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The Property Podcast

ASK523: Could this commuter hotspot boom? PLUS: The best way to read a property book?

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

News, Education, Business, Investing, Business News

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Can a cheap commuter town actually be a smart investment? Plus, what's the best way to read Rob's latest book? We answer your questions in this week's episode of Ask Rob & Rob. (00:40) Scott's bought a house in Mansfield. But can commuter towns with low entry points make for smart investments? Rob B explains the ripple effect happening across the country. (03:51) Pierre's just picked up the second edition of How to Be a Landlord. Should he read it from cover to cover, or dip in and out? Rob D looks at how to get the most out of his latest edition. Links Mentioned: How To Be A Landlord (Second Edition) 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 Got a question? Send it in here Find out more about Property Hub Invest

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:09.5

fixture of your Tuesdays where we get your questions answered. We have got two wonderful

0:14.2

questions today, but you, I'm sure, have got a wonderful question in you somewhere. How do you

0:18.0

send it our way? Well, it is very simple. Just go to the one place.

0:21.4

Go to property hub.com.com. And there you have multiple options where you can submit your question

0:27.3

via a voicemail, direct audio. You can even put a written question into us and you may see that

0:32.7

appear in the Sunday Times. All very exciting. Right, let's listen to our first question in from Scott.

0:39.3

Hi, Rob and Bob. You guys are brilliant. I've been listening to you for years and years and years.

0:44.3

You were talking about Manchester then, still talking about Manchester now.

0:48.3

My name's Scott. I'm a carpenter by trade. I saved up enough cash to buy a house outright, but it was a low

0:57.8

entry price. It is in between Sheffield and Nottingham, so it's in Mansfield. I bought it outright

1:04.5

because I know that the resale value, it does have a ceiling, so I wanted to save. Of course,

1:09.8

it's my first renovation, so I'm going to live in it

1:12.0

as well. So I've been living in it for a year. So because I'm living in it, no capital gains tax.

1:17.6

Because I bought it out right, I've got no costs on interest. And because it was my first,

1:23.1

it's all I'm focused on. So it wasn't like I was going to put my money to work anywhere else.

1:29.0

I'm renovating while I'm living there.

1:30.9

And I'm wondering if you think places like Mansfield and surrounding areas that have good

1:36.9

transport links to places like Sheffield and Nottingham, Derby are places that are attractive

1:42.9

because they do have low entry points.

1:45.5

And I know you've said that some places that are cheap are not necessarily the best places

1:48.8

to buy.

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