Five Fact Friday 7th June 2024. FFS.

Rents increase but not as much as ONS says and Zoopla says rental growth to fall to 5%

https://www.goodlord.co/newsagent/goodlord-rental-index

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9rrx74vy5xo

HMRC Housing Transaction Volumes fall 9% in April from March

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-property-transactions-completed-in-the-uk-with-value-40000-or-above/uk-monthly-property-transactions-commentary–2

Nigel Farage enters election, changing the likely shape of the future House of Commons

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jun/03/conservatives-equality-act-labour-general-election-campaign-uk-politics-live-3-june

Labour announces FTB scheme. But it’s nothing new.  https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/labour-party-homes-policy-how-we-will-keep-mortgage-rates-low-and-help-first-time-buyers-with-a-new-freedom-to-buy-scheme/

https://labourlist.org/2024/06/labour-party-housing-mortgage-election-2024

ECB cuts interest rates 0.25%

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2024/html/ecb.mp240606~2148ecdb3c.en.html