TPP443: Houses vs flats

Houses or flats – which make the better investment?  Anyone who invests property generally has an opinion on the houses vs flats debate. It’s an age-old dispute that often divides investors, with some saying they would only invest in one or the other.  Whilst both camps have pretty solid arguments, what IS the answer? Which is the champion of investments?  That’s exactly what Rob & Rob are helping you decide in this episode. They’ll run you through the pros and the cons of both, and reveal what point of view could be costing you big time £££.  In the news   HMO’s have the potential to generate higher returns, but with a greater workload and risk, there’s still plenty that can go wrong. So, as always, it’s important that you nail the fundamentals and location.  This is Money has revealed a list of the ‘Ten best locations to invest in student housing’ with small towns taking the top of the list. With big claims that cities like Swansea offering a yield 9.56%  What do Rob & Rob think about this?  Hub Extra   If you’re an avid reader you’ve almost definitely used or at least heard of Audible.  Now, you may think we’re a bit late to the party with this suggestion but bear with us as it’s actually got some new features.  Firstly, if you’ve found yourself here listening to The Property Podcast, you’ll probably be interested to know that they’ve now added podcasts to Audible.  Not only will all your listening needs now in one place, but Audible has also introduced Audible Plus. The Plus membership gains you unlimited access to a huge catalogue of over 68,000 hours of content and 11,000+ titles!  So, save those tokens and get listening.  And here are the links you need for the extra resources Rob & Rob mentioned: their Turn £100,000 into £1 million YouTube video and the How to HMO podcast episode.  Let’s get social  We’d love to hear what you think of this week’s Property Podcast over on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You might even have a topic you’d like us to cover in the future - if so, pop us a message on social and we’ll see what we can do.  Make sure you’ve liked and subscribed to our YouTube channel where we upload new content every week!   If that wasn’t enough, you can also join our friendly property community on the Property Hub forum.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.