The Property Podcast

Market Update - August 2025

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Interest rates have been cut, but what’s the real impact on mortgages and the property market? 


Add to that huge news from London’s property scene and some surprising rental market data - Rob & Rob dig into what’s really going on, and what this means for you as an investor. 


To wrap things up, they share the new research tools they’ve been testing to help you stay ahead.

  • (0:44) News story of the week  
  • (2:28) What’s the impact of the latest base rate cut 
  • (3:12) Why London’s new home registrations have plummeted 
  • (7:18) Surprising findings from the Private Landlord Survey 
  • (9:55) Interesting data from the rental market 
  • (12:59) What’s really going on in London 
  • (14:40) Learn why the homelessness minister has quit 
  • (15:18) Hub Extra


    • Links mentioned: 

    • Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4%, the lowest level in two years 
    • TPP308: Leverage: A property investors secret weapon 

      House prices: 

      • Nationwide house price data 
      • Halifax house price data 

        London: 

        • London new home starts slump 59% as safety regime bites  
        • London property market more split than it has been since Brexit – Knight Frank 
        • Sellers in prime central London ‘accepting losses’ 

          Landlord analysis: 

          • Lettings Spotlight: Market Trends – Q2 2025  

            Rents: 

            • DPS reports average tenancy now more than 1,000 days 
              ‘Dysfunctional’ County Court system ‘failing to deliver’ justice  

              Other: 

              • Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims 
              • ChatGPT5 
              • Gemini 

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