Many believe that we can make up for the financial deficits in our economy by applying higher taxes to the wealthy. But as Rob explains in this episode, that is not the answer to our financial woes, and in fact might even prove even more detrimental... KEY TAKEAWAYS The people in control of the tax systems don't necessarily have your best interests at heart. The systems don't work for people like us. Levies on goods and services and subsidies that contribute towards production - this has never c...
Feb 27, 2023•15 min•Ep. 350
As some of the most experienced globe-trotters out there, The Property Nomads are well versed in the essentials when it comes to travel. In this episode, Rob details the essential item you’ll DEFINITELY require when you set out in Europe! ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time...
Feb 23, 2023•7 min•Ep. 349
Learn how to use the current market situation to get the best mortgage deal. In this episode, Rob and Marc Champ explain what is happening with the various types of mortgages and share ways you can take advantage of the current situation to secure the best deals. As well as explaining how to sign up for their Introduction to Property Development event, which they are hosting on 9th March, in London. KEY TAKEAWAYS The number of mortgage deals are up as things return to normal. Refinancing is play...
Feb 20, 2023•19 min•Ep. 348
As an experienced traveller, Rob shares his personal six best tips to stick to when you’re traversing the world, so as to make sure that your trip is the best it can be. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around the wo...
Feb 16, 2023•14 min•Ep. 347
With many declaring that green energy is the best way to make life and the economy sustainable, Rob discusses the reality behind the situation, and asks if we can really place our future in the hands of green energy? KEY TAKEAWAYS No one is arguing that the planet can, and will, be made a better, more sustainable environment for us to live on. What is flawed is the way in which we are being shoved towards it. Even green energy technology needs to be made of something. In many cases, raw material...
Feb 13, 2023•17 min•Ep. 346
Rob recounts the astounding moment in which the property nomads found themselves playing football with some of the greatest names ever to kick a ball. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around the world. He is here to ...
Feb 09, 2023•9 min•Ep. 345
Rob lists his top three reasons why you should be taking a different view of the UK property market, and why now might be the wisest time to chase those investing ambitions! KEY TAKEAWAYS Depending on the currency you're using as an overseas investor, buying UK property might actually be far cheaper at the moment due to the waning strength of the pound. The Land Registry adds a further level of security to property deals. Having those locked in rights makes investing from abroad very attractive....
Feb 06, 2023•11 min•Ep. 344
Rob backtracks to his time in Zagreb after completing University in 2010. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around the world. He is here to guide your success in property, business, and life and to inspire you to achi...
Feb 02, 2023•13 min•Ep. 343
Rob explains the value of a power team, and how you can not only harness their skills and potential while investing in property, but also save yourself vital cash reserves when it matters most. KEY TAKEAWAYS In terms of tax and knowledge, having a tax advisor is critical. Everyone has a different situation, and ensuring you're only spending what you have to on tax means you have more money to invest. As investors, we are not used to keeping on top of every new development in tax laws, whereas a ...
Jan 30, 2023•12 min•Ep. 342
Rob shares his top four reasons why non-league football is far more exciting and innovative than Premier League or higher-level football and sport. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around the world. He is here to gui...
Jan 26, 2023•13 min•Ep. 341
Is property doomed as an investment strategy? In this episode, Rob talks you through a balanced argument about why people may think so, and why there still might be reasons to be positive about property. KEY TAKEAWAYS The virus, whether we like it or not, has changed the way the world works, and has impacted the government's financial response to the market. If you increase the currency supply, but not the demand aspect, what will happen is you will create less demand, more supply. Money needs t...
Jan 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 340
Rob continues his story of “The Summer That Could’ve Been” – the delayed Euro 2020 football tournament which was later staged in 2021, split across multiple European countries, and the thrilling, yet heartbreaking climax to the conclusion of the tournament.. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Fin...
Jan 19, 2023•14 min•Ep. 339
Marc Champ of Wharf Financial joins Rob in order to go through some of their predictions for 2022, and how they panned out in the long term, as well as some of their thoughts about what could happen in 2023. KEY TAKEAWAYS Bridging lenders did indeed find things more difficult in 2022. Around September there were funding problems that caused a cease altogether in some cases. This can only increase. Inflation reached a high of 10% in 2022, but there was no re-emergence of a more dangerous COVID va...
Jan 16, 2023•19 min•Ep. 338
Rob talks about “The Summer That Could’ve Been” – the delayed Euro 2020 football tournament which was later staged in 2021, split across multiple European countries, and his personal experiences during the England v Denmark game that proved so decisive and inspiring. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More cli...
Jan 12, 2023•11 min•Ep. 337
Especially in the new year, it's always advantageous to consider a mental reset in order to optimise our efficiency levels. but how can we best achieve this? In this episode, Rob tells you how you can reboot, reframe and make the most of the year ahead. KEY TAKEAWAYS People from previous generations often say that their times were a lot harder, and this was born from hardship. Hardship can actually increase resilience and make us more efficient. Becoming more efficient in your business will inev...
Jan 09, 2023•9 min•Ep. 336
To kick off the new year, Rob discusses his trip to Pachuca – the sporting event he attended, the mining museum and its fascinating heritage, and the curious connection to a very famous English coastal area… ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a h...
