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The purpose of this section of the site is to provide you with useful and valuable tools and resources to help in your own property investment journey. It will build over time to become a knowledge bank of book references, website links, checklists, tools & apps along with anything else I can think of to add value to you and your property investing success. Click on the highlighted names to open any website links below.
Sections:
Books & magazines
Forums, communities & networking
Portals, listings & research
Managing property
Industry bodies
Tools & apps
And finally...
Email us admin@thepropertyvoice.net and I will be able to send you updates. Check back regularly to see new content and resources added over time...
Some book & magazine recommendations for you...brain food! This list is updated all the time, as I read more books, so drop us an email and ask to receive a copy of my Long Book List, for a list of over 100 titles...that should keep you busy!
My second book is all about property technology, or PropTech. If you think that this does not concern you, then maybe think again, as I have implemented or extended at least property technologies since starting this project as you can read about HERE. Click the following link to buy #PropTech: a guide to how property technology is changing how we live, work and invest.
One book that just has to be included, not only in this selection but also in YOUR property book collection is - Property Investor Toolkit: A 7-Part Toolkit for Property Investment Success by none other than The Property Voice himself, Richard Brown 🙂 The link above is to the UK Amazon Kindle store version, but it is available in most of Amazon's Kindle stores, starting with the generic Property Investor Toolkit Amazon.com one instead.
Property investor magazines
Your Property Network | Property Investor News | The Property Hub Magazine
Property Forums, Communities & Networking...where you can hang out 'virtually' or 'physically' with other investors...it's horses for courses though!
Virtual communities
The Property Hub | Property 118 | Property Tribes | Pin Academy | Progressive Property | Bigger Pockets (US)
Property Networking Events…get out there, meet fellow investors…and get educated while you do!
Just Do Property Property Event Calendar | Your Property Network (psst: subscribe to their mag as well, it’s really good and Richard is also a columnist)
Property Portals, Listings & other useful research sites…
Property Deal Tips - Save Time, Save Money & Make Profit with quality pre-screened property deal tips, all with realistic projected returns of 10% p.a ROI or more
Zoopla | Rightmove | Prime Location | Home | Gumtree | Spare Room | Mouseprice | Repolist | Property to Renovate | Estate Agents 4 Me | Letting a Property
And some additional useful property research sites…
Auction listings and more from EI Group which is a cross between a listing site and a document repository for auction sales, try UK Auction List instead
House prices, many of the property portals have house price data but here are some more: Land Registry | Hometrack | Net House Prices
Room / home rental research: Gumtree | Spareroom | Home | Mouseprice
DIY / online sales listings: EasyProperty | Hatched | House Simple | The House Shop | Doorsteps | Purple Bricks
Other area search portals & tools: Check My Area | Property Wizza | Neighbourhood Statistics | Walk Score
Due diligence on people & companies: DueDil
Credit reference agencies: Experian | Equifax | Call Credit | Credit Karma (free) | National Hunter (Secret Credit Ref Agency)
Tenant Tracing Service: FinderMonkey
Broadband check: Broadband Genie
Find a Planning Consultant
Find out how much Council Tax you will have to pay on a property
Managing your rental property...whether you use an agent or self-manage, there are some useful resources here...
I am moving - notify all the utilities, council and so on from one place
Agent rating: All Agents | Referenceline | Witch Property Agent | Trusted Agents
Energy Performance Certificates: Find your EPC
Private rented sector Code of Practice - cross-industry stakeholder engagement defining mandatory requirements and best practice in the rental sector
Landlord responsibilities - as set out by the Government
Landlord services - Low-cost removals from AnyVan | Online legal services from Rocket Lawyer | Right to Rent immigration status check | Remote property viewings from https://viewber.co.uk/Viewber
Industry Bodies & Watchdogs…our key stakeholders and where to go for advice, support or complaints
Landlord Associations – NRLA | Guild of Residential Landlords | Lettings Associations – ARLA | NALS | UKALA | Deposits: TDS | My Deposits | DPS | Estate Agents: NAEA | Property Ombudsmen: The Property Ombudsman | Ombudsman Services | Property Redress Scheme | Finance: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) | National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) | Surveyors: RICS | Leasehold: ARMA | Others: British Property Federation | Chartered Institute of Housing | Institute of Residential Property Management
Property Investor Tools & Apps...to make life a little easier. You might want to start by asking to have access The Property Voice Podcast private resources page, which contains every free resource we have ever shared on the podcast. Just email admin@thepropertyvoice.net and ask to join.
Online Investor Calculators
NLA Yield Calculators | Property 118 Returns Calculator | DIY to Property Investor Calculator | Stamp Duty Calculator
Smartphone Apps
Those great guys over at The Property Hub can help me out here a little, so if you are looking for nifty tools to measure and plan a room/property, assess mobile signal coverage, check up on your tenants' background and local crime rates, the main portals of Zoopla & Rightmove plus a deceptively handy spirit level app then the two Robs have got you covered here: Property Hub Fav Apps
And following the theme of linking elsewhere, here is one from me a while back on my Scoop.it curated news feed with 30 different apps (some I notice are also on The Property Hub list) but if you have a student-like crush on Kirtsy or Phil, always forget the curtain measurements when you get to the shop, or want to know how far the nearest bar, shop, hospital or train station is to that potential investment property you are viewing...then you won't be disappointed!
Oh and if you didn't notice, you probably already have some useful utilities pre-installed on your phone. For example, I have a torch, compass, calculator & timer on my iPhone...so if you have to do the number crunching on an investment project in the dark before the agent goes home, whilst checking which way the garden faces...you can 🙂 Handy eh?
Some of my personal favs, some are property-specific and others not; some are more inspirational and personal and others more, well just bloomin' useful and if you made it this far there is a nerdy, geek deep inside with an itch to scratch...have you seen ALL of these?
Property related:
The Property Voice Podcast - live and on-air now!
Property & Business Podcasts - follow this link for a rundown of some of the podcasts available to property investors
FI Fighter - financially free before 30...you have to see this!
Interactive Cities Visual - shows how large cities worldwide have changed over time
Terrible Real Estate Photographs...no explanation required
World Property Yield Map - clunky but fun...note to self: need to get out more!
The Property Voice's Dad! - Luke, I am your father...
Personal finance (some also refer to property):
Money to the Masses - finance in plain speak for plain folk...like me!
Money Saving Expert - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire but...
Top Cashback - out of Yorkshire again...
Moneystepper - I really like the in-depth, analytical thinking that goes on here...bigger brain than mine!
Cool, interesting, or just bloomin' useful:
TED - or technology, education & design but you knew that right?
Tunnel Bear - Match of the Day when on holiday in Jamaica...sorted!
Lifehacker - I didn't even know what 'hacking' was until a year or so ago but am glad I do now...short-cuts and savings is the point here
Feedly - all your favourite news and RSS feeds in one place & a simple app too!