House prices vs inflation: The slow motion property slump

Georgie Frost· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Welcome to This is Money podcast sponsored by Trading 212. Download the Trading 212 app today and open a cash ISA with promo code TIM to get the 12-month bonus promo rate of 4.76%. Terms apply. I'm Georgie Frost, and joining me and Simon Lambert today is Helen Crane. And coming up, is the great British property obsession finally coming to an end? Should young people be able to access their pension early? How can you protect your retirement fund from the AI bubble? And guess which car makes Britain's happiest to own? Don't forget to stay up to date with all the latest breaking money news. Just go to thisismoney.co.uk or download the app. But first, safe as houses. For years, the assumption has been that house prices, apart from in a few small pockets of the UK, only go one way. But what if that's no longer true? According to wealth manager Rathbones, property is no longer a reliable route to retirement wealth after UK house prices lost value in real terms over the past decade. Meanwhile, the market for London flats is crumbling, and its impact is beginning to ripple out across the country. But before we get to that, welcome, Helen. Welcome, Simon. The property pension debate related to this was something that you've been exploring on your investing show. Just briefly tee it up for us for when we go and watch it. Tell me about the conversation you had.

Simon Lambert· Host1:24

Okay, so next week I will be publishing an interview with Duncan Lamont of Schroders,