ASK525: Has the market just crashed? PLUS: Should I make these upgrades now or wait?

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Education, News, Business News, Investing, Business

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Is the 18-year property cycle about to trigger a crash? Plus, with EPC rules changing, should landlords be upgrading now or holding off? Your questions answered on this week’s episode of Ask Rob & Rob. (00:45) Phil's wondering, could the conflict in Iran spark a property crash and prove the 18-year cycle right? Rob B explains why he’s confident enough to go on record saying it won’t happen this year. (06:08) Pete's properties are rated D and E. Should he start upgrading now to meet the 2030 EPC deadline? Rob D reveals why waiting for the new criteria could save you thousands and a lot of unnecessary hassle. Enjoy the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us! Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse Got a question? Send it in here Find out more about Property Hub Invest

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rob. And I'm Rob. And this is Ask Rob and Rob.
0:05.0	Hey everyone, it's Ask Rob and Rob, the show where you get your questions in, predominantly property related.
0:12.0	Sometimes you go a little off piece, but we don't mind that. And we do our very, very best to give you a good answer in return.
0:20.0	We've done this over 500 times now, so we're well versed,
0:23.1	but luckily you always have a lot of questions, and we'll guide you now to the place you can
0:28.0	go to ask some more. Yep, it's just one destination, property hub.net slash ask. If you go there,
0:34.3	you can leave us a question in written form for our Sunday Times column, or you can get yourself on the show and be the envy of all your friends by leaving us a voice note.
0:42.7	Okay, let's listen to our first question in from Phil.
0:46.0	Hi, Rob and Rob. This is Phil from Liverpool, long time listener. My question is regarding the
0:52.9	18-year property cycle. He released a podcast where you
0:57.3	sort of alluded to how perhaps you don't believe so much in the 18-year property cycle. And then
1:05.0	literally a week or so later, the war in Iran started. And obviously now oil prices are going up and up and up.
1:14.7	And I keep hearing in the news about how this could be devastating for the global economy.
1:20.0	And I'm just thinking and wondering what your take is now on the 18 year property cycle.
1:26.5	I can't help but think that this could be the trigger
1:30.5	point for the end of this current cycle and the start of the next. At some point over the next
1:37.9	few months or indeed the next year, something happening that's going to cause a major global financial crash,
1:46.4	obviously triggering then the four years of property crash as dictated by the cycle.
1:52.3	Obviously, Fred Harrison said that it would be later in 2026, and of course, the crash hasn't
1:59.0	happened yet, so it could be later in 2026, but I fear that it could even be happening right now
2:04.6	And we just don't know it yet. It could of course be something a bit more obvious that happens later in the year
2:11.6	But I'm just wondering what your thoughts are now on the 18 year property cycle given everything that's happening in the
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