We have also seen a big increase in first time buyers getting help from Bank of Mum and Dad, who are looking to take advantage of flat discounts in particular. Today, Rob is one of Britain’s best-respected finance experts. Whether he’s presenting ’The Property Podcast’ or writing his weekly property column for the Sunday Times, Rob is on a mission to teach the world about how money, the economy and investment really work.” Richard Donnell, head of the research and insight team at Zoopla believes there are many factors that have determined how the London property market has performed over the past seven years. I just like the flexibility of it. And so actually it works out as a better financial decision as well. I’ve run the numbers and I’m actually better off renting rather than owning the property that I choose to live in. But I also just like the flexibility. Correct. Yeah. So if your earnings go up in line with inflation but your debt stays the same, then it becomes easier for you to pay that debt off in the future. So it’s great if you’ve got debt. And who’s got more debt than anyone else? The government.

Through your interest that you’re receiving. And that’s not been the case since 2008. So for that whole time, you’re guaranteed to lose money by keeping it in the bank, which is not great. So if you’re saving up for a house, then you’re kind of your, it’s gonna be getting harder and harder to save if the money you have saved is losing value. The other part of it is because of quantitative easing, which happened in the wake of the last financial crisis . . . Hmm. Well, I mean, certainly there are many things in it that fascinated and surprised me. But let’s talk about your journey towards becoming an investor because you started investing your spare cash at really quite an early age. And that developed into an obsession, in your own words. So tell us how it all began. As always some will get it sooner and some will take until Christmas. Others will cling on for too long as some estate agents try to buy new business by being optimistic for longer.' How to sell your home in 2023 PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Price_of_Money_How_to_Prosper_-_Rob_Dix.pdf, The_Price_of_Money_How_to_Prosper_-_Rob_Dix.epub Eccles says: 'Buyers in the market this autumn are serious about transacting and following a quiet year so far, activity levels in September are comparable to the same period in 2022.If you can afford to hold off selling in the first quarter, I can see things improving throughout the year. Frank Bruno loves nice cars and smart suits but he’s a saver too: 'Mum wasn’t so keen on me being a boxer – until she heard what I’d earn!'

How to cut energy bills AND stay warm: Three in five homes are energy inefficient - and there's snow on the way! Looking ahead, some are expecting we will see more of the same across London: a combination of small falls and drifting sideways. You need an emergency fund. If you’re saving for something like a house, you don’t want to have that exposed to the markets where anything could happen over a short period of time. So I’m not saying don’t save, but I’m just saying be aware that it might feel now like your savings are doing something for you, but because inflation is higher as well, it’s kind of not. Very little affects your quality of life more than money - and it's hard to get and to keep if you don't really understand how it works. After you've read Rob Dix's short, sharp introduction, you will know more than most ordinary people about how money works - and also (I'm sorry to say) rather more than most Cabinet ministers too. MERRYN SOMERSET WEBB, Bloomberg Columnist and host of Merryn Talks MoneyAA warns drivers to avoid puddles in case they're perilous potholes after a record month of related breakdowns The Chancellor must do more to help Britain's 6m small businesses with their digital skills, says EMMA JONES You don’t need even the slightest knowledge of economics to read this book – just a desire to understand why the world of money is working against you, and what to do about it. Rob Dix started investing as a hobby using his spare cash, but soon became obsessed. Over the next 10 years, he would do everything he could to educate himself about the financial world and to pass on what he learnt. It's worth understanding what buyer demand and house prices are doing in your local area, rather than focusing on the country as a whole. Boosting long-term economic growth won't be a piece of cake: Problems aren't as bad as they look - HAMISH MCRAE