August is always a strange month for property. This one is stranger than usual...

There’s been good and bad news in equal measure, and often it looks like the headlines are pointing in opposite directions.

In our latest market update, Rob & Rob go through every number that moved: prices, rents, lending and what landlords are doing with their money. Sentiment is grim, the returns on offer are the strongest in years, and the space between those two things is the whole story.

Links mentioned:

Politics:

Macro backdrop:

House prices:

Mortgages and lending:

Rents:

Landlord behaviour:

Planning and supply:

Enjoy the show?

Could a doubling ground rent clause be a hidden opportunity, or a deal-breaker you can’t afford to ignore? And what happens when your tenant gives notice but then refuses to leave?

Your questions answered on today’s Ask Rob & Rob.

Enjoy the show?

Here’s episode 700 of The Property Podcast, and Rob & Rob are marking the milestone by distilling everything they’ve learned across every single episode into 7 non-negotiable laws of property investment.

Miss even one, and your portfolio will suffer. Follow all 7, and the odds are stacked heavily in your favour.

Links mentioned:

Enjoy the show?

Should you buy a property when the tenant already has rent arrears? And is there a smarter place to park your cash than a business bank account?

Your questions answered on today’s Ask Rob & Rob.

Enjoy the show?

Six months ago, Rob & Rob made their property predictions for the year. So did the big-name forecasters. Now it's time to check the scoreboard.

Prices are grinding upward, rents are re-accelerating, and the base rate story has taken a turn nobody had in their January script. Rob & Rob break down what they got right, what they got wrong, and what this tells us about the rest of the year ahead. 

Links mentioned: 

Enjoy the show? 

Could tokenising property on the blockchain actually revolutionise how we buy and sell in the UK? And if you’re planning to do short-term lets, could the wrong mortgage choice put your entire investment at risk?

Your questions answered on Ask Rob & Rob.

Enjoy the show?

You’ve heard hundreds of Hub Extra recommendations over the years. But which ones actually stuck? Rob & Rob have gone back through a decade of picks to find the ones they’d still recommend today.

Links mentioned:

Books:

YouTube channels:

TV shows:

Podcasts:

Tech:

Enjoy the show?

Has your tenant been paying perfectly for years, only to suddenly fail their rent referencing renewal? Plus, how do you unlock the equity you need when you’ve got multiple mortgages expiring at different times?

Rob & Rob answer two tricky listener questions on this episode.

Enjoy the show?

Every property investor says they'd never sell up. Rob & Rob aren't every investor - and they've got a surprisingly specific list of things that would make them walk away for good.

From rent controls to deflation, they lay out the exact scenarios that would make them walk away from property investing, plus the things that plenty of people worry about but don't bother them at all.

Links mentioned:

Enjoy the show?

Could a lender ever pull the rug and demand your mortgage back early? And should you be topping up your tenants’ deposits every time the rent goes up?

Your questions are tackled on this week’s Ask Rob & Rob.

Enjoy the show?