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The Property Podcast

TPP570: How to find the best places to invest

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

News, Education, Business, Investing, Business News

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of The Property Podcast, Rob & Rob discuss the exact tools they use to establish strong property fundamentals when analysing potential investment locations. They cover key factors such as employment, transport links, education, and regeneration, providing practical tips and specific tools for research.  You'll learn...  - How to assess employment fundamentals using tools like LinkedIn Jobs and major employer searches.  - Techniques for analysing transport links, including rail, bus, and airport proximity and services.  - The importance of evaluating education factors like schools, universities, and local amenities.  - How to identify regeneration potential in an area using news searches and investment websites.  (0:45) News story of the week   (2:24) The five fundamentals begin…  (3:24) Tools to access employment data for a location  (4:44) How to analyse various types of transport links   (9:10) Techniques to evaluate education fundamentals  (10:58) The importance of accessing local amenities  (12:46) How to scope out potential regeneration projects in an area   (17:22) Hub Extra: Save money on your next holiday!  Links mentioned:  Halifax house price index  Indeed job search  Rightmove  Trainline  Commuter maps  Bustimes.org  Google maps  The good schools guide  Complete university guide  StreetCheck  Hotels.com  Booking.com  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Subscribe to the Podcast      Subscribe to our YouTube channel    Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Find out more about Property Hub Invest  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Robby here with Rob D and you are listening to Property Podcast, pens and paper

0:07.0

at the ready, because in this episode we're not going to just tell you how to research, but

0:11.5

we're going to give you the secret source, we're going to give you the secret source.

0:13.2

We're going to give you a list of all the websites and resources we use to pick our

0:18.5

investments. Welcome to the property podcast. Thank you so much for joining us. We put out a couple

0:29.8

of podcasts every week, but when we're not doing that, we are running a business that did over 100 million

0:34.3

pounds worth of property transactions last year.

0:36.7

And in this episode, we're going to tell you exactly how we do it.

0:39.8

And as if that weren't enough, stick around to the end because we're going to be saving you some money on your next holiday as well.

0:45.0

It's time for our news story of the week now, and this is big news.

0:50.0

Normally, we get eased into the year, with property well not this year because Halifax

0:55.6

has released its latest house price data and Halifax are reporting that the average house price in the UK

1:02.3

rose by 1.3% in January.

1:06.8

Just January.

1:08.6

That's a huge leap.

1:10.8

And that means, according to Halifax,

1:12.4

property prices in the UK have grown annually over the last year by 2.5% but with half of that growth in the last month alone.

1:22.4

Rob these are staggering numbers. growth in the last month alone.

1:23.0

Rob, these are staggering numbers and they absolutely just fly in the face of what most people

1:27.8

predicted was going to happen this year.

1:29.8

They do, but you know why that could be the case?

1:31.8

Because of the regional differences,

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