Henry Pryor: Recent Episodes
Henry Pryor
Comments on the housing market on radio programs since 2007. More detail at www.HenryPryor.com (www.henrypryor.com)
With the end of the Stamp Duty holiday just two weeks away what might happen to those deals that don't make it? How many transactions are being pushed through and what happens when it end? Paul Lewis speaks to Dan Whitworth, to Stephanie who is trying to get her sale and purchase through, to Helen, a hassled conveyancer and to me.
People are traveling miles to see a house but what restrictions are there? Should you try and beat the Stamp Duty holiday?
Why can someone go and view a property but I can't see my gran.
A chat with Ian Collins on BBC Radio Kent who wanted to know what to expect when we come out of Lock Down. Where next for prices, for rents and the impact on people thinking of moving.
Trouble for both residential and commercial landlords and tenants as the impact of Covid-19 grips businesses as well as people. Jeremy spoke to a pub landlord and to a residential tenant about their situations before speaking to me about the bigger picture.
Louise Cooper asks how government rules help tenants and landlords affected by coronavirus. With a series of questions from listeners I join a panel including Anny Cullum - National organiser for Acorn, a community and tenants union and John Stewart - Policy manager at the National Residential Landlords Association
The Government has advised that all property transactions be halted during the lock down, banned agents from inspecting properties or buyers viewing. Jeremy wants to know what can still progress and the implications.
Their son James is self employed and unable to get a mortgage so mum and dad Pam & Keith are taking out a 40 year mortgage to help him to buy a home. I have some problems with this as I explained to Peter White via LuciLive in Umbria.
The Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust in Essex has the simple and sole aim of providing affordable local housing for young local people, within the Parishes of Lawford, Manningtree and Mistley.
The Trust’s schemes support tenants to save funds to put towards a deposit to buy their own home; tenants pay an affordable monthly payment which includes rent and a deposit payment which is returned to them on successful completion of their tenancy.
Clare Worden went along to see how it works and asked me for some comments on the idea of 'Almshouses for the young'.
More detail here
To New Broadcasting House to chat to Dominic O'Connell about house builder Persimmon Homes record-breaking £1bn profits
To W1A to chat to John Humphreys about the latest RICS housing market survey with Simon Rubinsohn. Not as stark as has been reported, there is still a market but it's not the same market that we had perhaps in 2016. Big regional variations also make the national picture more complicated.
Bank of England Governor is reported to be preparing for a 30% fall in house prices in the event of a 'hard Brexit'. I'm joined by Ruben from PricedOut to discuss what he really said and what the implications might be IF prices were to crash.
Research from Savills suggests that house prices will rise across the country over the coming years and that the north may see greater house price inflation than the south. I explain the challenges of these kind of predictions to Winifred Robinson on You and Yours.
Could people who used the Governments Help to Buy scheme be facing negative equity? I'm joined by David O'Leary from the Home builders Federation to discuss this and other aspects of the scheme.
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is reported to have told Cabinet that house prices might fall by 35% in the event of "a had Brexit". I've spent the day explaining to radio stations that this was not a prediction or forecast but rather the bank stress-testing in the event that this were to happen. They did similar modelling in November last year.
I'm chatting here to Rachel Berden and Nicky Campbell and in due course to Sean Farrington.
This link helps clarify what has happened. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45516678
An early morning chat with Vanessa Feltz about Daily Mail headlines - is this peak property in the Capital? Could the market crash?
Peterborough & Exeter cathedrals are just two examples of the 42 cathedrals in this country that are reported to be in dire financial straites so the General Synod are considering passing a law to prevent courts from forcing the sale of these great buildings in the event that of bankruptcy.
Can we commercialise these churches? I debate with the charming Richard Fitzwilliams to explore the pro's and con's.
Having been to Belfast and to Edinburgh You & Yours sent Mike Young to London to take the temperature of the Capital's housing market. He spoke again to Marco Nardi whom he spoke to last year and who at the time was trying to sell his home in Kensington. He paid £3.95m for it in 2013, launched it first in Feb 2017 asking £4.85m but what did it eventually sell for?
