This week on Ask Rob & Rob, the guys are dishing out advice on how to best handle homebuyer surveys whilst using them to your advantage, and what to do when your letting agent adds in new fees to your contract. They’re certainly two questions that probably 90% of investors will come across at some point in their property journey, so this is definitely an episode to bookmark! Our first question comes in from Cassie. She wants to know how you can use a home buyers survey to negotiate a price. ...
Jul 30, 2019•9 min
This week The Robs are talking about what it takes for them to walk away from a deal. Usually you’ll hear The Robs talking about taking action, but there are inevitability times when it’s better to walk away. There are certain deals that need a firm ‘no’. So what does it take for The Robs to walk away from a deal? And how should you decide whether a deal is really the right one for you? Here’s what Rob & Rob are going to cover on today’s episode: Price Fundamentals Rental potential Neighbour...
Jul 25, 2019•23 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob, the guys are answering two questions that are affected by current and ongoing situations from property booms to increasing tax bands. This week’s first question is from Lee - he has a clear strategy and wants to use property to increase his regular cash flow so that eventually he can be financially free. He’s roughly 60% through this process but his next property might allow this to happen a lot faster. He has a 3-bedroom property in South London and the property ...
Jul 23, 2019•8 min
This week The Robs are talking about an important calculation. They’ve never talked about it before, but it’s one you need to start using. That’s right, they’re talking about how you can make money from property and the different ways you can achieve this. There’s a popular debate on whether you should optimise your goals based on the monthly rental income you need or the capital growth potential. But what they’ve not really talked about in detail is the total return that you’re going to make fr...
Jul 18, 2019•19 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob we’ve got two great questions that we’re pretty sure most investors will want to know the answers to. Especially if you’re just starting out or trying to grow your portfolio. Our first question this week comes in from Ian who’s been a Hubber for well over a year and an avid podcast listener. He feels like he is clued up on the educational side of investing and is ready to take the plunge, but the financial side of things are holding him back. His goal is to be able...
Jul 16, 2019•7 min
The Robs aren’t holding back on this week’s Property Podcast. They’re telling you the brutal truths about property investment that you won’t hear from anyone else. That’s right, they’re dropping some truth bombs and showing you how slick marketing can lead you astray [sorry marketers!]. You’ll also learn about the (many) things that can go wrong and the (many) frustrations that come with being a property investor. But don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom. When starting out on your property i...
Jul 11, 2019•21 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob, we’ve got another two great questions for you about student accommodation and EPC ratings. Our first caller is Dawson who is looking at investing in student accommodation. She’s based in the south but has a clear understanding that yields are better in the north. She’s looked at Manchester and Liverpool but she’s finding that they’re getting quite saturated with a lot of properties left empty - she thinks this is mainly due to the new rules and the amount of new d...
Jul 09, 2019•7 min
Have you ever wanted to step into Rob and Rob’s shoes and know what it’s like to be them for a day? Well now you can. This week on The Property Podcast The Robs are sharing their top seven brain hacks with you. These aren’t just brain hacks that The Robs are dishing out from other people. They both live by these day in, day out. If you implement them they’ll make a huge impact on your life too. So what are the seven brain hacks that Rob & Rob live by religiously? Habit stacking Practice grat...
Jul 04, 2019•22 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob, the guys are answering another two cracking questions sent in by our Hubbers. First up is Mike. He’s an avid Property Podcast listener and after just four or five months he took the plunge and invested in a great Liverpool buy-to-let deal we launched just a few months ago. Mike is wanting more information on joint property ventures - particularly on how he can get the ball rolling. Now that he’s made his first investment, he’s got the bug and wants to see how he c...
Jul 02, 2019•8 min
This week on The Property Podcast, The Robs are discussing the investments you should be avoiding in the upcoming property boom. No, they’re not psychic. Nor do they have a crystal ball. But the property boom will come, and when it does, it’s important to know the potential risks and how to avoid them. If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while, you’ll know that Rob & Rob believe we’re currently in the mid-cycle wobble, and after the wobble comes the boom. Quite often in a boom, peo...
Jun 27, 2019•24 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob, the guys are answering two very different questions on the topic of HMOs. The first question comes in from another Rob who’s got in touch for some feedback on a potential HMO in Stoke-on-Trent. The property is fully tenanted and has five double bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms. On the face of it, the property seems like a pretty good deal. The monthly gross rental income is £3,870 on a purchase price of £335,000 - that’s a gross yield of over 13%! However, hi...
