Budget rumours, rent challenges, and an AI that didn't hold back

A new Chancellor, a Budget rumour mill in full swing, and the first hard data on tenants who challenge a rent rise...

Rob & Rob weigh up what's likely to land next week and what it could mean for property investors. Rob D shares what he found when he got AI to work through every tribunal ruling since May. Then Rob B reveals what happened when he asked Claude to point out his blind spots. It didn't hold back.

(00:59) Ambition or a holding pattern? What Rob & Rob expect from this Budget

(04:37) The capital gains tax rise that could end up costing the Treasury money

(07:42) Help to Buy is back under a new name. Will a 2.5% deposit help anyone beyond housebuilders?

(11:48) What 73 rent tribunal decisions reveal about Section 13 increases

(16:10) The timing quirk that makes challenging a rent rise a no-lose bet for tenants

(20:28) What Benjamin Franklin's 13 virtues have to do with Rob B's AI experiment

(34:24) The test that shows your AI is still being too nice

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