Also, Sinead Fox is selling her home in Dollis Hill. How has she faired and will her husband now realise just how much they have spent on it since they bought it five years ago?
Buy-to-let lending is down but is this unexpected and should we worry? Shari Vahl asks the questions but due to a rather busy news day I am cut off in my prime!
Savills research for BBC News suggests that people are moving less often than they used to and LBC's Shelagh Fogarty wanted to know why.
As the Chancellor stands up to deliver his Budget I debate with Sam Bowman from The Adam Smith Institute the merits of changing or even scrapping Stamp Duty.
A chat with Vanessa Feltz on BBC London who had read in the Evening Standard that house prices in the Capital are falling. True or false?
Marco Nardi wants to sell his home in Kensington but after five months he's had just five viewers and has now had to drop the asking price from £4.75m to £3.85m. Will he have to drop it further and is what's happening to the top end of the market in London likely to spread across other parts of the country asks Shari Vahl.
Knight Frank are now selling Marco's home. You can find details here;- http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-67371425.html
Part 2 of the BBC Three Counties look at the leasehold issue this time with an interview with me.
A two-part focus on the scandal of leasehold homes including an interview with Louise O'Riordan who lives near Dunstable. Louise and her husband were first time buyers.
Winifred Robinson is concerned that we no longer have a single housing market and as a consequence it's no longer possible to be certain what's happening to prices and to sale volumes. She speak to me and to Annie Goak, a buyer in Manchester
Having been quoted on the front page of The Times Sean Farrington and Clare McDonnell were keen to chat to me about the state of the housing market just a week before the General Election.
A painful appearance mostly spent correcting research put out by London Central Portfolio suggesting a melt down in high end property. LCP interrogate the latest Land Registry data set for their numbers but this does mean that they are using incomplete data due to the time lag updating the records. Further more HMRC publish Stamp Duty receipts every month which confirm that in 1999/00 they raised £3.2bn and last year £10.7bn. The total will no doubt fall as transactions slow but we haven't seen this yet and claims that it has are refuted by the likes of Knight Frank and Savills whom I have spoken to. All we can really say is that the pendulum has swung from it being a sellers market to being a buyers market. Nice to finally meet business presenter Dominic O'Connell at last. Nice chap.
Changes introduced by George Osborne in his summer Budget last year means significant changes for the way that mortgage interest can be off-set against tax. Some landlords claim that they will lead to increased rents and to social housing tenants being given notice but who exactly might be affected, why and when? My contribution along with a spokesman for Property118, a landlord and a social housing tenant.
One of the great things about radio is the immediate feedback you get from the audience. Of course much of what I receive asks why I was booked to go on the program in the first place but this reaction to Vanessa Feltz was a rare exception
The Labour Party commissioned it's fourth housing review since 2004 and today Pete Redfern the chairman of Taylor Wimpey publishes his findings. I speak to Coletta Smith and Mickey Clark about whether it tells us anything new or if it provides any interesting answers.
A long and very enjoyable chat with Vanessa Feltz on BBC London as the Telegraph lead a campaign to amend the way Stamp Duty is charged.
Online agents - the future or one more reason for the public to hate estate agents? Paul Lewis quizzes Michael Brown, the boss and founder of PurpleBricks and gets an impressive scoop.
A trip to Radio 2 to find Vanessa Feltz standing in for Jeremy and to be joined first by the BBC's Business Editor Simon Jack and then a discussion with Vicky Pryce. Vicky favours the lower rate and the additional £60bn of Quantitive Easing that has been announced. I'm less happy...
A morning spent speaking to newspapers, magazines and broadcasters about what the Leave result means for the housing market. Here's my response the David Preever on BBC Berkshire
The government proposes to sell off Land Registry to private companies. Campaigners against the idea say Land Registry is the only system we have of property registration, and to allow that data into private hands would be deeply dangerous. I discuss the pros and cons with a Winifred Robinson.
