Henry Pryor

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](https://www.savills.co.uk/blog/article/268550/residential-property/interactive-map--house-prices-in-the-north-to-rise-faster-than-in-the-south.aspx) 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](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43541990?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story) 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.