Jun 25, 2019•7 min
This week on The Property Podcast, we’re giving you seven property tips that you can start using today, because we want you to start taking action! You’ll know by now if you’ve been listening to the podcast for a while that we love doing the big picture, philosophical and mindset episodes but now we want to give you something actionable. So on today’s podcast we’re going to cover everything from before you buy a property, through management, through to your exit and how you run your business. Th...
Jun 20, 2019•22 min
The Robs are back again for another fantastic episode of Ask Rob & Rob where they’re talking about property crashes and tenants staying too long. First up we have Pete who has a question about the 18-year property cycle. He’s clearly been listening to our podcasts and taken the university course, as he’s correctly identified that we’re about 7 years away from the next property market crash. Pete already has two properties that he bought for around £100,000 each and is hoping that in the next...
Jun 18, 2019•8 min
This week on The Property Podcast, The Robs are talking economics and looking at data to see whether rental prices really are out of control. It’s certainly an episode worth listening to because we’ve got something exciting coming up... Yes, we’re going to be those people who tease you about something coming up next week and make you wait a whole 7 days to see what it is - sorry! What we can tell you though is that it’s very exciting and it’s exclusively for you - our podcast listeners. So wheth...
Jun 13, 2019•18 min
The Robs are back again for another fantastic episode of Ask Rob & Rob. After a few weeks of mortgage questions with Dave Cookson, the trio is now back to a duo! First up we’ve got Horatio who’s in a bit of a pickle. He made an offer to purchase a buy-to-let investment property in Birmingham about six months ago and has recently completed. However, he’s run his numbers again and has realised that his investment property isn’t even making £50 a week! A situation no investor wants to be in. So...
Jun 11, 2019•9 min•Ep. 1
This week on The Property Podcast, The Robs are doing something a bit different and talking some hard truths. Which, if you implement them, could be a complete game changer. On today’s podcast The Robs are passing on six lessons from one of the most impressive (and possibly insane) individuals, David Goggins. Rob B has hailed David Goggins’ book ‘Can’t Hurt Me’ as his book of the year, after a recommendation from Rob D. For those of you who don’t know who David Goggins is, he’s a former Navy Sea...
Jun 06, 2019•25 min•Ep. 1
Once again, our favourite mortgage broker, Dave Cookson is back. He’s joining The Robs to answer your mortgage questions on today’s Ask Rob & Rob. First up we’ve got Rita who wants to know what would happen to her property portfolio should she die, and how can she protect her family? She has interest only mortgages on all her properties at 75% LTV. So she’s wanting to know if she died, would her husband be forced to sell the properties and pay off the mortgages? It’s not a question that come...
Jun 04, 2019•7 min•Ep. 1
This week on The Property Podcast, buy-to-let is dead apparently. So will this be The Robs last ever podcast?! Firstly, before we get into today’s podcast episode, we want to say thank you for all the lovely and positive feedback we’ve received over the last couple of weeks in terms of Property Hub Mortgages. And on the back of that, Rob D would like to give a special shoutout to his mortgage broker, Amy at Keys Mortgages, who recently got him out of a sticky situation. She’s a prime example of ...
May 30, 2019•26 min
This week on Ask Rob & Rob, we’ve got Dave Cookson joining the guys again to answer even more mortgage related questions. Maybe we should have dedicated this month’s ‘ask’ questions to Dave. But nevertheless we’ve got another two cracking mortgage related questions that you may never have thought to ask before. So let's get started... The first question comes in from Stuart who has more than one buy to let property in his personal name. He’s wanting to know if there is a mortgage product whe...
May 28, 2019•6 min•Ep. 1
This week on The Property Podcast we’ve got a special episode for you - and it’s one that The Robs have been wanting to do for a while. [Drum roll!] Today, you get to listen to Rob B mentoring two lucky podcast listeners - LIVE! Avid listeners will know that strategy is key, and today we’re revealing just how important we think this is by putting Rob on the spot to offer his advice. Now don’t worry, this isn’t just specific to Ruth and Christian’s investment plans,(who are the two lucky listener...