George Osborne warns that a vote to leave the EU on 23rd June could lead to a 10-18% fall in house prices. Is he right or is he trying to scare people into voting to remain. I'm talking to Justin Webb (via Luci Live)
The independent think-tank, The Resolution Foundation, is set to present its first-ever audit of Britain's housing market. It may raise many issues in a country that’s not building enough new homes for a rising population. Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen asks me for my thoughts in his report as uncertainty over Brexit builds, and Britain's housebuilders warn of a construction slowdown.
New curbs on buy-to-let proposed by Bank of England following control being given by George Osborne. "What might the implications be?" asks Eddie Mair
Has the shine come off London's new build housing market? Tony Bonsignore looks at Nine Elms developments and speaks to Merryn Somerset Webb, Roarie Scarisbrick from Property Vision, selling agents Garton Jones & me on Radio 4's You and Yours.
Shadow housing minister John Healey has asked Peter Redfern, boss of house builder Taylor Wimpey to look into the problems of home ownership. Those expecting a smooth ride from Simon should pay attention to his killer offer to save the Review six months! Later in the day it was announced that Simon was to become BBC Business Editor although the two events may not have been connected. Full details of the Redfern Review here;- http://www.redfernreview.org
To New Broadcasting House to chat to Paul Lewis & Bob Howard about the impact of Stamp Duty changes for 2nd home owners. Great summary first from Lucian Cook of Savills 'down-theline' from Southampton
A chance to summarise the changes made in yesterdays Autumn Statement to Stamp Duty Land Tax ahead of a discussion the Jeremy had with the head of Priced Out! and the National Landlords Association. This introduction at the top of the program would usually be done by someone from the BBC Business Unit but they were all covering the story elsewhere (or on their Christmas lunch?).
Possibly my last trip to join superb Rebecca Pike & Simon Mayo on Radio 2 to discuss the announcement made in the Autumn Statement about a 3% increase in Stamp Duty for people buying a 2nd home - oh and to answer a question on pork!
'The one thing that stops my home from selling'. The Doctor is 'in' and the regular surgery is open on The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2. Strictly catch up first (of course) then it's broadband, solar panels and a potential gypsy camp that feature. Half an hour of chat, music and advice.
The regular phone in with Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 this month looking at how you might save money buying or selling this autumn.
Young couple Tom & Kimberly have managed to scrape together a 5% deposit and buy their first home but how common are mortgage products with such low deposits asks Peter White on BBC Radio 4's consumer program?
Reports that prime London property is being used to launder money has prompted David Cameron to announce he will tighten laws to make it much harder. I'm talking (via FaceTime) to Sarah Montague whilst in Italy about what's needed and if the PM's proposals could work. Global Witness & a recent Channel 4 film 'From Russia with Cash' have all pointed out just how easy it is for criminals to use London property.
A lively chat with Charlotte Dubenskij on Good Morning Wales considering the impact of possible Budget proposals for the Principality.
Five guests squeezed into the 6015 business slot on Today Program this morning meant little time to pull yesterday's Budget apart but still important to look at a few of the main points for property with Simon Jack in 114 seconds!
Insomnia? My contribution to Radio 5 Live's 'Up all Night' program as I chat to late-night host Dotun Adebayo about the Prime Minister and Chancellors latest plans to reinvigorate the housing market. Link;- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-and-chancellor-announce-one-nation-plans-to-spread-homeownership-across-the-country
Winifred Robinson hears from a listener who says he was pressed to use in-house financial advisor and she wants to know if an estate agent can force a buyer to use their in-house mortgage broker. National Association of Estate Agents President Simon Gerrard joins me to explain what he thinks the right balance should be between an agents duty to his client, the seller and to his customer, the buyer. Had we had time I would have challenged Simon's view that "it's an old view" that agents no longer just act for the seller, he suggests that they also have a duty to provide services for customers.