Jan 05, 2023•12 min•Ep. 335
With the advent of a new year comes the all-important questions about what it may hold. In this episode, Rob talks you through what to expect in 2023 when it comes to investing and business, and how best to ensure that your year ahead is safe, secure and prosperous. KEY TAKEAWAYS A recession is due to come, and may already have been hitting the market during the tail end of last year. We have yet to really see retail investors pumping into the market yet. Expect more mass psychosis from the powe...
Jan 02, 2023•11 min•Ep. 334
In the second of a special two-part mini-series, Rob recounts his experiences at cold weather Games, with a focus this time upon the match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad, and the surprising ferocity of an unexpected wind in one of Europe’s most renowned sunspots. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More cl...
Dec 29, 2022•11 min•Ep. 333
The festive break is a chance for us all to recharge our creative batteries, but as Rob explains in this episode, there are several ways in which you can make the most of the rest while still remaining productive and effective, so as to come back brighter in the new year. KEY TAKEAWAYS Plan for the future. How do you envision the year to come? How are you connecting with yourself and others, and which goals are you hoping to achieve? You can consume wisdom even in your downtime. Dig out the book...
Dec 26, 2022•9 min•Ep. 332
In the first of a special two-part mini-series, Rob recounts his experiences at cold weather games, this time in Vienna – the city itself, the culture, and the temperature… ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around the...
Dec 22, 2022•12 min•Ep. 331
Rob lists the top five podcasts you need to be paying attention to right now - including a rebel streak, outspoken financial advice, and outside-the-box thinking that could help you to achieve more and think differently. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Rebel Capitalist show is about the world economic forum and how oil and the global market affect everything that's going on. The Peter Schiff show, where Peter is an outspoken ex-banker and real estate giant, who's on the money when it comes to all things finan...
Dec 19, 2022•8 min•Ep. 330
Rob explores one of his favourite ever travel experiences – visiting the Copa Libertadores Final 2014 where he saw Nacional play San Lorenzo, including the perils faced by a subtle change in time zones, and all the thrills of seeing such a momentous sporting event. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clien...
Dec 15, 2022•19 min•Ep. 329
Rob is joined by Marc Champ of Wharf Financial to discuss the economic news of the moment, including the new state of property prices and how they seem to be sliding down slightly, mortgage rates and their slow return to normality, and how we should be using this time of unease to seize upon opportunities in the property market. KEY TAKEAWAYS Expectations were that deals would dry up with the falling of house prices, but this hasn't proved true. People are still looking for ways to maximise valu...
Dec 12, 2022•17 min•Ep. 328
In this episode, Rob talks about how being in the right place at the right time led to him and the future Mrs. Property Nomads Podcast attending the CONCACAF Champions League Final. An evening match that despite the ferocious rain had an electric atmosphere and an incredibly enthusiastic and noisy crowd. Rob also provides an insight into what to see and do in the incredible Mexico City. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone, the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your su...
Dec 08, 2022•16 min•Ep. 327
For upcoming episodes, Rob is spending a bit of time sharing his thoughts on the current political and macroeconomic climate. He is kicking back against the misinformation that currently permeates the mainstream media and sharing his thoughts on important subjects that affect the world economy and other aspects of our lives. This episode is about the tactics used by climate protests. As well as the need to be realistic about how the switch to cleaner energy sources happens and which power source...
Dec 05, 2022•10 min•Ep. 326
In this episode, Rob and the future Mrs Property Nomad visit one of the world's most iconic stadiums, the Estadio Azteca. One of just two stadiums to have hosted two World Cup finals. It is also the site of the Maradona “Hand of God” incident. Its funky roof, massive stands and a crazy thunderstorm made for a memorable experience. So good that they went back for more. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone, the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can ...
Dec 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 325
In this episode, Rob sits down to speak to Aaron Knightley who turned himself into a social media phenomenon by producing videos that have been watched over 100 million times on TikTok. Achieving this within an incredibly short period. He is also a hugely successful author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. In this episode, he explains how he has done this and how you can do the same and start earning big from the many lucrative brand deals that are currently available. While also generating new clie...
Nov 28, 2022•31 min•Ep. 324
In this episode, Rob focuses on watching the 2019 Europa League final in Azerbaijan, providing him and Aaron to get their first experience of Muslim culture. They indulged in some tea drinking despite there being several bars serving alcohol, real kebabs, and a goal-filled London Derby on a lovely warm Baku evening. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about wh...
Nov 24, 2022•16 min•Ep. 323
In this episode, Rob sits down to speak to Rob Nezard of UK radiators. He talks about how to get the best out of radiators. Explaining how to choose the right type and size for the type of fuel you use, where you are in the country and the size of your rooms. Rob also shares several other excellent energy-saving tips, which could save you 40% on your heating bill at certain points in the year. KEY TAKEAWAYS Radiators can be run using any type of boiler, be that gas or oil or any other kind of fu...
Nov 21, 2022•33 min•Ep. 322
England did not win the world cup in Brazil 2014 on Rob´s birthday, with him watching. But the match he did get to see was still memorable and proved to be a great way to tick off a football bucket list item. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone, the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a...
Nov 17, 2022•12 min•Ep. 321
