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Hi everyone, i am new to property investment however i have been following the podcast for many months. I would like to know if there is one platform that would give all relevant research data for a property/region in one place (all investment info available from rightmove and zoopla, crime rates, nearby facilities like schools, grocery shops, projects/developments). If not available, do you think it would be useful to have such platform? This is one idea i have in mind for property investors here.

I would love the opportunity to ask a few questions to obtain insightful feedback to problems you face or may have faced whilst gaining valuable experience along the way. Here is a link to google forms where you will be asked a selection of short questions which will help me build a picture of effective ways to communicate alongside potential clients with greater accuracy, insight and certainty. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJbaQSTMyrIWFtfrX80IDOHmnyEDLB091Bm_Bt-_4Bbwc3Ew/viewform?usp=sf_link Many thanks for taking time to read this topic. Michelle

Hi There, My name is Harry and I'm 23 and researching where to buy my first property. I've had some ideas of places that caught my eye (derby, Gosforth, Stafford as it's near me), however I visited Wakefield recently and it seemed like a very nice place. I've listed to the podcast for almost a year now and caught up on a lot fo the early stuff and listen every week. I know Leeds is a very popular place to invest at the moment and so I feel Wakefield would be a good place to invest and after doing some preliminary research it seems I'm on the right track. However, with not being very experienced as an investor and also not having been to Wakefield many times (so not knowing the area too well apart from the online research I've initially done) I was wondering if anyone could give me a breakdown of the good and bad areas of Wakefield so I know where to target my search. Any background/extra info on Wakefield and perusal experiences would be much appreciated and I'd be more than up for a chat to get the low down. I'd also like recommendations on good quality resources for when/if I decide Wakefield is for me, such as: - Letting Agents - Property Sourcing companies - Maintenance (plumbing, electricals, landscaping, interior design, building work) - Mortgage Advisor (local) And other things of this ilk. Any information and advice given is much appreciated and I look forward to hearing what people have to say about this area! Thanks, Harry

Hi - I'm a researcher and we're looking into challenges that arise when multiple people invest in a property, and the potential for a tool that tracks their financial contributions.Our survey only takes a few minutes to complete, and you can be entered into a draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher. This is part of a project supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.https://maryrhome.typeform.com/to/QxvdnbMZ

Hello All, I was listening to one of the property podcasts the other day the episode released on Thursday 9th April 2020 TPP 369. At the end of the episode in hub extra Rob & Rob were talking about doing a personal audit on the information we consume. Now during time like we are facing now most of the stuff we can read can be very doom and gloom. Me personally I am quite a positive person and I am a big believer in what you listen to and read has an affect on your overall mood. The news is a big player in this and can really put a downer on your day, so I like to take everything with a pinch of salt that I read from the news. As of a few weeks ago I have seriously cut down my time spent reading the news as i knew it was doing me no good! So I was wondering what sort of websites or sources of information do you guys use to come to your own conclusion about the property market? As we have also seen in previous podcast episodes where Rob & Rob have proven the new headlines wrong! If you could provide me with your own methods of assessing the market or websites you compare against each other that would be great! Kind regards, Jay

Morning all, I am currently completing desktop research to determine an ideal location to invest. I have completed a statistical analysis using data from the ONS (typical engineer with a spreadsheet) consisting of incomes, employment rates, affordability etc.. In addition to a statistical research, I was wondering if I may ask for some input on what local research you do on the computer before visiting the area and which resources you utilise (to determine areas to go to/avoid etc..) ? Any advice would be much appreciated!

Hello All, I was listening to one of the property podcasts the other day the episode released on Thursday 9th April 2020 TPP 369. At the end of the episode in hub extra Rob & Rob were talking about doing a personal audit on the information we consume. Now during time like we are facing now most of the stuff we can read can be very doom and gloom. Me personally I am quite a positive person and I am a big believer in what you listen to and read has an affect on your overall mood. The news is a big player in this and can really put a downer on your day, so I like to take everything with a pinch of salt that I read from the news. As of a few weeks ago I have seriously cut down my time spent reading the news as i knew it was doing me no good! So I was wondering what sort of websites or sources of information do you guys use to come to your own conclusion about the property market? As we have also seen in previous podcast episodes where Rob & Rob have proven the new headlines wrong! If you could provide me with your own methods of assessing the market or websites you compare against each other that would be great! Kind regards, Jay

Hello all, It has been a long time since I’ve posted on here but at last I am in a position to buy a rental property, Birmingham and surrounding areas being my location target as this fits a bit better with my budget of £25,000 as I live down in the southwest housing pricing being too high for me I think Birmingham is a good place to start my research as it has good transport links and plenty of university and hospitals I can look into. When it comes to research I generally want to know everything before I buying a certain product, in this case, a house, so I am hoping this will be a good "topic" for information on Birmingham as I will be posting everything on here. The reason behind the in-depth research is that as explained be for I live in the southwest and have not been to Birmingham other than a gig at the NEC so my knowledge on the property market there is pretty much zero. If anyone has any information on where to start looking would be a great help. What and how am I going to research? To kick off my onslaught of research I will be pulling everything I can off the web and extracting data to get an idea which areas to avoid and what housing is going up in value. Such things like crime statistics and Rightmove brought and sold should help me out with this. Would like to find out what funding is being used in different areas as well. Next up will talking with estate agents, if anyone has done this before and know if they are respective to talking about the market then please let me know. I will be asking on what they look for in a rental, what areas do well plus everything in between. Closer to the time will be house viewing and such like, to get the feel of the general areas I want to invest in. this will be very specific research but will still be posting my findings. I think if I complete all this research it will give me the confidence to invest. If you think I’m missing anything important then let me know. Thanks for reading, will

Hi everyone, I am doing some general research on property prices in a particular street. On Zoopla I can find the previous sold prices of all properties. But is there a way to check the property details on Rightmove for properties that have been taken off the market? I know it is possible to view sold properties on Rightmove, but only if you already have the link before the sale has gone through. Is it possible to search "closed listings"? This would be helpful as I can then cross reference the price sold from Zoopla with the property details on Rightmove, Thanks all - If anyone can help, property hub can help!

Hi all, I just wanted to share this interesting report and affordability map/tool from the Yorkshire Building Society: http://www.ybs.co.uk/media-centre/housing-availability.html http://www.ybs.co.uk/guides/homebuyers/uk-home-affordability/index.html Enjoy!

For property data geeks and those researching new areas or undertaking portfolio reviews. In addition to the monthly rental indexes you may find this annual report useful - hot off the government presses: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/private-rental-market-summary-statistics-april-2016-to-march-2017

I've just come across a website called https://www.walkscore.com/ that shows you all the things within walking distance and gives the location a score, basically as the name suggests! There's also nice little travel time feature with various transport options: Good for assessing an area and also for marketing the property to tenants or buyers.