As we predicted, the Renters Reform (England) Bill looks to be a very watered-down affair, with no changes to Section 21 for the foreseeable future, and the complete abandonment to the proposed increase in the energy efficiency requirement of our rented homes.
Better-than-expected inflation figures release before Christmas support an expected fall in interest rates towards the end of this year, and a recovery in house prices during 2025.
Cast you mind back to the Financial Crisis of 2008 where predictions of a house-price slump were on every front page. Fifteen years later, according to Nationwide's House Price Index for the UK, house prices have increased by a massive 44%!
The dream of Buy-to-let investment is still very much alive.