The Property Podcast

The Property Hub is six months old! To mark its half-birthday – and to celebrate having brought 1,000 members into the fold so far – we thought we’d share some things that the experience has taught us so far. The idea isn’t to bang on about why The Property Hub is great for half an […] The post TPP067: 8 things we’ve learnt from The Property Hub appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve never done a lease option, but they get talked about a lot and some people have had big success with them – so we thought we should dedicate an episode to explaining the basics. As the name implies, it involves taking an option to buy a property at a set price in the future, […] The post TPP066: An introduction to Lease Options appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back to school this week, as we talked about financial lessons we’d been taught in the classroom. We were inspired by this Daily Telegraph article by Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, and talked about some of his ideas while adding our own. The lessons were: Your time has a value (Episode 63) Don’t borrow […] The post TPP065: Financial lessons you should have been taught at school appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mortgages are a hot topic for property investors, and there’s a lot to unpack. Discover the balance between fixed and variable rates as you weigh stability against potential savings. Learn about the evolving mortgage market and the importance of brokers in navigating your options. Additionally, get insights on property taxes with new resources designed for landlords. It's a blend of practical tips and myth-busting for anyone looking to expand their property portfolio.

This week we were examining a simple question that has big implications: what is your time worth? As investors we spend a lot of time obsessing about how much money we can afford to put into a deal, but we neglect the only truly limited commodity we have – time. Really, we should be factoring […] The post TPP063: Valuing your time appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We love books, we love property…so can you even imagine how much we love property books? We had a hard time narrowing it down to seven recommendations for this week’s episode – but narrow we did, and here’s what we ended up with: Legally Avoid Property Taxes by Iain Wallis Millionaire Fastlane by M J […] The post TPP062: Seven property investment books you should read appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently in London, talking about a property bubble is no longer enough…now, it’s a super-bubble! Media hype aside, in this episode we ran through some ideas for how to calm London’s runaway housing market. As the starting point for our discussion, we talked about the measures suggested in this Guardian article – from some that […] The post TPP060: Can the property super bubble be stopped? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’ll have heard people say that property doubles in price every 10 years – but is it true? This week we dug into the data to get to a real answer, and explored what it means for us as investors. We covered: The different data sources, and the peculiarities of each How long it really […] The post TPP058: Does property value really double every ten years? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of this recording, we remarked how the “boring” episodes are often our favourites – including inflation, interest rates, and now pension reform. Pension reform might sound like a dull subject, but it could have a huge impact for property investors. So in this episode, we asked: will the shake-up announced by George […] The post TPP057: Will pension reforms cause a property boom in 2015? appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got full-on back into property this week after our business series, and we did it by tackling another bunch of listener questions! Some of the questions we took on were: Is there anything I should watch out for with guaranteed rent schemes? (from Ben Adam-Smith at the House Planning Help Podcast) My property has […] The post TPP056: Listener questions and updates appeared first on The Property Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.