This week we're exploring that critical preliminary step to buying any property: making an offer!
Working out how much to offer is essential, but presenting your offer correctly makes a massive difference too. We explore:
It's another interactive map! This one shows how affordability has changed across the UK since 2007.
You can see the stats for any area you're interested in, but playing with the slider and looking at how the picture changes across the country over time is instructive too.
The volume of property transactions is falling for the first time since 2009, as reported by City AM.
It seems to be driven by a general lack of supply, but a reduction in buy-to-let activity can't be helping. Could we see a tweak to Stamp Duty soon to get the market moving again?
We're a week away from the first Thursday of October – and as always, the first Thursday of the month means meetups!
They're all across the UK and beyond, they're free and they're great fun, so why wouldn't you go along? Book your free place here.
How do you approach the process of making an offer?
Have you got any top tips that we didn't cover?
We’d love to know, so join the discussion in The Property Hub!
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It's time for another couple of questions in this week’s edition of ‘Ask Rob & Rob’, a listener & Tom from Cambridge…
...asks Rob & Rob... What drives house prices? PLUS: When's the right time to start looking for investments?
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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 8 places available at each!
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Listener deals are back! In one of our favourite and most popular types of episode, this week we run a live analysis of investment opportunities submitted by listeners.
Listen in as we assess the prospects of:
If you enjoy this episode, you can also check out our previous “listener deals” episodes here and here.
The 18 year property cycle is the concept that’s captured listeners’ imaginations more than anything else (even our jokes) – so we thought it was high time we put together a course on it!
Naturally, it’s completely free and you can watch it here – all you need is a Property Hub account.
Rent controls are on the way in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as local authorities indicate their intention to make use of new powers they’re being granted.
It’s not as dramatic as it sounds and nothing firm has been announced yet, but we’ll keep you updated as more details emerge. In the meantime, the housing minister Alok Sharma has reassured landlords in England that rent controls won’t happen under the current government.
Now featuring a registration link that actually works – sorry if you tried to register last week!
On 27 September at 6pm, we’ll be holding a webinar where you can find out more about what we offer through our businesses: Yellow Lettings and RMP Property.
We don’t like to push our businesses on the podcast, so the webinar gives you the opportunity to find out more about how you can benefit from what we do – and you don’t even have to leave the house!
(It’s completely free, but places are limited.)
Did you learn anything useful from hearing how we think about these deals?
Do you have any deals of your own where you’d like to get input from other Hub members?
We’d love to know, so join the discussion in The Property Hub!
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It's time for another couple of questions in this week’s edition of ‘Ask Rob & Rob’, Anthony and Tom from Auckland…
...asks Rob & Rob... What investments have Rob & Rob rejected? PLUS: Should we sell this Edinburgh flat?
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).
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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 8 places available at each!
Interested? Click here to find out more.
We spend far, far too long looking at Rightmove and Zoopla – so to make ourselves better about how we use our time, we thought we'd make an episode out of it!
They're both phenomenal tools for desktop research, so it's well worth learning how to use them to their full potential. The tips we share in this episode include:
Waze is an app for planning your route that's exploded in popularity recently. It allows users to edit the map and submit information about delays and police traps, so it's more up-to-date than most other sources.
The only downside is you'll have less time stuck in traffic to listen to the podcast!
On 27 September at 6pm, we'll be holding a webinar where you can find out more about what we offer through our businesses: Yellow Lettings and RMP Property.
We don't like to push our businesses on the podcast, so the webinar gives you the opportunity to find out more about how you can benefit from what we do – and you don't even have to leave the house!
(It's completely free, but places are limited.)
Have you got any other top tips for using Rightmove and Zoopla
Are there any of ours you particularly liked?
We’d love to know, so join the discussion in The Property Hub!
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It's time for another couple of questions in this week’s edition of ‘Ask Rob & Rob’, Ash from Yorkshire…
...asks Rob & Rob... Should I invest in a house or flat? PLUS Where to invest in Manchester?
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).
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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 8 places available at each!
Interested? Click here to find out more.
Capital growth is great, but sometimes what you want it lots of cash in the bank right now. If the yields available on single lets just aren't doing it for you, we've got four alternatives:
All of them have the potential to double your yield, but of course they all come with downsides too . We discuss how to choose which (if any) is the right option for you – as well as picking the one we would go for.
Rob D's life has been changed by the Anker SoundCore Mini: a Bluetooth speaker that's half the size of a soft drink can, yet has amazing sound quality.
If you travel a lot, or you want to play music at something like a picnic, it's perfect – and a steal for under £20.
As reported in The Mirror, it turns out that a man's bargain auction purchase is scheduled to be demolished.
Just goes to show the importance of checking the legal pack before buying, and having someone view the property in person too – especially if it seems too good to be true!
Our listener deals episodes are always extremely popular, and we're planning some more! Send over projects you're looking at buying or have bought recently, and we'll critique them in a future episode very soon.
Click here to send us your deals
Meetups are tonight, all across the UK and beyond!
If you haven't booked yet, click here to reserve your free place – there's bound to be one near you.
And if you are going along, have a great time!
Question…
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It's time for another couple of questions in this week’s edition of ‘Ask Rob & Rob’, Sam and Chris…
...ask Rob & Rob... Is the timing wrong for my building project? PLUS: Should I go on TV?
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.
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 8 places available at each!
Interested? Click here to find out more.