-monthly-decline-in-march">Nationwide shows 0.8% decline in last month</a> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.hometrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UK-rental-market-report-Final-March-2023-HT.pdf">Zoopla shows rents up 20% in 3 years, and no immediate sign of slowdown</a> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/changesinprivaterentalsectorbehaviourengland/february2022tofebruary2023">50% of rented properties have had a rent increase in the last year, compared to 36% the previous year. Highest in London (66%)</a> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/money-and-credit/2023/february-2023">The number of mortgage approvals increased last month for the first time since August</a> </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="14" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2023/3/rental-reform-laws-to-be-launched-in-two-months-time">The Rental Reform Bill will finally start its journey through parliament in a couple of months</a> </li>
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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.