Reports that nearly 40% of house purchases are now made by 'cash' buyers has big implications for the market - for values where no check is made of the price these people are paying and for the Government who are unable to curb house price inflation by raising interest rates. I explain all to Rebecca Pike & to Simon.
'Down the line' (using clever LuciLive) to chat to Charlotte Dubenskij and Peter Johnson about Downton Abbey, Right to Buy & the housing market in general.
Always great joining Roberto Perrone in my local BBC station, this time for the hour-long business slot on Tuesday evenings. Tonight, with two other great guests Alexis Ernst Pirouette Consultants Stuart Brooks Blackbird Communications Rob is keen to introduce us to his audience...
Peter Allen is outside a chip shop on the sea front in St Ives in Cornwall as part of the stations trip around marginal constituencies. He's spoken to a number of locals about the challenges they face with housing costs which are a big issue in the area including to Danielle who with her partner and 2 children is struggling to live close to her work and to James Berwick, an agent in the town. I'm 'down the line' from Luton. My research suggests that only 5% of Cornish homes are '2nd homes'. The population is growing at 5,000 a year and 30% of Cornish homes are 'single occupancy', higher than the average for England. The most helpful survey is the 2011 Census which suggested 140,000 said they had a second home of which 6% were in Cornwall. However, since the Census is of individuals, a husband and wife would each say they had a second home but it would only be one property! Lots more helpful data here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32393222 Copyright BBC
As Rightmove confirms asking prices have reach record levels, HSBC launches a 2% fixed rate 5 yr mortgage and Hamptons research confirms London is now 77% more unaffordable! I'm summarising for lovely Winifred Robinson (and somehow include a phrase more suitable for BBC NewsBeat! Eeek!) Copyright BBC.
BBC PM presenter Eddie Mair asks Radio 4's More or Less Ruth Alexander if the Conservatives 'Right to Buy' manifesto announcement adds up. As many people have said, there will actually be very few who might take up the offer. More electioneering, less practical policy and certainly unlikely to do much to end the housing crisis. Blissfully free of comment from me on this occasion.
The second of my half hour 'Property Surgeries' - Pryor on Property this week looks at the controversial world of Buy to Let and we take calls from listeners. Copyright BBC
As LibDems announce a manifesto promise of helping some tenants with a loan for their rental deposit I'm talking to 'Peter Pan' of Radio 2 about the problems of rent deposits. We're joined by Hannah Williams, founder of RentalRaters.com. Is this a big issue? My research suggests that there are over 4m private tenants, the average rent deposit is £1008 and disputes between landlords and tenants only happens in under 1% of leases. The arbitration services find in favour of landlords around 50% of the time and the biggest problem which causes over half of all disputes is over the cleanliness of the property when the tenant moves out. Copyright BBC
Revolutionary changes to pension rules come into force today but should people pile their pensions into property? Jeremy spoke first to head of Institute of Direct Marketeers and then me before interviewing the current pensions minister about how to avoid the inevitable scams Copyright BBC
Speaker John Bercow has warned that urgent repairs are required to the Palace of Westminster to keep the rain out. Eddie Mair wants to know where we could relocate Parliament whilst the £3bn refit was going on. My first of several turns - for LBC and BBC World Service. Copyright BBC
Possibly my last chat with the lovely Dominic Laurie before he moves to BBC World Service this time looking back at 2014 and forwards to the election. The delay is down to 'LuciLive', the app that gives ISDN quality links. It's annoying but enabled me to speak to Salford parked in my car using wifi in the Dolphin pub in Thorpeness, Suffolk. Copyright BBC
In his Autumn Statement Chancellor George Osborne announced big (and welcome) changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax. Simon Jack, Today Business Correspondant wanted to know more. Copyright BBC
Most of the time I talk about "a national housing market' and an 'average house price" but when speaking to BBC local radio stations we can be much more specific. What's happening to prices in Gloucestershire? Where are rents heading? I'm chatting to Mark Cummings via LuciLive.
