Never mind the B*****, here's the other financial stuff
This is Money Podcast
This is Money
4.4 • 732 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
No, not really. But you can give it a good shot at keeping Budget chat to the minimum.
On this week's podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert take breather from talking about Rachel Reeves and the endless cycle of madness that is the Budget 2025 build up to discuss some other stuff.
Can they get through it without mentioning the Budget anymore than five times? Listen to find out.
First up it's interest rates. Why did the Bank of England hold, will there be a cut next month and how far will they fall? Plus, how have rate expectations shifted and where exactly do mortgage borrowers and savers stand now?
Next, it's house prices. Leading estate agent Savills says property values are due to rise 22 per cent in five years, but is that a lot or a little - and could homes actually be getting cheaper.
Lee explains why savers are stashing so much cash and Simon sounds a clarion call for moving your money out of insult accounts.
Then via a quick diversion avoiding sneaky speed cameras, it is on to the turf war. Is it ever okay to consider artificial grass and what will it do to your house price?
Listen to the end for B***** mentions score.
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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to This Is Money podcast sponsored by Charles Stanley Direct. I'm Georgie Frost and joining me and Simon Lambert today is Lee Boyce. |
| 0:10.7 | And coming up, a hold for interest rates this week, but oh, was it close? Indicating a Christmas cut could be on the way. |
| 0:18.5 | Lenders certainly think so, as we're seeing something of a mortgage war erupt between major lenders, |
| 0:23.1 | as households see the cheapest deals since 2022. |
| 0:27.1 | We look at where house prices are expected to go up the most over the next five years, |
| 0:30.5 | how much households are saving as uncertainty reigns supreme. |
| 0:34.5 | Beware of these sneaky new speed cameras and the real versus fake grass turf war |
| 0:41.4 | that's reportedly dividing Britain. We reveal what an artificial lawn does to your house price. |
| 0:48.6 | Don't forget it's up to date with all the latest breaking money news. Just go to this ismoney.com. |
| 0:52.4 | UK or download the app. But first, a message |
| 0:55.8 | from our sponsors. Do you love talking about money as much as you do listening to it? Then you'll |
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| 1:10.7 | money questions. |
| 1:11.7 | Book your free 15-minute call today at Charles-standly.com.uk forward slash financial coaching. |
| 1:18.8 | Go on. Your future self will thank you. Remember, investment involves risk. Now, back to the show. |
| 1:25.4 | But first, a message from our Simon. |
| 1:29.9 | Hello, listeners. |
| 1:31.1 | It's me. |
| 1:32.6 | And I have a message for you. |
| 1:34.6 | I know that, obviously, our podcasts have been a bit budget heavy recently. |
| 1:40.4 | So we have decided to do something today. |
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