Pension Funds Are Buying Rental Homes — So Is Buy-to-Let Really Dead?

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.TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro: Scotland vs Brazil, two hours sleep, six episodes to record01:25 – What's coming up: PM change, house prices, rents, LHA & build to rent01:50 – House prices & rental market overview01:58 – Local housing allowance — why it matters to landlords02:36 – Build to rent & pension funds flooding into Scottish property03:27 – Keir Starmer resigns — what happened04:18 – Andy Burnham likely next PM — and his history with rent freezes04:28 – Rent controls in England: why Scotland is one step ahead05:21 – Capital gains tax: what a new Labour leader could mean for landlords14:20 – Fred Harrison's 18-year cycle — five months left for the 2026 crash prediction15:36 – SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire20:01 – First Home Fund launched this week — will it empty in days again?21:56 – Land Registry data: Scotland up 2.2%23:57 – Bitcoin at $59k — down 50% from its peak31:15 – LHA rate freeze: 87 of 90 regions can't cover the bottom 30% of rents34:30 – Scotland's discretionary housing payment — sticking plaster or real solution?35:52 – 45,000 households and 31,000 children affected35:57 – Scotland puts in £8.7m in support36:43 – Avant Homes sells 41 Edinburgh homes to Thriving Investments for £10.8m37:52 – £263k per home — and who's actually funding it38:19 – Is mid-market rent exempt from rent controls? The question nobody can answerNETWORKING EVENTSFirst Wednesday of every month📍 Aberdeen | Dundee | Edinburgh | GlasgowFollow our socials for speakers and detailsSPONSORED BYPrime Property Auctions — earn £1,500 just for sending a WhatsApp. If you know someone selling a property, John and Lewis will pay you £1,500 or 1% of the sale price (whichever is higher) just for passing on their details. They've paid out over £350,000 in referral fees so far.👉 https://primepropertyauctions.co.uk/🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a market update👍 Like if you found this valuable💬 Do you think pension funds investing in rental property proves buy-to-let still works? Drop it in the comments 👇