Govt. announces new Rent to Buy scheme. £400m available to housing associations and others to build homes to be let out at discounted rents for 7 years after which time the tenant can then purchase the property. I'm speaking to Peter White and joined by Seb Clear from Generation Rent. Copyright BBC
I went to Sunderland to meet the company called Gentoo who have an innovative product based on the Sharia Mortgage idea to help those wanting to buy a home. I met Steve Hicks, Chief Exec of Genie, Ben & Lucy Watson and their daughter Daisy who have signed up to the scheme. I travelled with Jon Douglas, reporter and producer for Radio 4's You and Yours and got to ask the questions! Copyright BBC
The monthly PropertyWeek podcast is hosted by broadcaster James Max. The full half hour program is available to download from iTunes but here's the lighter ten minute chat at the end where we discuss pigs, the market, the media and why so many property folk seem unable to be objective about what is really going on in the housing market. Copyright PropertyWeek - http://www.propertyweek.com
Talking to Harriet Scott about Boris Johnsons plans to encourage builders to use 'brown-land' and produce an extra 50,000 homes in the Capital over the next decade. (Using LuciLive)
I'm chatting to Chris Mann of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (as I did to eight more local BBC stations) linked up by 'GNS' the General News Service in New Broadcasting House. It's a matter of pride to try and personalise each interview for the listeners in each area and something I enjoy doing every fortnight. This time, a review of the housing market after the Bank of England governor sounds alarm bells over house prices and the lack of new homes being built.
Reaction to the Governor of the Bank of England warning that Britain's housing market has 'deep, deep problems' - including the former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee David Blanchflower and from me. Using LuciLive and talking to Tony Livesey and Sam Walker in Salford.
All week Drive are looking at the housing market and at the pro's and con's of renting. I'm chipping in on day 1 and again on day 4. Today I'm on the phone with Peter Allen and Caroline Barker from Italy where (compared to our 66% in UK) 80% of Romans own their own home than rent or live with mama!
The Office for Budget Responsibility took no account of changes to pensions announced in the Budget when predicting house prices. Sounds staggering but Andy Verity wants to know if the market is expecting an impact.
As a profession famous for mugging the english language it's high time estate agents are asked to answer for their crimes. Ian McMillan sits in judgement in my first (and last?) visit to the cerebral space that is Radio 3.
I was asked to write up an advert for the same property through the last forty years. I chose Grey Gables in Ambridge.
Part of the hour long show which included contributions from author Donna Leon.
Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce steps in to Iain Dale's DriveTime program and brings some of the newspapers views of the housing market with him. A chance for me to correct some of his sensationalist views. (Sadly interviewed on the phone rather than using clearer ipDTL or LuciLive which LBC are trying to decide if they can afford.)
There's a big conference on in London all about the 'Green Deal', making the nations housing stock more environmentally friendly. I'm talking to Winifred Robinson about the likely take up in the rented sector.
My contribution to great Call You & Yours on the success so far of Help to Buy. Hear the whole program on the iPlayer here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03y10gv I'm speaking to Winifred Robinson in Salford via LuciLive
A late-night chat with Stephen Nolan on Radio 5 Live about homes getting smaller. We are joined by Leeds based mobile pizza man Martin Whyment who featured recently on BBC's 'The £100k home' which he built himself. An interview when LuciLive actually worked beautifully and it sounds like I'm in the studio with Stephen in Salford!
Chatting to Phil Williams about the impact your postcode can have on the value of your home. More here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26367320
5.10am is early to be discussing improving transaction volumes but Pete Saull on Morning Report was keen to hear about reports of an accelerated rise towards the end of last year.
On the phone to Salford because LuciLive didn't work - again!
A chat with Nicky Campbell, Rachel Burden and Andy Parsons about Welsh Tories plans to scrap Stamp Duty Land Tax on homes up to £250,000. Not enough time to do it justice. Done from home using LuciLive. Worked for once!
