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The Property Podcast

ASK423: Are studio flats worth buying? PLUS: Have prices really fallen as far as you say?

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Business News, News, Business, Education, Investing

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Rob & Rob are back with two NEW questions from our listeners!   (0:45) Dan’s wondering if studio apartments are worth considering for investment if they tick the boxes financially and are located in desirable areas with good prospects for capital growth. Seeking advice, he turns to Rob & Rob for their thoughts and insights.  (3:27) Discussing the "silent crash" featured on The Property Podcast, Anth finds himself questioning if a crucial point may have been overlooked...  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Send us your question by calling us on 013 808 00035 and leaving a message with your name and question (normal UK call rates apply) or click here to leave a recording via your computer instead.  Find out more about Property Hub Invest  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Rob. And I'm Rob. And this is Ask Rob and Rob.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, this is Ask Rob and Rob. The show will you get your property questions in and we give you your property answers in return.

0:14.0

We do this every week on a Tuesday and in the home section of the Sunday times each and every

0:19.0

Sunday.

0:20.0

Make sure you check out our smiley faces there.

0:22.0

But how is this show of the thing? Well, it's because you get your

0:24.4

questions in. So let's give you a reminder of how that happens. It's oh so easy, just go to

0:29.3

Property Hub.net slash Ask. When you get there, you'll find that you can leave us a voice note directly from that page

0:35.0

you can find our phone number to give us a call or you can submit a written question

0:38.8

for our Sunday times column all of those in the same place at Property Hub. Net slash Ask.

0:43.4

And that is the process that Dan has followed today.

0:46.0

Hi Rob and Rob. My name's Dan. I've been reading Rob's book since 2014, I think.

0:51.6

So thanks for all the great content over the years.

0:54.3

Apologies if this question's already been asked I don't think I've ever heard it but I was

0:59.1

wondering about studio apartments are they worth considering if the numbers stack up and they're in an area that you like and you're happy with good prospects for capital growth and everything are they worth considering or are studio apartments not something you'd consider? Thanks.

1:16.0

Hey Dan, thank you for your question. It's a really good one. I don't think we've answered a question like this for many years now and hopefully my

1:24.3

answers consistent and I'm sure somebody will go back and correct me if it's not but I would

1:30.0

tread carefully that's what I would say I personally don't own any studio apartments, and if I was

1:37.2

to own a studio apartments, it would probably only be in London, and it has to be in an area where the demand is just so

1:47.6

strong where people are just desperate to live and normally you find that in a mega

1:51.7

city now I wouldn't completely rule it out in Manchester and Birmingham as well,

1:56.1

but it would have to be of a very high standard.

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