About this episode

Nick and Steven discuss the impact of pension funds on the rental market in Scotland and the current state of buy-to-let investments.

Pension funds are quietly buying up rental homes across Scotland. If buy-to-let was dying, nobody told them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Nick and Steven are back with the June market update — running on two hours sleep after Scotland vs Brazil — covering the Prime Minister change, house prices, the rental market, the LHA rate freeze that's about to hit 45,000 households, and a £10.8 million build to rent deal in Edinburgh backed by your pension fund. Yes, yours. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro: Scotland vs Brazil, two hours sleep, six episodes to record 01:25 – What's coming up: PM change, house prices, rents, LHA & build to rent 01:50 – House prices & rental market overview 01:58 – Local housing allowance — why it matters to landlords 02:36 – Build to rent & pension funds flooding into Scottish property 03:27 – Keir Starmer resigns — what happened 04:18 – Andy Burnham likely next PM — and his history with rent freezes 04:28 – Rent controls in England: why Scotland is one step ahead 05:21 – Capital gains tax: what a new Labour leader could mean for landlords 14:20 – Fred Harrison's 18-year cycle — five months left for the 2026 crash prediction 15:36 – SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk becomes a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Ponty, Steven Clark

Topics covered

• pension funds
• buy-to-let
• rental market
• house prices
• local housing allowance
• build to rent
• political changes

Keywords

• pension funds
• buy-to-let
• rental homes
• house prices
• local housing allowance
• build to rent
• Scotland
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, Labour

Places: Scotland, Brazil, Edinburgh

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