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The Property Podcast

ASK512: How can I manage from afar? PLUS: I'm not ready for this big tax change!

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

News, Education, Business, Investing, Business News

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

It's time for your weekly dose of Ask Rob & Rob – let's get stuck into two new questions... (00:47) Shahid has built a solid property portfolio within a 10-mile radius of where he lives, but he’s now setting his sights on high-growth areas further afield. His concern? How to manage properties hundreds of miles away without being on hand for tenant issues. He turns to Rob & Rob for their advice on making remote investing work.  (05:14) Jane's been hearing rumblings about ‘Making Tax Digital’ and wants to know what landlords should be doing to prepare. She asks the guys if they can shed some light on what's coming and when.  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 here – just hit record!.  Find out more about Property Hub Invest

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:06.1

Hey everyone, welcome to Ask Rob and Rob. This show where you get your wonderful questions in,

0:11.4

we give you some heartfelt answers, some answers with effort and care return to you for this wonderful

0:17.4

format. And this wonderful format has been going for a long time now. So let's keep

0:21.2

this show on the road. Let's get your questions in. Rob, can we get a quick reminder how our dear listeners can get their lovely questions onto the show? We sure can. All you've got to do is go to property hub.net slash ask. That's property hub.net slash ask. You can send us a written question for our signing times column or our favourite option.

0:38.4

Send us a voicemail because then we can answer you right here on this show.

0:41.3

Okay, it's time for our first question.

0:42.9

Let's travel over the border to South Wales and listen to what Shahid's got to ask us.

0:47.4

Hi, Rob and Rob. This is Shahid and I run a bi-to-led company in Swansea in South Wales.

0:53.9

All my properties currently are within a 10 mile radius of Swansea.

0:58.6

But I want to start looking at properties which are away and the high growth areas that

1:03.7

you guys recommend like Derby in the Northeast.

1:06.3

My main sort of issue with it is that I'm kind of worried about how I would manage those

1:10.1

properties.

1:11.0

So as they look, I do have a letting agent and they look after all the admin side of things

1:15.7

to my local properties.

1:17.0

But if I buy properties further away in England or the Northeast, how would I go about managing

1:22.0

and maintaining them and dealing with tenant issues that are so far away?

1:26.8

Thank you for all the advice. I've been

1:28.1

listening to your podcast for about four years now and I thought every time to get my first question in.

1:32.1

Shaiyat, first of all, congratulations on all the progress you've made. Get it to 10 properties is not an easy

1:37.1

feat and also a lot to manage as well. Once you get past 10, the work really starts to compound.

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