5FF Feb 23 2024 Rightmove’s “Asking Price” Index Up: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/content/uploads/2024/02/Rightmove-HPI-19th-February-Final-.pdf Hunt mulling 99% taxpayer-guaranteed mortgage lending https://www.ft.com/content/ce643bfa-d4a9-4d85-b28c-6cc0fceba62f Lenders Raise Rates https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68374500 Bank of England nothing burger makes big headlines https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bank-englands-bailey-sees-signs-uk-economy-upturn-2024-02-20/ BestAgent “People’s” open source House Price Index targets overvaluing culprits and beats hackers https://bestagent.property/hpi
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2024 New Rules for UK Home Sellers from National Trading Standards
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) are implementing new requirements for material information to be included in property listings. Part A came into place in 2022 and requires information that, regardless of outcome, is always considered material for all properties. Such as council tax banding, tenure, and price/ monthly rent. Parts… Continue reading 2024 New Rules for UK Home Sellers from National Trading Standards
5FF – Fri 27th October 2023
1 UK’s biggest wealth manager blocks clients from withdrawing money from their £1bn property fund. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/st-james-place-blocks-clients-pulling-money-major-property/ https://archive.ph/Po6I4 2 Almost half of the 1,200 people surveyed incorrectly think Interest Rates correlate more strongly with house prices than anything else https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/1717178983110832254?s=20 https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/1717541641727115671?s=20 3 Lloyds/Halifax predicts house prices will fall until 2025 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-12673173/House-prices-fall-2025-says-Lloyds-rates-peaked.html 4 Foxtons reports 23% fall… Continue reading 5FF – Fri 27th October 2023
5 Fact Friday 13 October 2023
RICS September Survey: Demand, sales, instructions and prices all remain in negative territory https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/market-surveys/uk-residential-market-survey/9._WEB_September_2023_RICS_UK_Residential_Market_Survey_tp.pdf Wages Cooling: KPMG Survey shows slowest rise in starting pay in over two years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-10/uk-wage-growth-cools-as-job-cuts-mount-and-firms-cap-costs IMF Says Israel-Hamas War will impact global economy, especially oil prices https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-war-is-new-cloud-darkening-horizon-of-global-economy-imf-warns-12983198 Labour pledges to bulldoze planning barriers and build 1,500,000 in the next parliament if… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday 13 October 2023
5 Fact Friday – 8th May 2026
The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 5FF 8 May 2026 Lenders call BS on Nationwide price index.https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2051567967003902177?s=46 30 year gilts yields highest since 1998https://x.com/moving_charlie/status/2052044952964628975?s=46 Bank of England doubts credibility of ONS GDP figures, says its sending false signals, complicating interest rate settinghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/the-bank-of-england-joins-those-who-doubt-uk-growth-figures 50-60% chance of Hormuz Straits reopening… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 8th May 2026
7 Fact Friday – 1st May 2026
The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 7FF 1 May 2026 Markets price in three rate hikes this yearhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/boe-rate-hike-bets-surge-after-NRXA0PzjQWSb9Wf..BR9.Q BoE warns of stock market crashhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/boe-deputy-governor-warns-stoc-tKq72gY0TcWvAeYWGyOcdA Barclays warns markets have underpriced war riskhttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/barclays-warns-investors-under-12V.GfM1SS2y_rgwIUthWQ Food inflation to hit 7%https://www.perplexity.ai/page/uk-firms-warn-boe-food-inflati-0L0Bg0tfQRGXR18Ua7Yvag Reeves mulls rent freeze on entire private sector then U-turnshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout ONS forecasts… Continue reading 7 Fact Friday – 1st May 2026
5 Fact Friday – 24th April 2026
The 5 facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last 7 days. 5FF 24th April 2026 Everyone misses the story that Rightmove April asking prices fall -0.9% on last year.https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/content/uploads/2026/04/Rightmove-HPI-20-April-Final.pdf ONS misleads on house prices again, claims prices up 1.2%, I use their own data to explain clearly that there was no increase:https://www.youtube.com/live/qp8EMlPwsvQ?si=gsU1H8YMggiOF5VE&t=1481 Inflation… Continue reading 5 Fact Friday – 24th April 2026
5 Fact Friday – 17th April 2026
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6 Fact Saturday – 11th April 2026
The six facts hitting the housing market hardest in the last seven days. 6 Fact Saturday – 11th April 2026 The Times warns of Negative Equity risk – better late than never. https://www.thetimes.com/money/mortgages/article/negative-equity-warning-amid-rise-in-buyers-taking-out-100-percent-mortgages-xpzdpt3vt Youth Unemployment in London Spikes to 2008 crisis levels after starting at lowest levels in 25 years when Labour came to powerhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/london-s-youth-unemployment-crisis-looms-over-local-elections… Continue reading 6 Fact Saturday – 11th April 2026
6 Fact Saturday- 28 March 2026
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5 Fact Friday – 20 March 2026
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5 Fact Friday – 13 March 2026
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5 Fact Friday – 27 February 2026
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