Episodes

This week we shared some essential lessons from experienced investors – a topic on our minds because Rob D’s new book, Beyond The Bricks, was released today! These lessons are the ones that came up the most consistently in the writing of the book, and from our discussions with other investors over the last few years. […] The post TPP049: Essential lessons from experienced property investors appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we were talking about how to take advantage of cash deals. What? The guys who are always preaching leverage are talking about buying in cash? Well, there’s nothing to stop you refinancing a little down the line – but buying in cash in the first place can allow you to do fantastic deals […] The post TPP048: How to take advantage of cash deals appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspired by a conversation in The Property Hub, we dived into the thorny issue of whether you should invest with an eye on high yield or the potential for capital growth. Are the two necessarily mutually exclusive? Which makes you the most money over time? We tackled those questions and more, with insights from some […] The post TPP047: Should you invest for yield or capital growth? appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How on earth did we make it to Episode 46 without talking about HMOs? They’ve become a hot topic in recent years as investors have started to focus on cashflow rather than capital growth, so we thought we’d better correct our omission and give them a full episode. We talked about: What an HMO actually […] The post TPP046: HMOs – Big Returns, but are they for you? appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’re slick, they’re sharp, they prowl under the surface looking for smaller creatures to prey on…yep, we’re talking about sharks this week. But we’re not going all David Attenborough on you – our subject is property sharks, and how to avoid them! We ran through how to avoid scams like: Overseas property schemes that never […] The post TPP045: How to spot a property shark appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talked about risk and reward. You’re obviously taking on some level of risk by investing in property rather than keeping your money under a mattress, but how do you calculate the risk/reward balance that suits you and find an investment approach that matches? We talked about the notion of risk and reward […] The post TPP044: Risk and reward in property investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone seems to be talking about interest rates at the moment – will they rise? When will they rise? And what can we do about it? So this week we discussed how worried you should be about interest rates over the coming years, and what you can do now to protect your cashflow if borrowing […] The post TPP043: How worried should you be about interest rates? appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy new year! We decided to kick off the year with some predictions about what will happen to house prices in 2014. Not only that, but we invited four guest experts in to share their predictions too. First though, we had to give a round of applause to Rob B, whose prediction from last year […] The post TPP042: Property Price Predictions for 2014 appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas! We hope you had a great one, but we also hope that as the turkey hangover fades, you start to turn your thoughts towards your goals for 2014. So in this episode we posed a seemingly odd question: should you actually ignore your goals this coming year? Well, that’s that was an argument […] The post TPP041: Should you ignore goals during 2014 appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ho ho ho, it’s the Property Podcast Christmas Special! In the finest traditions of TV highlights shows, we decided to round up some of our highlights of the year: our favourite books, the best resources, the most memorable episodes, and the biggest lessons we’ve learnt. Our top 5 books Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The […] The post TPP040: Christmas Special (Top 5s) appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we donned our protective clothing for another property-related duel. Just like we duked it out over Landlord v Investor back in Episode 4, this time we went head-to-head over North v South: Where’s best to invest? With Rob B repping the North and Rob D in the corner of the South, we battled […] The post TPP039: North vs South Property Duel appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we were talking pensions – but don’t switch off, it’s important! In fact, Rob B gave an impassioned plea for why you shouldn’t bury your head in the sand because the pensions crisis isn’t going to magically sort itself out. Specifically, we dedicated the bulk of this episode to the question “can I […] The post TPP038: Can you use your pension to invest in property? appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we got deep down and tactical with some tips for finding out what the property market is doing in your specific area – cutting through the media spin about what prices are doing nationally. Rob D originally borrowed the ideas from listener Richard Brown, and wrote them up in a blog post here. […] The post TPP037: Bubble or bust? Cutting through the media spin appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we discussed the ‘insanity’ of Britain’s housing market: is it really that bonkers, and what does it mean for you as an investor either way? We based the episode around an article on Buzzfeed by Economist reporter Daniel Knowles. We took his points one-by-one, commenting on each. Along the way we referred to […] The post TPP036: The insanity of Britain’s property market (and what it means for investors) appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Regrets, we’ve had a few but you don’t need to if you listen to this episode! Yep, we speak to investors every day, and we’ve noticed that the same regrets get expressed over and over again. The ones we hear most are: I wish I’d started with a strategy I wish I’d taken more advice […] The post TPP035: The Biggest Regrets in Property Investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning! In this episode of the podcast we spilled the beans about the new project we’ve been working on: The Property Hub. Listen to the episode to find out what it’s all about, or go check it out now! This week we were looking abroad, and put together The Beginners Guide To Overseas Property Investment. […] The post TPP034: The Beginners Guide To Overseas Property Investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we turned our attention to off-plan property: it was a hot topic (with lots of money made and lost) in the last property boom, and it’s back in the news again. So what do you need to know? Well, as buying off-plan basically means buying a property that doesn’t exist yet, there are […] The post TPP033: How to win with off plan property appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s listener questions time again! We give this whole episode over to some of the questions we’ve been sent, in audio and text form, over the last couple of months. Here are the questions we answered: What other books do you recommend, other than those that have already been resources of the week? (Thanks Bryn!) […] The post TPP032: The Property Podcast Listener Questions appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week it’s due diligence all the way, as we discuss how you can analyse any property investment that comes your way. In the episode, we talk through a 4-stop process for getting to the bottom of whether a deal is worth pursuing: A “quick check” list to make sure it’s worth going further Internet-based […] The post TPP031: How to Research any Property investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we turn our attentions to tax: it might be inevitable, but could you be paying more than you need to because you’re not setting up your property business correctly? We’re far from experts on tax matters, so we invited Chartered Accountant Iain Wallis to provide the information. He wrote it up in this […] The post TPP030 Property Tax 101: All the basics you need to know appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s a property boom a’coming (maybe), but what if you’re not ready to buy a property yet – or just don’t want to? Is there another way you can profit from any growth that’s to come? This week we discussed 5 ways to get exposure to the property market without directly owning a property yourself. […] The post TPP029: 5 ways to profit from a housing boom…without buying a property appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We both invest away from where we live, yet the prevailing wisdom is that investing from afar is risky, dangerous and complicated. So why do we recommend considering it, and how can you actually go about doing it? In this episode, we cover: Why you should consider investing away from where you live The challenges […] The post TPP028: Investing from afar appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We decided to turn an entire episode over to the book that seems to have inspired more property investors than any other – Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (Amazon link). The strange thing about the book is that it actually doesn’t say much about property, even though it was the catalyst for so […] The post TPP027: The Rich Dad Poor Dad guide to Property Investment appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our episode about 5 property investments to avoid sparked a discussion online where people chipped in with others of their own. So we thought we’d round up another 20 suggestions for investments to steer clear of. This is the thread on Property Tribes where you can read about all of these, and plenty more we […] The post TPP026: 20 more property investments to avoid appeared first on The Property Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.