The Property Podcast

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.

Want higher rents and better tenants that stay for longer? Here’s 7 tricks you can steal from the Build-to-Rent sector to make you a more profitable landlord.  (0:58) A huge thank you!  (2:04) Story of the week  (3:23) The Build-to-Rent sector & landlords  (4:10) Tip 1: Allow pets  (6:09) Tip 2: Flexible tenancies  (7:44) Tip 3: Offer amenities  (10:39) Tip 4: High-end furnishings  (11:48) Tip 5: Offer a high level of service and use tech  (13:19) Tip 6: Include bills   (14:28) Tip 7: Market yourself as top end  (17:01) Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  The 10 fastest places to sell a home  Readwise  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.

Welcome to a very special edition of Ask Rob & Rob!   And it’s a very special day, because our crowdfund is officially open!   We’ve been blown away by the response and we’re excited to have some of you on board as our shareholders. If you’ve pre-registered, you’ll be receiving your link to our live campaign today, so keep your eyes on your inbox!  Missed out?   Don’t worry we’re planning on taking this campaign public (we didn’t get that far last time because everything went a bit bonkers!), and we want to give you, our dedicated audience, the chance to get in a couple of days before everyone else.  So, if you’d like to be in-the-know for when we go public, you can register your interest at www.propertyhub.net/crowdfund  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.

Is AI the future of property investment? It seems AI is everywhere you look, but what is it and how can you use it?  (0:52) Story of the week  (1:46) Crowdfund update  (4:19) AI? What’s all the fuss about?   (5:10) What is chat GPT and how can you use it?  (6:48) How can you use it for property investment?  (10:30) Property Hub Invest  (10:56) What are some other uses for AI?  (13:00) Top tips for your AI prompts  (15:17) The ultimate AI hack  (16:30) Important things to know about AI  (18:40) Hub Extra  Links mentioned:  Pre-register for our crowdfund!  Woman sells home she's lived in for 102 years  DALL.E 2  Chat GPT  I asked ChatGPT to invest for me. (Surprising Result)  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.

Welcome back to another episode of Ask Rob & Rob!  The first question this week is from Jess in Bristol.   Jess has seen a reduced 2-bed apartment that needs a cash buyer due to cladding issues. The remedial work on the cladding has been done, but the vendor and management agent are waiting for the certificate to come through.   Should Jess proceed with the purchase knowing the work has been done but doesn’t yet have an EWS1 certificate to prove it?  Listen as Rob B shares his thoughts based on his experience – and a few words of warning for Jess.   Next up is a question from Firoz.   Firoz has had tenants living in his property for six years, however, they’ve refused to increase their rent. As Firoz protected the deposit late, he’s struggling to remove his tenants and is after some advice.   Rob D takes the lead on this one, giving listeners an overview of the importance of protecting deposits and some useful information that may well help Firoz out with his issue.   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.