EPISODE · May 12, 2017 · 41 MIN
Is this finally it? Have house prices peaked? Dare we mention that word, crash?
The property data is out and it’s not looking good. House prices fell for the first time in five years. Homes are going for less than asking prices.Yet in some areas you need 17 times your salary to buy a place. Where’s it all going to end?Perhaps moving into tiny mobile sheds on trailers or a boat is the only answer. Or will prices start to tumble?Simon Lambert takes one of his legendary forensic looks behind the figures, joined by Rich Browning and Georgie Frost for a fun debate into the doomsday scenarios. Also on the show… Democracy only survives with a strong opposition. It seems Ed Miliband, former Labour leader, was stronger than his message on the tablet suggested. His idea to cap energy prices has now been adopted by the would-be next Tory government. Is this plan put forward by Theresa May really any different? Or is ‘Marxist meddling’ in the markets by the Conservatives really happening?Strange times. Enjoy. Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us [email protected] us 020 7938 6000.Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen CraneProducer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The property data is out and it’s not looking good. House prices fell for the first time in five years. Homes are going for less than asking prices.Yet in some areas you need 17 times your salary to buy a place. Where’s it all going to end?Perhaps moving into tiny mobile sheds on trailers or a boat is the only answer. Or will prices start to tumble?Simon Lambert takes one of his legendary forensic looks behind the figures, joined by Rich Browning and Georgie Frost for a fun debate into the doomsday scenarios. Also on the show… Democracy only survives with a strong opposition. It seems Ed Miliband, former Labour leader, was stronger than his message on the tablet suggested. His idea to cap energy prices has now been adopted by the would-be next Tory government. Is this plan put forward by Theresa May really any different? Or is ‘Marxist meddling’ in the markets by the Conservatives really happening?Strange times. Enjoy. Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us [email protected] us 020 7938 6000.Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen CraneProducer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is this finally it? Have house prices peaked? Dare we mention that word, crash?
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