The Property Podcast

It's the 201st episode of The Property Podcast and this week we're focussing on where to invest in the UK this year. Some of them you may be expecting from us, but there's a couple of wildcards thrown in for good measure. Listen to find out more.

Property Geek

A quick plug for Rod D's Property Geek Podcast - the latest episode talks about new mortgage rules which haven’t had much coverage elsewhere. Take a listen to get up to date. 

Rents are hitting an 'affordability ceiling'

Rob D chose this news story because it proved him right (again). The idea is that rents are getting so high in some areas that if they go up any further, tenants wont afford them, which will only produce more void periods in the end. Rents can't just rise forever as salaries are not rising at the same rate. This is obviously more of an issue in places such as London where tenants are reportedly paying up to 75% of their disposable income on rent. Check out the article here. 

Resource of the week

Tinder for business (apparently). Shapr.co will give you the ability to swipe left or right and make interesting business contacts. Check it out. 

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It's time for another couple of questions in this week's edition of 'Ask Rob & Rob'. This week Tom & Reece

...Ask Rob & Rob – What's the minimum acceptable lease length?

...and are guaranteed yields too good to be true?

The Robs give their take on these topics. What do you think? Head over to the forum to discuss.

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It's a milestone episode as we reach our 200th edition of The Property Podcast! 

We've included our blast from the past intro style from the very first episode (sorry for those of you that can't stand this one!) We would have put some more clips in from episode one, but we were cringing too much to listen to it all! 

Topic of the week

200 episodes wow! Many of you have been kind enough to let us know how much the podcast has helped you over the last 200 episodes, but you’re not the only one’s to benefit we’ve learnt loads too!

Lessons

• You learn from teaching
• Property investors are normal people - Yes mainstream media it’s true
• Most people are willing to help, look at the TPH. So don’t pay for expensive courses
• Givers get
• Accountability is everything - look at the record of our individual podcasts!
• Start before you feel ready. You’ll always be embarrassed by your earliest work
• If you’re enthusiastic about something, do it even if you don’t know where it’s going to lead

Personal Highlights/Favourite Episodes

• Episode 52 Noah Kagan 
• Episode 69 The 18 Year Property Cycle 
• Episode 163 Live from the Property Investor Show 

New garden towns and villages to provide 200,000 homes to ease housing shortage

You can read the story on this one right here, but will this really ease the housing shortage? We're sceptical of this one. 

Want more Rob D in your life?

Due to popular demand Rob D is bringing you more Property Geek. Get over there and subscribe to hear him talk in-depth to some industry experts. 

Resource of the week

We've got Bjorn (again) to thank for this week's Resource of the Week: Thetopinbox.com Schedule emails to be sent later. Set reminders in your inbox. Track opens. Followup with email sequences. What's not to love, right? Take a look here.

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It's time for another couple of questions in this week's edition of 'Ask Rob & Rob'. This week John from Manchester...

...Asks Rob & Rob – Should I buy a property with tenants? 

...and another listener asks about how to get creditworthy for investments. 

The Robs give their take on these topics. What do you think? Head over to the forum to discuss.

ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION TO ROB & ROB!

Don't be shy! All you need to do is leave a message with your name and whatever's on your mind.

Just pick up the phone and call 013 808 00035 (normal UK call rates apply).

Or if you prefer, click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.

  NEED MORE ANSWERS?

The Property Hub Summit is the place to get all your questions personally answered by Rob & Rob, and build a network of other smart, motivated investors.

Over the course of a full day at a swanky hotel we'll help you set your goals, form a plan to get you there, overcome your obstacles, and give you the support system you need to make sure nothing gets in your way.

Just don't hang around - there are only four Summits each year, and just 16 places available at each!

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Always a popular episode! We take a look at the predictions we made this time last year, and make a new batch for 2017!

Our predictions for 2017

Rob B:

• Manchester to grab headlines and see strong growth maybe double digit
• Liverpool and Leeds is Manchester last year
• No more negative tax plays from the government
• Major players to come into LTD company mortgage market

Rob D:

• Prices to grow no more than 2% nationally, flat in London
• Media negativity
• Base rate to go no higher than 0.5%, inflation low
• Mortgage availability to keep improving for Ltd Cos and rates to improve

 How did we do last year?

If you want to check out last years episode, you can find that right here.

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It's time for the very first Ask Rob & Rob of 2017, with two questions from two more listeners...

...Ask Rob & Rob – questions about books and courses she can take a look at, regarding crowdfunding...

The Robs give their take on these frequently asked questions!

ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION TO ROB & ROB!

Don't be shy! All you need to do is leave a message with your name and whatever's on your mind.

Just pick up the phone and call 013 808 00035 (normal UK call rates apply).

Or if you prefer, click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.

  NEED MORE ANSWERS?

The Property Hub Summit is the place to get all your questions personally answered by Rob & Rob, and build a network of other smart, motivated investors.

Over the course of a full day at a swanky hotel we'll help you set your goals, form a plan to get you there, overcome your obstacles, and give you the support system you need to make sure nothing gets in your way.

Just don't hang around - there are only four Summits each year, and just 16 places available at each!

Interested? Click here to find out more.

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If you're listening to this during that in-betweeny time between Christmas and New Year then well done you - that is hardcore podcast listening!

