The Property Podcast

The renters reform bill has finally landed and it’s the biggest shake-up to property law in a generation! Tune in to catch the 5 changes you need to be aware of!  (2:08) The biggest change to property law  (2:57) The end of no-fault evictions...  (10:31) How will this impact student lets?  (11:43) When can you ask a tenant to leave?  (14:40) Goodbye unlimited rent increases  (17:04) Introducing the mandatory redress scheme  (18:19) A landlord database is coming  (19:48) Yes to pets!  (21:29) When are these changes going to happen?  (24:06) Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Our latest YouTube video  BREAKING NEWS Landlords: This changes EVERYTHING!  Free Microsoft courses  Artificial Intelligence for Beginners   IoT for Beginners  Machine Learning for Beginners   Data Science for Beginners  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob & Rob are back and they’re answering more listener questions!  (0:35) As the economic climate is changing Mike’s taken some time to reconsider his exit strategy and he wants to know what Rob & Rob’s exit strategies are, and if they’ve changed over time as the landscape has shifted.  (4:51) Lizzie’s looking at purchasing her next buy-to-let and she’s wondering what location she should invest in. So far, Telford and Shrewsbury have caught her eye and she’d love to hear what the guys think of these areas.  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 10 years of the podcast, we’re bound to receive some criticism and today we’ll be addressing our biggest one...  (0:45) News story of the week  (3:23) The renters’ reform bill  (3:52) A little PSA!  (4:33) Is now really a good time to buy?  (5:45) Educating beyond the headlines  (7:47) There’s no “bad” time to buy  (9:02) It’s often a good time to buy somewhere…  (11:09) Consistent action > timing the market perfectly  (14:10) Investing for the long term  (17:01) Hub extra  Links mentioned:  Property Pulse  Scanner Pro  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for some more listener questions!  (0:40) Matt has recently remortgaged his first property so that he can pull the equity and buy his first buy-to-let but he’s struggling to find a deal that meets his criteria. So far, he’s not been considering leasehold properties and he wants to know if that’s the right decision.  (4:06) Ed’s recently been gifted a property and wants to use it to kickstart his personal portfolio but he also wants to inspire his son and get him involved in property. Ed wants to know what podcast episodes the guys would recommend to his son.  Links mentioned  Top podcast episodes  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Market Update week! This is your chance to catch up on all the latest property news and understand what’s going on with the market.  (1:06) - We’re hiring  (1:55) - What’s going on with house prices  (4:04) - First-time buyers are making the headlines  (5:50) - Diving into the top cities for house prices  (7:36) - Is Help to Buy on the return?  (9:33) - The mortgage market  (10:45) - 100% mortgages are back! What does this mean?  (13:23) - The rental market: what’s happening?  (14:27) - Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Property Hub Jobs  Episode 513 – 2023 Predictions  Episode 528 - What’s really happening to property prices?  Episode 529 - Will the rental boom continue?  House price growth shows signs of stabilisation in April  Barratt points to sales pickup in tough year  Zoopla house price index  Sunak puts Help to Buy ‘back on the table’  40-year mortgages on the rise: what are the risks?  Money and Credit - February 2023  Mortgage lenders offer 100% loans for first time since 2008   Number of people getting mortgages rises sharply  Rightmove rental trends tracker  Starmer vows to get even tougher on landlords AND free-up market for renters  Kindle Paperwhite  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys are back with some more listener questions:  (0:40) Vik currently owns a number of buy-to-let properties in London where he’s based, but he’d like to expand his portfolio to Manchester. He wants to know what approach he should take when buying properties that are far away.   (3:25) Jim is looking at buying a freehold property, there’s a service charge that covers the cost to maintain the shared areas, but he’d like to know what he should be looking out for in the management contract.   Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rents are going up by double digits – but why is this happening so rapidly, and what’s next for the rental market?  (1:00) - News story of the week  (4:00) - A huge thank you!  (5:11) - Another rental crisis  (6:26) - Explosion in demand  (8:27) - What’s happening to supply?  (9:31) - Consider the ability to pay  (12:01) - Are rent controls the answer?  (13:04) - What does the future hold for rents?  (13:24) - What about rents in London?  (16:49) - Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Asking price of properties popular with UK first-time buyers hits record  Why the Rental Market is in Turmoil [YouTube Video]  Microsoft Designer  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for another round of listener questions:  (0:39) Stephen is looking at purchasing a property, but should he be put off by the 105-year lease?  (2:52) Chika wants to evict his tenants as he wants to do something different with his property, but how does he get his property back?  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s actually happening to property prices? Think you know the answer?  You might change your mind when we consider them in real terms.    (0:50) - Story of the week  (2:32) - We’ve gone public   (3:57) - A Sunday Times Bestseller!  (4:55) - Headline property prices  (5:30) - What does “in real terms” mean?  (6:39) - An example of how “in real terms” works  (7:38) - Why should you look at prices in real terms?  (8:51) - Taking a look at the numbers  (10:41) - What can we take from this?  (12:11) - What’s happening right now?  (14:29) - Why don’t we talk about this more often?  (16:00) - How are mortgages benefitting from this?  (19:16) - Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Rental affordability improving at last, says Foxtons  Why the Rental Market is in Turmoil  Our crowdfund  Google Lens  Google Photos  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob & Rob are back for another round of listener questions:  (0:39) Himesh owns a couple of flats, which he currently pays service charges on. As the charge covers building insurance, he’s never taken out any insurance of his own, but now he’s wondering if he should?  (2:42) Michelle and her husband have a deposit saved and are considering buying a property, but should they buy their residential home or an investment property?  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.