The Property Podcast

This week on Ask Rob & Rob, Alex from Berkshire asked: How do I pitch a deal? The answer touched upon a number of ways to pitch, one being to approach the person you want to pitch without a specific deal in mind, and talk to them about what they want, what’s important to then, and […] The post ASK16: How do I pitch a deal? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve got some money to invest in 2016, where’s the best place to put it? That’s the question we attempt to answer in this week’s episode. Before getting to the specifics though, we needed to talk about the context – and the factors in play pull together lots of the topics we’ve covered over […] The post TPP143: Where to invest in 2016 appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ask Rob & Rob, Roy Faulkner asked: Are lease options a good idea? A lease option, for those who don’t know, is where you agree with a vendor that you have the option to buy their house from them at some point in the next X years (depending on the option) at an agreed […] The post ASK15: Are lease options a good idea? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s our annual opportunity to make ourselves look silly as we predict what’s in store for the property market in 2016 – and look back at our predictions from this time last year. Take a listen and find out: How last year’s predictions turned out (with audio clips from Episode 96 thrown in so there […] The post TPP142: Property predictions for 2016 (and a look back at 2015) appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ask Rob & Rob, Andy from Leeds asked: Should I quit my job and go into property full-time? Firstly you need to put a number on what you need to earn to justify leaving your job. It might not be as much as your current salary, but it needs to be really specific […] The post ASK14: Should I quit my job and go into property full-time? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s our first non-Thursday episode in the history of The Property Podcast…and it’s brought to you in association with George Osborne! In this special extra update we pick over the implications of the Autumn Statement, especially the extra Stamp Duty surcharge on buy-to-let investors (and buyers of second homes). We discuss: What the measures actually […] The post Special episode: Autumn statement shocker! appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s being debated endlessly in the media, at property networking events and all the most fashionable dinner parties – so we’re getting in on the action too. London property prices, it’s fair to say, are seriously high – so will they go further, or come back down to earth? In this episode we examine what’s […] The post TPP140: Lessons learnt from running a letting agent appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ask Rob & Rob, Alice asked: What would you do with £80,000? A particularly fun question this week. The answer touched upon the importance of etiquette, thoughts of going straight to the travel agents, but then moved onto property investment. Both Robs talked through their strategies of property investment – good properties in […] The post ASK13: What would you do with £80,000? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the summer of 2014, we started a letting agency called Yellow Lettings. Today, we’re sharing the lessons we’ve learnt from the process so far. In this wide-ranging discussion we talk about what’s happened, what we’ve learnt about property as a result, and the general business lessons that are applicable to property investment too. Discussion […] The post TPP140: Lessons learnt from running a letting agent appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ask Rob & Rob, Mike asked: How do I avoid getting ripped off by a builder? The answer talks about using a formal contract to get things locked in early (example below), or at the very least clearly specify everything in an email, as that way you have a written document of what […] The post ASK12: How do I avoid getting ripped off by a builder? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.