The Rodcast - Property, Business, Investment

This is the first of our series on Property News Updates which we will be bringing you every fortnight.In this episode I am joined by Alicia Barlow who helps me to digest the big property news stories as well as deliver our opinions on them.We discuss;The most expensive residential property in Britain that has gone on the market for offers in excess of £250 Million.The latest report from Carbon Laces on EPC's vs the actual Energy usage of the 17,000 homes they researched. They found that on average EPCs overestimate Energy usage by 91% compared to actual usage which begs the question do we actually need to bring properties up to a C on EPC's and are EPC's fit for purpose?Home REIT - Two of their largest tenants have gone into voluntary liquidation, Several other tenants are taking them to court and withholding rent and they were last trading at almost 70% below their Net Asset Value.Mortgage Prisoners from prior to lending criteria changing. What does the new report funded by Money saving Expert say https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mortgages/mortgage-prisoners/Why Landlords are selling up? Why there is a net reduction in available dwellings when stock transfers from the private rental sector to owner-occupation. How this will affect the rest of the market as well as the public's perception of the Private Rental Sector?For more information about the Partners in Property Network meetings mentioned please visit www.partners-property.comIf you are interested in the 7 day Property Business Retreat please contact me  rod@incomethroughproperty.co.ukAs always a huge thanks to our sponsors www.signaturepropertyfinance.co.uk

In this episode we are joined by James Hadley from www.propertyfrompensions.co.ukJames has a depth of knowledge on all things to do with property and pensions.If you think this is another sales pitch from a product seller about SSAS pensions then think again. James discusses the biggest mistakes he sees when people want to set up SSAS pensions.James gives great insight into the tax advantages of different types of pensions for holding property in as well as the costs of them and at what point different types of pensions are viable for investing in property.He goes onto to discuss GDCV's and how they can be used to allow your pension to own residential property,How pensions can protect business owners from creditorsHow to look at pensions as just a part of your holistic approach to your finances and long term plansand lots more.As always if you enjoyed the episode please share it and leave us a review.

In the 4th episode of our series on investment picks we look over the investment environment as well as looking at how previous picks have performed so far.We then go on to discuss our investment picks for the last quarter of 2022 which include;High Yield Emerging Markets Bond ETFGoldandREITsIf you enjoy the show please do not forget to leave us a review it helps us in our rankings and to attract more guests.