The Property Nomads Podcast

The government are set on achieving an EPC rating of C by 2025, but how feasible is this? In this episode, Rob shares some practical ways you can use to start improving the EPC rating on your home. KEY TAKEAWAYS An energy performance certificate outlines how energy efficient your home is. The lowest rating is a G, which means inefficiency and A is incredible efficient. If a property has an F or G...

As an experienced traveller, Rob shares a host of top tips that’ll have you city-hopping around the globe in no time! ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants t...

In the UK we have a target of net-zero housing, to be achieved by 2035, but it feasible, and even achievable? In this episode, Rob talks you through why he believes it's a target we're likely to miss... KEY TAKEAWAYS Man-made climate change does not exist. It's part of a bigger cycle during which the earth heats up and cools down. Every house and home in the UK needs to be carbon neutral by 2035....

Rob is here with the Property Nomads’ personal top five destinations in terms of travel ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to pe...

The latest trend that seems to sweeping through property investing, is the installation of heat pumps, but as Rob relates in this episode, the cons may well outweigh the pros... KEY TAKEAWAYS In the UK, a lot of the housing is very old, and the current boom in heat pumps is being driven by climate fear-mongers. Yet we as residents are being expected to foot the bill. People fail to consider the li...

Rob reports on the sun-drenched beauty and elegance of Turin and its many gifts to the curious traveller. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a hug...

When it comes to eco-policy and green policies, why does no one consider the true cost behind it all? In this episode, Rob talks about the real financial impact of these radical policies, and the cost to our society. KEY TAKEAWAYS Investors know that the only way to get ahead in the world is to make sure that you're getting the best return on your investment. Like it or not, the companies that pro...

Architecture and design are a big draw when it comes to travelling the world, and in this episode, Rob talks about the top five places he’s been in terms of beauty and visual appeal. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More prope...

Rob talks about how the recent drive towards eco-friendly energy production will impact the commodities market in surprising ways that many are not even considering yet. KEY TAKEAWAYS The challenge that many are not considering to its full potential right now, is that the very act of creating renewable energy is having a devastating effect upon the environment The blinkered view of governmental ma...

Rob shares our definitive list of the top five countries weve visited in our vast experience as a globetrotter, explaining why you need to make sure you hit these spots when you begin your own journey around the world. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about w...

Many believe that we can make up for the financial deficits in our economy by applying higher taxes to the wealthy. But as Rob explains in this episode, that is not the answer to our financial woes, and in fact might even prove even more detrimental... KEY TAKEAWAYS The people in control of the tax systems don't necessarily have your best interests at heart. The systems don't work for people like...

As some of the most experienced globe-trotters out there, The Property Nomads are well versed in the essentials when it comes to travel. In this episode, Rob details the essential item you’ll DEFINITELY require when you set out in Europe! ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and...

Learn how to use the current market situation to get the best mortgage deal. In this episode, Rob and Marc Champ explain what is happening with the various types of mortgages and share ways you can take advantage of the current situation to secure the best deals. As well as explaining how to sign up for their Introduction to Property Development event, which they are hosting on 9th March, in Londo...

As an experienced traveller, Rob shares his personal six best tips to stick to when you’re traversing the world, so as to make sure that your trip is the best it can be. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More c...

With many declaring that green energy is the best way to make life and the economy sustainable, Rob discusses the reality behind the situation, and asks if we can really place our future in the hands of green energy? KEY TAKEAWAYS No one is arguing that the planet can, and will, be made a better, more sustainable environment for us to live on. What is flawed is the way in which we are being shoved...

Rob recounts the astounding moment in which the property nomads found themselves playing football with some of the greatest names ever to kick a ball. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial f...

Rob lists his top three reasons why you should be taking a different view of the UK property market, and why now might be the wisest time to chase those investing ambitions! KEY TAKEAWAYS Depending on the currency you're using as an overseas investor, buying UK property might actually be far cheaper at the moment due to the waning strength of the pound. The Land Registry adds a further level of se...

Rob backtracks to his time in Zagreb after completing University in 2010. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial freedom? Time freedom? Rob wants to make a huge difference to people around th...

Rob explains the value of a power team, and how you can not only harness their skills and potential while investing in property, but also save yourself vital cash reserves when it matters most. KEY TAKEAWAYS In terms of tax and knowledge, having a tax advisor is critical. Everyone has a different situation, and ensuring you're only spending what you have to on tax means you have more money to inve...

Rob shares his top four reasons why non-league football is far more exciting and innovative than Premier League or higher-level football and sport. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in many ways, shapes, and forms. Think about what success means to you. More properties? More clients? Financial free...

Is property doomed as an investment strategy? In this episode, Rob talks you through a balanced argument about why people may think so, and why there still might be reasons to be positive about property. KEY TAKEAWAYS The virus, whether we like it or not, has changed the way the world works, and has impacted the government's financial response to the market. If you increase the currency supply, bu...

Rob continues his story of “The Summer That Could’ve Been” – the delayed Euro 2020 football tournament which was later staged in 2021, split across multiple European countries, and the thrilling, yet heartbreaking climax to the conclusion of the tournament.. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happen in man...

Marc Champ of Wharf Financial joins Rob in order to go through some of their predictions for 2022, and how they panned out in the long term, as well as some of their thoughts about what could happen in 2023. KEY TAKEAWAYS Bridging lenders did indeed find things more difficult in 2022. Around September there were funding problems that caused a cease altogether in some cases. This can only increase....

Rob talks about “The Summer That Could’ve Been” – the delayed Euro 2020 football tournament which was later staged in 2021, split across multiple European countries, and his personal experiences during the England v Denmark game that proved so decisive and inspiring. ABOUT THE HOST Rob Smallbone the host of The Property Nomads Podcast, is on a global mission to guide your success. Success can happ...

Especially in the new year, it's always advantageous to consider a mental reset in order to optimise our efficiency levels. but how can we best achieve this? In this episode, Rob tells you how you can reboot, reframe and make the most of the year ahead. KEY TAKEAWAYS People from previous generations often say that their times were a lot harder, and this was born from hardship. Hardship can actuall...