Pension Funds Are Buying Rental Homes — So Is Buy-to-Let Really Dead?

<p>Pension funds are quietly buying up rental homes across Scotland. If buy-to-let was dying, nobody told them. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿</p><p><br></p><p>Nick and Steven are back with the June market update — running on two hours sleep after Scotland vs Brazil — covering the Prime Minister change, house prices, the rental market, the LHA rate freeze that&#39;s about to hit 45,000 households, and a £10.8 million build to rent deal in Edinburgh backed by your pension fund. Yes, yours.</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS</p><p>00:00 – Intro: Scotland vs Brazil, two hours sleep, six episodes to record</p><p>01:25 – What&#39;s coming up: PM change, house prices, rents, LHA &amp; build to rent</p><p>01:50 – House prices &amp; rental market overview</p><p>01:58 – Local housing allowance — why it matters to landlords</p><p>02:36 – Build to rent &amp; pension funds flooding into Scottish property</p><p>03:27 – Keir Starmer resigns — what happened</p><p>04:18 – Andy Burnham likely next PM — and his history with rent freezes</p><p>04:28 – Rent controls in England: why Scotland is one step ahead</p><p>05:21 – Capital gains tax: what a new Labour leader could mean for landlords</p><p>14:20 – Fred Harrison&#39;s 18-year cycle — five months left for the 2026 crash prediction</p><p>15:36 – SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire</p><p>20:01 – First Home Fund launched this week — will it empty in days again?</p><p>21:56 – Land Registry data: Scotland up 2.2%</p><p>23:57 – Bitcoin at $59k — down 50% from its peak</p><p>31:15 – LHA rate freeze: 87 of 90 regions can&#39;t cover the bottom 30% of rents</p><p>34:30 – Scotland&#39;s discretionary housing payment — sticking plaster or real solution?</p><p>35:52 – 45,000 households and 31,000 children affected</p><p>35:57 – Scotland puts in £8.7m in support</p><p>36:43 – Avant Homes sells 41 Edinburgh homes to Thriving Investments for £10.8m</p><p>37:52 – £263k per home — and who&#39;s actually funding it</p><p>38:19 – Is mid-market rent exempt from rent controls? The question nobody can answer</p><p><br></p><p>NETWORKING EVENTS</p><p>First Wednesday of every month</p><p>📍 Aberdeen | Dundee | Edinburgh | Glasgow</p><p>Follow our socials for speakers and details</p><p><br></p><p>SPONSORED BY</p><p>Prime Property Auctions — earn £1,500 just for sending a WhatsApp. If you know someone selling a property, John and Lewis will pay you £1,500 or 1% of the sale price (whichever is higher) just for passing on their details. They&#39;ve paid out over £350,000 in referral fees so far.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://primepropertyauctions.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://primepropertyauctions.co.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a market update</p><p>👍 Like if you found this valuable</p><p>💬 Do you think pension funds investing in rental property proves buy-to-let still works? Drop it in the comments 👇</p>