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The Property Podcast

ASK211: ​Should I invest in Birkenhead? PLUS: Should I overpay my interest-only mortgage?

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Business News, News, Business, Education, Investing

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

This week The Robs are answering two fantastic questions on investing in Birkenhead, and talking about whether you should be overpaying on your mortgage. These are two questions that will definitely benefit a lot of listeners. Joe from Leeds got in touch recently, he’s currently living in London and has a budget of £80,000 - £100,000 and he’s looking for a buy-to-let deal up north.  He’s considering our hotspot areas of Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool but has noticed significant growth in the Liverpool area.  However, he’s wondering if Rob & Rob have any insider tips on investing just across the water from Liverpool, in Birkenhead. Could this be a good contender for capital growth when the ripple effect kicks in? Now we know this is an area that holds a special place in Rob B’s heart, so does he automatically think that Joe should be investing here?  Next up we’ve got Adam from Surrey. Before listening to The Property Podcast, he bought his first buy-to-let property on a capital repayment mortgage and has since remortgaged to an interest only mortgage.  The property makes a good income each month, so now Adam is wondering, now that he’s on an interest only mortgage, should he utilise the 10% interest free payments and chip away at his mortgage?  So, should Adam risk potentially losing out on £200 per month in his back pocket to reduce his mortgage over time? Or should he wait and allow capital growth to do it’s thing?  Tune in to find out what Rob D advises.    Do you have a buy to let or property investment related question for Rob & Rob? You could feature on the next episode by giving us a call on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply).    Or if you prefer, click here to leave a recording via your computer instead. The next question on Ask Rob & Rob could be yours.  Have you joined us over on the Property Hub Forum yet? Our online community is friendly, informative, and the members are waiting to welcome you with open arms. So get yourself over and introduce yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Rob.

0:03.2

And I'm Rob.

0:04.2

And this is Ask Rob and Rob.

0:08.4

Howdy everyone and welcome back to Ask Rob and Rob where you ask us questions and we give you answers same format every week you kind of know it by now and also the way you get involved is pretty easy too if you've listened to a few of these but we'll remind you just in case.

0:22.1

So give us a call on 013 808,00035,

0:26.0

that's 013 808,00035,

0:29.0

or head on over to Property Hub.

0:31.0

net slash Ask.

0:33.0

Get your question in and we can answer it on the show, just like we're about to do for Joe.

0:37.0

Hi Rob and Rob, this is Joe.

0:40.0

Ridges from Leeds, currently listening in London.

0:42.0

I appreciate everything you do on the podcast,

0:45.0

because that's really helped to get me to where I am today,

0:47.0

starting on my investment journey.

0:49.0

I'm hoping you can help me out a bit of advice.

0:51.0

I've got a budget of $80,000 to $100,000 and for an investment, ideally

0:57.7

up north from near where I'm from, so kind of the lead Liverpool- Manchester area. Now I know

1:02.1

property from Liverpool is flying

1:03.7

is where they're potentially a two-bed terrace or on the outskirts of town or a

1:09.1

one-to-two-bed apartment would be a better bet in terms of looking for a capital growth further down the line

1:14.4

because I'm sure Liverpool is you to have a bit of a boom and also if you've got any

1:19.0

insider tips on any developments in Burke and Head because I appreciate that opposite so maybe an area that could

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