Episode 56: Updates and hindsight to property topics of 2020

In a slightly longer than normal episode, Stuart and Simon look back over their topics of property conversation in 2020. Bringing new insights, updates and the benefit of hindsight into the discussion. Some of the topics covered this week include: A lucky escape. Expected changes for landlords in 2020. Property investment glossary. Property strategy glossary. The property market at the start of Covid-19. Coming out of lockdown for the property market. HMO's are dead!. Mortgage effects of a bounce back loan. In-depth review of an HMO refurbishment. A room full of plaster. Property market stats part 1. Property market stats part 2. Changes to the eviction process - Section 21 and Section 8. The property market around lockdown 2 and down-valuations. A petition for extending the Stamp Duty Holiday. Looking at the details of rent to rent (R2HMO). If you've enjoyed this podcast, please tell someone else about it.

Om Podcasten

The Business of Property follows the journey of two entrepreneurs working in the property world. Stuart is a property investor with a focus on HMOs, mostly for the student market. He prefers a hands-off approach with most of his investment properties being remote. Simon has a small portfolio of vanilla buy-to-let properties that he mostly self-manages. To make his property management easier he created Property and Tenant Manager (https://www.patma.co.uk/). Simon and Stuart, along with guests, discuss the ups and downs they're experiencing in their property businesses. Along the way they share property news, business tips and anything else that happens to crop up their weekly chats. Popular episodes include: Getting started in property (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/59) - the first in a mini series discussing topics to consider when starting in property investment. Property investment terms (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/12) - great if you're just getting started in property and need some help understanding the common jargon. Property strategy terms (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/13) - another jargon busting episode that's great if you're early in your property journey or considering changing your property strategy. Less property but relevant to everyone is a discussion on time management (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/10). Last but not least are a couple of episodes that talk about angel investing (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/14) and property finance (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/15) more widely.