News

This would usually be news this week but is in fact more news of the whole year. We'll start with what's happened with us. We launched a gorgeous new website for The Property Hub, full of courses, info, and a fab forum. If you don't use it to do more than listen to the podcast then please go check it out.

Our Magazine subscribers doubled this year and it's fair to say we're delighted with the publication we put out. Our team work incredibly hard on this and it must be pretty good to be doubling it's subscribers this year. If you're still not a subscriber then you can sign up right here so you don't miss a single copy in 2017. We have a new features editor, some new big-hitting writers starting in the new year, and we're so excited with what is to come.

The Meetups have grown from a handful in 2015 to over 35 regular monthly events, and this has been entirely down to Abbey, Vicky and The Meetup Leaders who have helped to grow this project. If you're yet to come along to your local Meetup then please do come along and say hi, we'll be popping up at as many Meetups as possible to say hello in 2016.

We also held a Northern Summit and whilst our plans are not quite nailed down just yet - we are sure we'll do something in the North in 2017. Meanwhile there may be a couple of tickets available for the London Summit in February, but be quick because these could sell out any time now - check here to see if there are still tickets available.

News this week

This is the year that will be remembered for bringing us Brexit and Trump - and the truth is that any personal opinions aside, we're not scared of either. This is definitely not a time to be fearful if you know your stuff. We'll have a new course out in the next few weeks which is all about how the market may progress, so look out for that as it will definitely cover any potential impact of these big events.

Bigger news (in property at least) were the stamp duty changes for people with second homes and beyond - so basically all BTL investors. This one was particularly hard on investors in the South East. Definitely a big event for the property investment market.

What next for The Robs?

Rob D has committed to writing a new book (feel free to chase him up on that), we're going to up our game massively in social media (which wouldn't be hard to be fair!). Our social media channels will be bringing you really interesting content in 2017, so please watch this space and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We have another big announcement or two which we hope you will love but we can't say any more about these for now. You'll just have to keep listening throughout the new year to find out more.

Resource of the week

There can only be one resource of the week this week. It's not new, but it is vital. It's the best time of year for setting goals and there is no better way than with our Goal Setting Course. Check it out here.

Join the conversation

What did 2016 bring for you? What are your plans for the new year? Continue the conversation over at The Property Hub Forum.

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Nobody can deny that 2016 has been a weird year for the world, but it's been a good year for us in general. This week's episode is a run down of the things we have loved in the past twelve months.

News this week

Shock - as BTL is over (apparently). This news story has some pretty depressing statistics attached to it, and if you read just the first paragraph it's not great news! But (as you probably suspected) there's a bit more to this! The statistics used are not exactly thorough, with data coming from only one firm of estate agents.

An excellent reminder of why we should always read beyond the headlines.

Resource of the week

This episode is really one long resource of the week list, so if that's your favourite part of The Property Podcast, then keep listening.

Books

Death by Meeting - Patrick Lencioni

Titan Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. -

Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton

The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson

Speculator - Doug Casey

Open - Andre Agassi

Podcasts

How I built this

Conversations with Tyler

London Fintech Podcast

The Spectator podcast

Apps

Virgin Train App

Pocket

Instagram

Kindle App - Word Runner

Should I Answer?

Franz

Other Stuff

Jet Skiing

Billions & Narco’s - TV

On Netflix – Tony Robbins “I am not your guru”, Supermensch - The legend of Shep Gordon

No coffee!

Meditation - 100 days 

Join the conversation

What would make your 'Best of 2016' list? Have you checked out any of the suggestions The Robs mentioned? Carry on the conversation over at The Property Hub Forum.

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It's time for the last Ask Rob & Rob of the year (we'll be far too busy with mince pies for one week only), and this week Charlotte...

...Asks Rob & Rob – questions about books and courses she can take a look at, regarding HMOs. 

...and Sam asks why on earth don't we discuss Scotland on the podcast!

The Robs give their take on these topics, for your listening pleasure.

ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION TO ROB & ROB!

Don't be shy! All you need to do is leave a message with your name and whatever's on your mind.

Just pick up the phone and call 013 808 00035 (normal UK call rates apply).

Or if you prefer, click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.

  NEED MORE ANSWERS?

The Property Hub Summit is the place to get all your questions personally answered by Rob & Rob, and build a network of other smart, motivated investors.

Over the course of a full day at a swanky hotel we'll help you set your goals, form a plan to get you there, overcome your obstacles, and give you the support system you need to make sure nothing gets in your way.

Just don't hang around - there are only four Summits each year, and just 16 places available at each!

Interested? Click here to find out more.

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Due to the great response to the last 'listeners' deals' podcast, we're happy to say we're bringing you more of these this week, which is brilliant news for us because we love this format!

This week we check out deals from Tom, Hannah, and Jamie, and these three deals vary greatly!

Resource of the week

It's another Trello based resource of the week, but bear with us because Trello aficionados will love this one. Butler for Trello will help automate a ton of the things you do manually - and you can set this up using plain English commands. Play about with it and see what it can do for you. Check it out here.

News this week

£5bn of Northern Powerhouse projects made available to Chinese investors - well this is one we will add to the 'told you so' file! 

We’ve been talking about overseas investors looking outside London and this backs it up. We doubt this will be the last good news story for The Northern Powerhouse, but check this one out here.

Join the conversation

Which of these deals would be the one to pique your interest? Head over to the forum to discuss this more.

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