Moving Home with Charlie
Charlie Lamdin shares his wisdom from 25 years behind the scenes of the moving industry on a mission to make moving easier and help find a home for everyone. Everything bad estate agents don't want you to know (but good agents won't mind you knowing!) to help you get a better chance of securing the home you want. He also shares his unique perspective on what's happening in the housing market and economy. Visit https://mhwc.co.uk for more.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 456
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Feb 27 Housing Market Update: Rising Asking Prices mask Falling Actual Prices
This podcast accompanies this Blog Page:
https://mhwc.co.uk/blog/rising-supply-and-asking-prices-mask-sharp-falls-in-home-sale-prices/
Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/Oo_GbAxjgek
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Housing Market Going into Deep Freeze - Charlie and Alex chat
Getting moved into a home you want to live in is more important than saving a few thousand quid (as long as you aren't over-extending yourself).
I'm quite critical of Chris Watkin's market commentary …
February Median House Asking Prices UP 1.3% WHAT?
Does this mean sellers are asking higher prices? No. All explained in this video.
https://bestagent.news/country/england/
Rightmove Feb prices
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-property-asking-prices-…
Why do journalists keep making this mistake about choosing estate agents?
If home movers understood this one point, no one would hate estate agents.
I have to try and debunk this myth on "how to choose an estate agent".
Do not, ever "Pick 3".
Watch this livestream on video: …
Lies, Damned Lies and House Price Statistics
In this video, I'll break down all the different reasons average asking prices can go up when prices are going down.
Watch this livestream on video here: https://youtube.com/live/PW52lcsO1_Q
35% drop e…
Why house prices will fall 35% over 3 years. Please prove me wrong.
I'm being asked almost every day, "Charlie, why do you think house prices will fall 35%? I just don't see it."
I'm going to try and explain it a different way tonight. Watch the video of this podcast…
Hooked on House Price Heroin
Moving home is not about money. Watch the video of this livestream here: https://youtube.com/live/TRxMUHgZtLo
But all the people who make their living from the moving industry think it is.
Oh, and un…
Charlie and Alex Chat about Central Bank Digital Currency
Watch the video of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/JTPC5zG1NR8
Bank Of England website page on CBDC
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound
All my links: https://linktr.ee/movinghomewithch…
Sex Workers, Rent and GDP - Alex and Charlie Chat
Watch the video of this discussion at https://youtu.be/zNzFabjAais
Find Alex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alexgroundwater
Changes to National Accounts: Imputed Rental
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy…
Dec 2022 GDP -0.5% UK Economy worse than forecast but we're 'not in recession'
Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/ckDxHywMz2s?feature=share
We're 'not in recession'! Prepare for fresh gaslighting guff from many in the moving and mortgage indust…
73% of Martin Lewis' followers don't think house prices are falling
Watch this podcast on YouTube to see the graphics
https://youtube.com/live/EYp1qpBwQhg
Martin Lewis' twitter poll on House Prices
https://twitter.com/MartinSLewis/status/1623033924308897816?s=20&t=jrEAM…
Why home sellers still think they'll get top whack
The answer is 'optimism bias' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimism_bias
This is a dangerous and expensive mistake on the sellers part, if moving is essential.
Gov figures on Business Insolvencies: ht…
Charlie and Alex react to comments on the "Death in Poverty" Podcast
In this podcast, Alex Groundwater and I react to some of the comments and reactions of the "Death in poverty" video. https://youtu.be/TQ8VZSqFfto
All my links: https://linktr.ee/movinghomewithcharlie
V…
A tale of two house price statistics: Average v Median
We've just begun trialling some different national house price data at https://bestagent.co.uk that we hope will be more useful (or slightly less useless!) than existing Asking Price indices, to move…
Base Rate Outlook for 2023/24. Is 4% the new normal?
The Bank of England set the base rate 0.5% higher at 4% today. Is this the new normal? Or will they go much higher?
I had a 5 minute chat with my old friend and pundit Alex Groundwater to get his vi…
How bad could things get? A look at the worst case scenario: Homelessness and Death in poverty.
Alex Groundwater is a good friend from early school days, one of the rare ones I have kept in touch with.
We sat down for a casual conversation on a serious topic. How bad could the economy get?
I am a…
"Welcome to 2025". A cautionary tale of middle-class impoverishment by Alex Groundwater
Alex Groundwater is a good friend from early school days, one of the rare ones I have kept in touch with.
He describes himself as:
"A Gen-X data enthusiast. Helping Bio-Techs build labs and manufactu…
Is it illegal for estate agents to lie to you?
No one likes being lied to or manipulated but it happens to us all the time, especially in pressure sales tactics.
I hope this short video will help people recognise scenarios and know what to do abo…
House prices now falling at £1,000 per week - Nationwide Jan 2023
6 months with no house price increase. Half a year of straight falls, before the full impact of the mini-budget feeds through.
It's now no longer reasonable to call this any kind of blip.
Nationwide J…
Mortgage approvals drop, Nationwide House Price Index, Base Rate
Tonight's topics:
IMF downgrades UK economic outlook
https://news.sky.com/video/imf-forecasts-uk-economy-will-fare-worse-than-any-other-country-in-developed-world-12800108
Mortgage Approvals Plummet
htt…