leasehold reform

Wow! What a month it’s been. There’s been some strange movement in property prices and big predictions for 2024, so join Rob & Rob as they give you the latest on rents, mortgages, government shenanigans and more! 

• (1:07) House prices are on the up! 
• (6:36) The first predictions for 2024 
• (8:40) Rents are rising faster than ever before 
• (11:39) What on earth is going on in the House of Commons 
• (15:41) Hub Extra 

Links mentioned: 

House Prices 

• Halifax house price index 
• Nationwide house price index 
• Hometrack house price index 
• Rightmove house price index 
• UK house prices to fall until 2025, predicts Lloyds 
• House prices forecasted to dip further but 5% recovery expected in 2024 
• Property is crashing hardest HERE 

Rents 

• Edinburgh declares housing emergency amid homelessness crisis 

Mortgages 

• Weekly rate watch: Fixes continue to fall 

Politics 

• Landlords: It's finally happening... 
• Landlords: Rent controls are coming! 
• The King’s Speech 
• Tory MPs to challenge government if leaseholds ban does not apply to flats 

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Emerging markets have had a bad stretch, but fund manager Jonathan Asante explains how picky investors can make them work. After taking a break from the industry in 2019, Asante is getting back in with the launch of the Chikara Global Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund.

Plus, John Stepek joins to talk about the leasehold reform mentioned in this week's King's Speech. 

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Hundreds of mortgage products have been pulled off the market, and the latest inflation figures have shocked the market. Join us to make sense of this week’s market news, and learn how you should respond. 

• (0:54) What’s going on with house prices? 
• (6:46) Are city house prices suffering? 
• (9:01) How are the top cities performing? 
• (10:23) What’s going on with the mortgage market? 
• (14:35) What’s the latest on the Renters Reform Bill 
• (15:13) Upcoming changes to EPC ratings 
• (16:00) Is the leasehold reform coming soon? 
• (17:04) Hub Extra 

Links mentioned: 

• Annual house price growth slips back in May 
• Are UK house prices falling in May 2023?  
• Rightmove House Price Index 
• Hometrack House Price Index 
• The Era of Huge UK House Price Rises Is Ending, Economist Says 
• Resi and BTL ranges fall, rates rise: Moneyfactscompare.co.uk 
• Backlash grows over new energy efficiency rules for landlords, as experts grow sceptical of EPC ratings and say they can't be trusted 
• Leasehold WILL be abolished if we get into power, promises Labour 
• OFFICIAL: Latest evictions surge ‘due to reforms pushing out landlords’  
• Houses vs Flats – So many people get this wrong! 
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Will a diesel and petrol car ban even work?

If you believe the Government, in 23 years’ time new diesel and petrol cars will be banned. From 2040 the future is electric.

But as these controversial plans were rolled out this week, the first question on many people’s lips was: where’s all that electricity going to come from?

Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss the prospects for electric cars now that we’re all going to have to learn to drive in near silence.

They answer all the questions - with the help of Simon’s adventures in a top-of-the range electric Tesla:

Can the power supply and grid cope?

How long do electric cars take to charge?

What’s it like to drive an electric car?

Will carmakers deliver but the Government stuff it up?

And is the booming car industry about to bust?

Also on the show we look at how to build a pension if you’ve got to 45 and still don’t have any savings, what to do about Japanese knotweed and whether reading fiction can help you be a better investor.

And finally…

In one of the more intriguing questions This is Money has been sent recently by a reader – can you sue the council if it moves a school catchment area and harm’s your house’s value?

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