My summary of the impact of 'fracking' on the housing market in discussion with Winifred Robinson on You & Yours.
What lessons can we learn from America of the impact of 'fracking' on house prices and rents? Professor Christopher Timmins explains what his research shows & I provide better-than-usual comment on the possible impact here in the UK
A chat with Rebecca Pike on Simon Mayo's DriveTime program. Mortgage numbers for 2013 & what they mean for the housing market - with wonderful celebrity endorsement at the very end. Thanks both!
Just how much under your home do you own? I'm talking to Chis about mineral rights, sporting rights & the contentious issue of 'fracking' - at 8.20 on a Monday morning!
Is giving your house a name something to be proud of or is the trend to numbers a more practical and valuable solution. I'm talking to David Prever on Three Counties Radio - at 06.20!
A chat on the phone with the ever-charming Eddie Nestor on BBC London 94.9 about Evening Standard headlines that the last home under £100k has sold. There's nothing left except shared-equity or retirement property.
A chat with Penny Smith & Paul Ross on BBC London following Shelter report that people in the Capital are resorting to PayDay loans to fund their housing costs.
Halifax reports that the number of first time buyers rose last year. What does this mean for the housing market in Wales? I'm chatting on the phone to Peter Johnson.
A chat with Rick Kelsey on You & Yours walking in Kensington Palace Gardens for one of the best summaries of the frenetic London residential market. Contributions from Patrick Bullick of Stanleys and from some frustrated buyers.
Barclays signs up to Help to Buy II and First Time Buyers look like they're staging a come back. Chatting to charming Declan Curry 'down the line' from Luton
An update for You & Yours listeners on the impact of Help to Buy 1 and what we can expect from Help to Buy 2.
At the Labour conference in Brighton Ed Miliband pledges, if elected, to build 200,000 homes a year by the end of the next parliament. I join Anna Foster and John Pinaar to consider the merits of what is said. Full program here;- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bdw06
An hour long phone in with contributions from Shelter and Home Owners Alliance but highlight is 'George from North East' asking the question we've all wanted to ask...
Full program here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qps9
Foxtons IPO, a rise in estate agents going bust & Help to Buy, all factors in the current housing market but is this a London story asks Mickey Clark and moonlighting Sam Washington?
I'm joined but Savills research guru Lucian Cook to debate the wisdom of the Governments Help to Buy scheme which steps up a gear in January next year. Is it inflating another housing bubble?
Fifteen minutes with Winifred Robinson discussing the frustrations of tenants who are finding rents are rising, landlords are difficult and that they aren't getting 'value for money'.
"Estate agent calls the top of the market" - interview before the Credit Crunch in 2007. My first radio interview & the 4 minutes that led to over 400 more radio & telly appearances since... Copyright BBC
A chat to the beautiful Aasmah Mir about a reported shortage of valuers available to undertake mortgage valuations. Some buyers are reported to be waiting 5 weeks just to book in an appointment. Heavy-duty panel as I'm joined by 'Mr RiCS' Peter Bolton King. Fresh back from holiday and making David Dickinson look pale!
We've got FirstBuy, Help to buy which replaced NewBuy, Funding for Lending and yet first time buyers are having to rely on Mum and Dad. Lloyds has Lend a Hand, Woolwich has Springboard. What's the right way to help your kids onto the housing ladder?
A chat to Nicky Campbell & Micky Clarke about the perils of Interest-only mortgages and a caller claims that when he was a salesman he was encouraged to sell these products. Is it a 'ticking timebomb'? Joining the boys via LuciLive.
A manic day of interviews after the new FCA (Financial Control Authority) warned that up to 1m people on Interest-Only mortgage deals had no plan in place to pay off the capital sum. Is this a ticking time-bomb for the housing market?
Survey by LSL suggests rents in London are rising 8 times faster than wages. Interview with Edwin Mitson on Tony Liveseys late night show with contributions from Ian Potter of ARLA. (Talking to Salford using LuciLive)
A chat to Tony Bonsignore and Dominic Laurie and somehow managing to get in a Lady Thatcher reference! Someone really should give Laurie a show!
