September Market Update

It’s the September Market Update

Rob & Rob are back with your monthly update! 

It’s all doom and gloom in the media, and with negative headlines everywhere you look, it can be difficult to keep up! 

But don’t worry because Rob & Rob have got you covered…  

All the links you need are right here: 

House Prices 

• Rightmove House Price Index 

Rents 

• Rising prices see renters stay put 
• Historic low for voids as rental market under-supply goes on 
• Rent rises lag far behind inflation – new government figures 
• Generation Rent promoting new rent freeze campaign 

Mortgages 

• Weekly rate watch: Prices take cue from weather with significant rises 

Holiday Lets 

• Number of active holiday lets increase by as much as 33% 
• Landlords evicting tenants for Airbnb and holiday lets, report finds 
• Anti-second home sentiment builds as building society stops lending 

 And finally… 

• New political party calls for rent controls and no “landlordism” 

Hub Extra

We’ve got a cracking recommendation for you this week! 

From Hollywood to Wales, purchasing a run-down football club in Wales might seem like a questionable business move. 

Welcome to Wrexham follows the story of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and their purchase of the third oldest professional football club in the world. 

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