May 23, 2019•29 min
On this week’s Ask Rob & Rob, Dave Cookson is back to answer more mortgage related questions. Mortgage broker Dave has appeared on The Property Podcast numerous times and most recently busted some of the most common mortgage myths in conjunction with the launch of Property Hub Mortgages. And today he’s back to answer your mortgage related questions. The first question is from Rob (yes, another Rob!), who has two properties in his portfolio - both are based in London and have development pote...
May 21, 2019•6 min
The property world suffers a lot of noise. Everyone (mostly) considers themselves to be an expert - you’ll hear a lot of“you can do this”or“you can’t do that”- but quite frankly, a fair bit of it is rubbish. So today on The Property Podcast, Rob & Rob are putting six mortgage myths to bed. And what better way to tackle this subject than to get mortgage expert Dave Cookson, from Charles Louis on the show with The Robs today. The three musketeers go on to clear up six mortgage myths that might...
May 16, 2019•30 min
This week we’ve got one lucky listener Lisa, who’s having both of her property investment related questions answered. First of all, Lisa wants to know if she should manage her new buy to let property herself or whether she should be working with a lettings agent? She already has one property in the south that’s fully managed by a lettings agent, so she’s wanting to know if she should stick with that for her second investment property or just give it a go herself. Whilst Lisa’s second property is...
May 14, 2019•8 min
This week on The Property Podcast we’re bringing you a blast from the past and going back to episode 31, way back in 2013! The Robs are discussing the topic of how to search for a buy-to-let investment property. Why are we going back? Because no matter how much Rob & Rob bang on about how important research is, people are still getting it very wrong. The guys will also be giving you a pretty solid framework to follow. Not everyone goes back and listens to The Property Podcast from the very b...
May 09, 2019•29 min
This week the dynamic duo are back together after Rob B left Rob D to fly solo last week. On this week’s Ask Rob & Rob, we’ve got two listeners who are asking The Robs their advice on how best to invest their lump sum of cash and what they think about mentors. First up we’ve got Tom. Tom has joined his family business and they have £200,000 sat in their current account and he’s wanting to know how best to invest the money. He wants to find out where he should invest, how much he should inves...
May 07, 2019•9 min
This week on The Property Podcast we’ve got an action packed episode for you as we revisit some of our listeners success stories. Today we’re catching up with three Hubbers who started their investment journey just one year ago. First up we’ve got Sarah who started a flipping company in Sheffield and bought two buy-to-let properties. Sarah also teamed up with Simon, her project manager, in a joint venture (which we know a lot of you Hubbers are interested in) so this one will be worth a listen. ...
May 02, 2019•33 min
Rob D is flying solo on Ask Rob & Rob today whilst Rob B is enjoying his holiday. So this week we’ve got two very interesting questions - and one is on a topic we’ve never covered before. That almost never happens! First up is Marcus: He’s in full time employment and paying into a company pension scheme. He isn’t satisfied with how his pension pot is looking for when he retires so is looking at turning his hand to buy to let property. After doing some research, Marcus found out that he could...
Apr 30, 2019•11 min
Welcome to another episode of The Property Podcast and today Rob & Rob are discussing how to transform your life by changing your inputs. Succeeding in property is so much more than viewing properties and crunching the numbers - it takes a “can do” attitude and a positive mindset. So this week, The Robs are focusing on techniques, tactics and tweaks that you can use to block out the unhelpful, and focus on what you need to do to succeed. Listen as The Robs cover: Social media: How can you ta...
Apr 25, 2019•18 min
And we’re back… welcome to another episode of Ask Rob & Rob. First up this week we have Matt from Birmingham. Matt has read an article about a couple managing to avoid paying the 3% stamp duty on a derelict building they’ve purchased. Naturally Matt is wondering if there is any evidence on landlords now being able to claim back the 3%. Rob D is familiar with this story and is aware of the court battle between this couple and HMRC, so listen as he delves into some of the facts. But before you...
Apr 23, 2019•8 min
On today’s Property Podcast, Rob D is looking at how you research a buy-to-let property investment in a brand new city. Rob & Rob have talked extensively about the joys of investing in cities, but what should you do if you don’t know any of them that well and you don’t live close to them? That’s exactly what Rob D is covering today, and he’s using a real life guinea pig (and by that, we mean Dan), to explain how he approached being in this exact situation. If you’re an avid Property Podcast ...
Apr 18, 2019•22 min