A chat with the Dominic Laurie who is presenting Drive on Five LIve with Ian Payne. Comparing the market in London with that in Cheshire as experienced by affable Robert Reed of Wright Manley.
Dropping in on Rebecca Pike and Simon Mayo on the Radio 2 Drivetime program to discuss the implications of the Help To Buy announcement in today's Budget.
Coming in at the end of an hour long program my thoughts (via LuciLive) on what the Green Deal proposed by Government might mean for the property market. "Good news for sellers and Landlords?" asks Winifred Robinson.
Opening the 'housing week' on BBC Three Counties Radio talking to Iain Lee with Alex Morton from the 'think tank' Policy Exchange on the phone.
BBC business correspondents tell Simon Jack about the markets in Northern Ireland and Scotland both of which have been extremely tough ahead of roundup of UK market an hour later.
Guest editor Al Murray wanted to explore the housing market across the UK. At 6.15 Simon Jack heard from correspondants in Northern Ireland & Scotland who explained the problems that these markets faced. An hour later it was my turn to bring it all together.
There's never enough time to discuss everything - we didn't touch on Funding For Lending, on new home starts, on Government schemes aimed at kick-starting the market or on the problems with sale volumes which are now half what they were in 2006 and 2007. Still, this is a start and Al seemed interested in what is happening.
A busy Christmas for Lloyds Banking Group - today research from Halifax suggests that more first time buyers were able to acquire their own home in 2012 and that the average age rose slightly. I'm talking to Nigel Thompson.
Not long to try to summarise 2012 and have a quick look at 2013 with FiveLive's secret Santa Mickey Clark.
Is Funding For Lending working, will it make a difference and is the market moving up or down? A 6.15am chat with the irrepressible Simon Jack.
"It's time to clean up the lettings industry" says RICS. If letting agents are a bunch of cowboys then RiCS must be Woody from Toy Story! I'm talking to Andy Verity & Mickey Clark before dawn (and using Luci Live again so I don't need to go to the studio!)
GMB Union suggests that councils use Localism legislation to seize under-used 2nd homes across England. Part of me welcomes the suggestion. Chatting to Rebecca Pike on Simon Mayo's Drivetime show on Radio 2
First live interview using the 'Luci Live!' app for near ISDN quality 'down the line' interview with Iain Lee at 06.20. Other than the slight delay (and of course the usual lack of content!) a seriously good debut when you realise this is all done outdoors from my iPhone!
Great interview with Andy Verity in the new home of FiveLive Breakfast in MediaCity, Salford with Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury. Campbell on fine form starts by reading out my most recent Tweet.
More of less were emailed by a number of listeners of the Today program earlier this week concerned about my claim that average house prices fall £3,500 a mile between central London and Salford. Was I exaggerating?
A chat with the great Evan Davis about the state of the housing market with contribution from Bloombergs Linda Yueh. A stat I quoted got quite a response from listeners leading to a check from BBC's More or Less program (who I am pleased to say verified it!) #bbc #HenryPryor #HousePrices #henrypryor #houseprices #BBC #HenryPryor #HousePrices #HenryPryor #HousePrices
Chatting to the lovely Rebecca Pike about the influence of international buyers on the housing market.
Interview at 00.05 on Tony Livesey show on BBC Radio Five Live with the midnight cowboy Tony Bonsignore.
5.30am start for a chat with the great Mickey Clark & Bank Holiday wingman Justin Urquhart Stewart. "Our own favourite property expert"! Thanks Mickey!
On the phone at 6am with Phil Williams on BBC Radio FiveLive talking about the end of the 2 year Stamp Duty holiday.
Discusion with Phil Williams & Anna Foster 'down the line' from Tv Centre on announcement by Halifax that they are raising their Standard Variable Rate (SVR).
Interview with Simon Jack & David Newnes of LSL Property Services on the Today Program.