Episodes

  • Which Way Forward For Your Property Business?

    Which Way Forward For Your Property Business?
    May 28 2022
    Landlords and property professionals in the UK are faced with an unusual convergence of economic, market and regulatory issues. Rising interest rates and inflation, possible recession and the end of the house price cycle are all in view. Yet whilst house prices and lettings activity are currently surging, landlords face a number of regulatory changes. The abolition of no fault eviction and new minimum energy efficiency standards are top of the list – and the government has recently sprung a National Landlords Register, Ombudsman, Decent homes standard and Property portal on landlords in England – all with minimal detail and adding to the uncertainty. Join David Cox, Legal & Compliance Director at Rightmove and Hertfordshire based portfolio landlord and campaigner, Jamie Fraser for some plain-speaking and forthright opinions in a lively discussion with Richard Blanco
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    37 mins
  • Open For Business

    Open For Business
    May 23 2020
    Government guidelines have enabled the housing market to re-open for business in England from 13 May 2020.  In this episode, Richard Blanco is joined by broker Jay Rooney, Lawrence Bowles from Savills Research and Arla Propertymark board member, Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking.  We look at how agents and customers are coping with the new procedures and discuss the ongoing mortgage holiday, rent holiday challenge facing many landlords and tenants.   How is the mortgage landscape evolving and what are the prospects for house prices and sales and lettings activity moving forward?

    Photo by Vicki Couchman
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    47 mins
  • Getting The Right Mortgage

    Getting The Right Mortgage
    Nov 22 2019
    There is a burgeoning offer of residential, buy to let and short term finance available and arguably the market has never been so competitive.  But lending criteria and mortgage regulation can make getting the right finance quite a feat.  Richard is joined by brokers Morgan Stewart from GPS Financial, Nick Blunt from One and All Financial Services and Scott Hendry from lender, Together Money to guide you through the mortgage maze.
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    42 mins
  • State Of The Market

    State Of The Market
    Nov 12 2019
    Richard Blanco is joined by Meera Chindooroy from the National Landlords Association, Lawrence Bowles from Savills and Richard Bowser from Property Investor News to analyse some of the factors driving the property market as we near the end of 2019. We discuss the latest sales and rental trends, the UK and global economy, housing politics, regulatory changes and landlord and developer sentiment.

    This programme was recorded just before the announcement of the December 2019 election.
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    45 mins
  • Short Term Lets

    Short Term Lets
    Oct 5 2019
    Most of us associate short term lets with AirBnB.  But holiday lets, villas and all kinds of serviced accommodation make this a much more diverse arena.  Far from competing with hotels, there is increasing convergence with other hospitality sectors.  How can landlords finance or switch to these kind of investments and what are the management challenges?  What is the broader impact of this rapidly growing area on our communities and is existing regulation transparent, fair and adequate?  Richard Blanco is joined by Fiona Veitch, Marketing Director from AirBnB partner and letting agent, Portico, Merilee Karr from the Short Term Accommodation Association and MD of Under The Doormat and Chris Poulter from the Serviced Accommodation Podcast. 

    Photo is from pictureperfectholidays.com
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    38 mins
  • The Joy Of The Refurb

    The Joy Of The Refurb
    Aug 2 2019
    Architect, Richard Ganeshmoorthy and expert landlord developers MaryAnn Richmond-Coggan and Karen Gregory join Richard Blanco to discuss the joys and challenges of refurbishment. From finding the perfect wreck to managing your tradespeople, pushing through the difficult bit in the middle and charming your way through the snagging, we share our best tips and anecdotes.  
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    42 mins
  • Happy Endings - How To End A Tenancy Well

    Happy Endings - How To End A Tenancy Well
    Mar 29 2019

    The inventory and return of the deposit are key aspects of being able to end a tenancy well – but what if the tenant is in arrears or has breached the contract? How can tenants get redress if their landlords don’t comply with regulations? And what of the softer sides of ending the tenant landlord relationship…. how can staying on good terms help to oil the wheels over those inevitable bumps in the road? Richard Blanco is joined by inventories expert from No Letting Go, Lisa Williamson, Head of Dispute Resolution from My Deposits, Suzy Hershman and Al McClenahan, Director of Justice4Tenants.
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    43 mins
  • Letting Agent Reform

    Letting Agent Reform
    Feb 10 2019

    Letting Agents are facing a raft of regulatory changes in 2019. From April they must have a dedicated bank account and insurance for clients’ money and tenant fees will be banned from June 2019. Meanwhile the government has asked a working group to consider compulsory training and trade body membership plus the establishment of a regulatory body. What is morale like amongst letting agents and how will the sector change in the coming years? Enforcement will be down to trading standards, but will they have the resources? And are these changes a real victory for the consumer? Richard Blanco is joined by David Cox, CEO of Arla Propertymark, Fiona Exley from London Trading Standards and Business Transfer Agent, Adam Walker.
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    39 mins