ASK530: Is this short lease worth it? PLUS: How do I keep up with two sets of laws?

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Education, News, Business News, Investing, Business

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Whether you’re eyeing up a leasehold flat or juggling property rules on both sides of the Welsh border, this week’s Ask Rob & Rob tackles two very different but equally common worries. (00:46) Jessica’s found a discounted buy-to-let with just over 100 years left on the lease, but is the discount a risk worth taking? Rob B explains exactly when a short lease should start ringing alarm bells. (04:01) Emma invests in Wales and is branching into England -, but the differences in licensing, notices and tenancy rules are overwhelming. Rob D breaks down why it’s less scary than it seems and shares a resource that covers both sides of the border. Links mentioned: How To Be A Landlord – Second Edition The Guild of Residential Landlords The National Residential Landlords Association 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

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rob. And I'm Rob. And this is Ask Rob and Rob.
0:06.8	Hey everyone, it's Ask Rob and Rob, the show where you get your questions in, predominantly
0:11.2	property related. Sometimes you go a little off piece, but we don't mind that. And we do our
0:16.3	very, very best to give you a good answer in return. We've done this over 500 times now, so we're well-versed,
0:23.3	but luckily, you always have a lot of questions, and we'll guide you now to the place you can go
0:28.6	to ask some more. Yep, it's just one destination, property hub.net slash ask. If you go there,
0:34.5	you can leave us a question in written form for our Sunday Times column, or you can get yourself on the show and be the envy of all your friends by leaving us a voice note.
0:43.0	All righty, so let's get going. Let's have our question in from Jessica.
0:46.9	Hi, Rob and Rob. I'm very new to the property game, so I'm enjoying learning a lot from your podcast at the moment.
0:52.5	So thank you for everything you do on that.
1:01.7	My question is about purchasing a bi-select property with a shortish lease remaining. And by shortish, I mean around under 130 years. I understand about the 80-year marriage value mark
1:08.7	and also the potential hassle of renewing a lease. But I wonder if
1:13.9	the upside of that and the reduced property price that you get makes that worth it. I'm also wondering
1:21.3	how much you can find out about what that lease renewal process will look like with a leaseholder
1:26.5	before you purchase a property
1:28.4	or if you just have to take the risk. Thank you so much in advance. Hey Jessica, thank you for your
1:34.6	question. It's great that you have some awareness around this. Lots of people don't. So this is why
1:39.6	I love this show because not only it helps you, but it helps other people listening to it as well.
1:44.5	And 130 years, I would be very comfortable with. So normally, if this was a residential
1:51.4	purchase, people may have it for 25 years, mortgage lengths off for 25, 30 years. By the time
1:57.6	you go through that length of time, you would still be absolutely fine. I would have
2:03.6	concerns if it was like 105 or less. You know what? I've said concerns. I don't even think
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