Episodes
Jan. 8, 2015
TPP095: The Magic of Thinking Big
This week we’re talking about the magic of thinking big – inspired by the book of the same name. As Donald Trump famously said, “You have to think anyway, so why not think big?” As it’s the time of year when many of us are s…
Jan. 1, 2015
TPP094: What to expect from us in 2015
This week we’re talking about what we’ve got planned for 2015! It’s the time of year when everyone’s thinking about goals and resolutions, so by sharing ours we hope to inspire you to do the same if you haven’t already – as …
Dec. 25, 2014
TPP093: 2014 personal reflections
IT’S CHRIIIIISTMAAAAAAAS! But do you think that’s going to stop us from putting out a podcast? No way! So forget the Queen’s Speech and gather the family around your media streaming device of choice to listen to our personal…
Dec. 18, 2014
TPP092: Our favourite things of 2014
This week we’re talking about our favourite things of the year – so if you like our “resource of the week” section, you’re in for a treat! We ran though a whole lot of books, podcasts, apps and websites that we’ve discovered…
Dec. 11, 2014
TPP091: Predictions for 2014 – How did we do?
This week we took a look back to see how well our crystal balls were functioning a year ago: how close were we with our predictions for house price growth in 2014? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out. But …
Dec. 4, 2014
TPP090: Insurance, and how to get free beer
This week we’re talking about insurance…no wait, come back! It’s not the funnest of topics, but it’s a very important one: having no insurance is dangerous, but so too is thinking you’re insured but not actually being covere…
Nov. 27, 2014
TPP089: 20 plus ways to become a property millionaire
This week we’re sharing 20+ ways to become a property millionaire. Hang on – if we know 20 ways to achieve that, why’ve we held out until episode 89? Well, the title of this episode is actually taken from an article in The T…
Nov. 20, 2014
TPP088: Why you need a property mastermind group
This week we’re sharing why we think everyone should be part of a property mastermind group – and, because it wouldn’t be very helpful otherwise, we’re telling you exactly how to go about setting one up. This was a very pack…
Nov. 13, 2014
TPP087: Five Universal Property Investment Principles
This week we’re discussing 5 universal investment principles – inspired by an article on UKValueInvestor.com. Those principles are: Always buy at a discount (see our free BMV course for more) Always add value Ensure that the…
Nov. 6, 2014
TPP086: Listener questions
This week we put together one of our favourite types of episode – listener questions! Prompted by voicemails that you sent in, we answered: What will happen when interest rates go up? How do I make sure the “right” type of t…
Oct. 30, 2014
TPP085: The Big Property Investor Survey
To listen to an audio version of this post, click here. This week we’re revealing the results of The Big Property Investor Survey! Over the summer we asked hundreds of Property Hub members to fill in a short survey, and sinc…
Oct. 23, 2014
TPP084: How to maximise your rent
This week we’re talking about how to maximise your rent – both in terms of re-letting a property, and raising the rent on an existing tenant. It’s a topic worth delving into because if you’re being squeezed by growing expens…
Oct. 16, 2014
TPP083: How to buy property at auction
This week we’re talking about buying at auction: potentially a great source of grabbing property bargains, but certainly not as easy as Homes Under The Hammer makes it look! We talked through some tips for making sure you do…
Oct. 9, 2014
TPP082: The Dark Side of Property Investment
This week we went over to the dark side…of property investment, naturally, and talked about the many dangers that lurk there for unsuspecting investors. Some of the nasties lurking on the dark side that we talked about were:…
Oct. 2, 2014
TPP081: The truth about joint ventures
Joint Ventures get touted around a lot as a great way to get involved in property when you don’t have any funds or the ability to raise a mortgage: just find someone with cash who wants to get into property but doesn’t have …
Sept. 25, 2014
TPP080: Property investment tips and advice
This week we’re celebrating the launch of our new podcast – The Property Investment Tips Podcast – by sharing some of the favourite pieces of advice that have been shared by our team of bloggers on The Property Hub. The new …
Sept. 18, 2014
TPP079: I’m an accidental landlord…get me out of here!
We’ve spent the last 78 weeks talking about intentional property investment, but it doesn’t start out that way for lots of people: it’s very common to become an “accidental landlord”, and that often becomes a springboard int…
Sept. 11, 2014
TPP078: Should you buy property in Scotland?
With the vote on Scottish independence a week away, we thought this would be an excellent time to ask: should you buy property in Scotland? As well as speculating about the impact of the independence vote, we also covered: T…
Sept. 4, 2014
TPP077: Our favourite property websites
This week we wanted, on the basis of a listener request, to share our favourite property websites. Covering news, research and general entertainment, these are the sites that appear in our browser history more than any other…
Aug. 28, 2014
TPP076: How to flip a property
This week we’re talking about buying to sell – why would you flip a property, and how do you make sure you avoid the risks and secure a good profit? We got help in putting this episode together from Susannah Cole from The Go…
Aug. 21, 2014
TPP075: Property Investment Room 101
This week, no two ways about it: we had a bit of a moan. Yes, we each picked three items to go into our personal Property Room 101 – an idea we shamelessly “borrowed” from Pete Matthew, who did his own Room 101 on the Meanin…
Aug. 14, 2014
TPP074: Seven ways to stay on top of the property market
The property market is moving fast, and you can’t rely on the newspapers to give you an accurate picture of what’s happening – or to give you the level of detail you need about what’s happening in your local market. So this …
Aug. 7, 2014
TPP073: How to get the best out of your letting agent
This week we’re celebrating the official launch of Yellow Lettings! So what better time, we thought, to do a whole episode about getting the best from your letting agent. We’ve said before that a good agent can make your pro…
July 31, 2014
TPP072: Areas Where We Wouldn’t Invest
This week we risked offending pretty much everyone by running through a list of places in the UK where we wouldn’t invest. Our intention wasn’t to slag anywhere off, but to illustrate what does make a good investment by call…