Moving Home with Charlie

Charlie Lamdin

Charlie Lamdin shares his wisdom from 25 years behind the scenes of the moving industry on a mission to make moving easier and help find a home for everyone. Everything bad estate agents don't want you to know (but good agents won't mind you knowing!) to help you get a better chance of securing the home you want. He also shares his unique perspective on what's happening in the housing market and economy. Visit https://mhwc.co.uk for more. 

  1. 11h ago

    Facts and Figures About BestAgent: An Update

    Tonight's live was a little different: a first-of-its-kind update on BestAgent, the home moving marketplace built to halve transaction times and fall-throughs. I went through the seven groups of people involved, from the advisory board, exec team and platform partners to estate agents and the BestAgent Club, home movers, the media and chip holders, then shared some facts and figures on the platform's scale today: around 4,000 registered movers, 1.1 million properties in the system and 43 applications working together behind the scenes. I finished with a couple of your questions from the chat. Normal service resumes with 5 Fact Friday. Watch the full stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrw2W90EImg Support the show Follow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie  🎥 Charlie's Golden rules videos for Buyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T-uZ28a80  Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9oR28aWLOs  Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaDs7uZ5Hw 🎥 Playlist of FTB advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKomt2RI3JYnJ3imNEWjKGkszf_bzqDfe 📧 E-mail template for cash offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/email-templates/suggested-email-offer-template-for-cash-buyers/ 📧 E-mail template for FTB mortgaged offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/suggested-email-template-for-first-time-buyers-making-an-offer-with-a-mortgage/ 💰Speak to Charlie’s recommended mortgage brokers - https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgage/ 🧑‍⚖️ Get a quote from Charlie’s recommended conveyancers - https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancing/ ...

  2. 4d ago

    5FF Short Cut: Ruinous Rates Run Riot: 5FF

    Five-year fixed mortgage rates hit 6%, making moving harder, slower and more prone to fall-throughs. Kemi Badenoch and the Tories plan to abolish stamp duty on all primary residences. Some first-time buyers could need a deposit of just £3,600 under Your First Home, which means up to 97.5% debt on a home that could lose 16% of its value the day you move in. The RICS survey shows agents expect slow, low transactions for the next twelve months and falling prices in every area bar Scotland and Northern Ireland. Land Registry completed prices show London down 9.8% in a year, detached homes in London down 18% and in the South East down 10%, and England and Wales down 4%. Watch the full livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFkiwh1msVg Support the show Follow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie  🎥 Charlie's Golden rules videos for Buyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T-uZ28a80  Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9oR28aWLOs  Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaDs7uZ5Hw 🎥 Playlist of FTB advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKomt2RI3JYnJ3imNEWjKGkszf_bzqDfe 📧 E-mail template for cash offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/email-templates/suggested-email-offer-template-for-cash-buyers/ 📧 E-mail template for FTB mortgaged offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/suggested-email-template-for-first-time-buyers-making-an-offer-with-a-mortgage/ 💰Speak to Charlie’s recommended mortgage brokers - https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgage/ 🧑‍⚖️ Get a quote from Charlie’s recommended conveyancers - https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancing/ ...

  3. 5d ago

    Ruinous Rates Run Riot: 5FF

    5 Fact Friday for 9 October 2026. Average five-year fixes have hit 6% for the first time in three years, and sub-5% deals have all but vanished (1,494 at the start of September, 9 now). Plus Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap stamp duty on main homes, the Your First Home scheme and its sub-£3,600 deposits on new builds, the RICS survey showing fewer buyers and more sellers, and house prices stalling and falling faster than the averages suggest. Live questions from viewers too. Links to all sources: https://mhwc.co.uk/5-fact-friday/5-fact-friday-9th-october-2026/ Watch the full stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFkiwh1msVg Support the show Follow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie  🎥 Charlie's Golden rules videos for Buyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T-uZ28a80  Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9oR28aWLOs  Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaDs7uZ5Hw 🎥 Playlist of FTB advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKomt2RI3JYnJ3imNEWjKGkszf_bzqDfe 📧 E-mail template for cash offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/email-templates/suggested-email-offer-template-for-cash-buyers/ 📧 E-mail template for FTB mortgaged offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/suggested-email-template-for-first-time-buyers-making-an-offer-with-a-mortgage/ 💰Speak to Charlie’s recommended mortgage brokers - https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgage/ 🧑‍⚖️ Get a quote from Charlie’s recommended conveyancers - https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancing/ ...

  4. Oct 7

    The next stage of BestAgent's plan to fix the housing market.

    Tonight I set out the next stage of BestAgent's plan to fix the housing market. Most sellers have roughly a 50/50 chance of their agent actually selling, and that data is kept hidden, so BestAgent will publish a benchmark score and badge based on how many listings exchange and how long it takes, alongside the new BestAgent Club for agents who want to work the better way. I also took your questions on preparedness, "offers over" listings, relaunching a stuck property and the sellers pack we're putting together. Watch the full stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVle3XUMq6g Support the show Follow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie  🎥 Charlie's Golden rules videos for Buyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T-uZ28a80  Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9oR28aWLOs  Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaDs7uZ5Hw 🎥 Playlist of FTB advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKomt2RI3JYnJ3imNEWjKGkszf_bzqDfe 📧 E-mail template for cash offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/email-templates/suggested-email-offer-template-for-cash-buyers/ 📧 E-mail template for FTB mortgaged offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/suggested-email-template-for-first-time-buyers-making-an-offer-with-a-mortgage/ 💰Speak to Charlie’s recommended mortgage brokers - https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgage/ 🧑‍⚖️ Get a quote from Charlie’s recommended conveyancers - https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancing/ ...

  5. Oct 3

    5FF Short Cut: Stig Live in the House for 5 Fact Friday Special

    Mortgage approvals crashed 19% month on month (Bank of England, non-seasonally adjusted), while HMRC completed transactions fell 11% July to August. Your First Home offers 2.5% deposits and taxpayer equity loans on new builds — housebuilder shares jumped about 15% before falling back, and buyers risk negative equity from day one. Average fixes hit about 5.93% (two-year) and 5.94% (five-year), the five-year highest since October 2023. Zoopla finds a quarter of homes listed in the past month were on the market in the last year, and six in 10 came back cheaper. Mandatory licensing and qualifications for estate agents won't fix overvaluing or long sole-agency tie-ins. Watch the full livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSzQosTJGWY Support the show Follow me on X for daily updates: https://x.com/moving_charlie  🎥 Charlie's Golden rules videos for Buyers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6T-uZ28a80  Sellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9oR28aWLOs  Offering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaDs7uZ5Hw 🎥 Playlist of FTB advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKomt2RI3JYnJ3imNEWjKGkszf_bzqDfe 📧 E-mail template for cash offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/email-templates/suggested-email-offer-template-for-cash-buyers/ 📧 E-mail template for FTB mortgaged offers - https://mhwc.co.uk/suggested-email-template-for-first-time-buyers-making-an-offer-with-a-mortgage/ 💰Speak to Charlie’s recommended mortgage brokers - https://mhwc.co.uk/mortgage/ 🧑‍⚖️ Get a quote from Charlie’s recommended conveyancers - https://mhwc.co.uk/conveyancing/ ...

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Charlie Lamdin shares his wisdom from 25 years behind the scenes of the moving industry on a mission to make moving easier and help find a home for everyone. Everything bad estate agents don't want you to know (but good agents won't mind you knowing!) to help you get a better chance of securing the home you want. He also shares his unique perspective on what's happening in the housing market and economy. Visit https://mhwc.co.uk for more. 

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