Pension funds are quietly buying up rental homes across Scotland. If buy-to-let was dying, nobody told them. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Nick and Steven are back with the June market update β running on two hours sleep after Scotland vs Brazil β covering the Prime Minister change, house prices, the rental market, the LHA rate freeze that's about to hit 45,000 households, and a Β£10.8 million build to rent deal in Edinburgh backed by your pension fund. Yes, yours.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 β Intro: Scotland vs Brazil, two hours sleep, six episodes to record
01:25 β What's coming up: PM change, house prices, rents, LHA & build to rent
01:50 β House prices & rental market overview
01:58 β Local housing allowance β why it matters to landlords
02:36 β Build to rent & pension funds flooding into Scottish property
03:27 β Keir Starmer resigns β what happened
04:18 β Andy Burnham likely next PM β and his history with rent freezes
04:28 β Rent controls in England: why Scotland is one step ahead
05:21 β Capital gains tax: what a new Labour leader could mean for landlords
14:20 β Fred Harrison's 18-year cycle β five months left for the 2026 crash prediction
15:36 β SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire
20:01 β First Home Fund launched this week β will it empty in days again?
21:56 β Land Registry data: Scotland up 2.2%
23:57 β Bitcoin at $59k β down 50% from its peak
31:15 β LHA rate freeze: 87 of 90 regions can't cover the bottom 30% of rents
34:30 β Scotland's discretionary housing payment β sticking plaster or real solution?
35:52 β 45,000 households and 31,000 children affected
35:57 β Scotland puts in Β£8.7m in support
36:43 β Avant Homes sells 41 Edinburgh homes to Thriving Investments for Β£10.8m
37:52 β Β£263k per home β and who's actually funding it
38:19 β Is mid-market rent exempt from rent controls? The question nobody can answer
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