How we'd fix the property market

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Investing, Education, Business News, News, Business

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

There’s no sugar-coating it: the UK property market is broken in more ways than one. From outdated processes to a lack of stock, and let’s not even talk about stamp duty — it’s a system in desperate need of change. In today’s episode, Rob & Rob aren’t holding back as they break down the biggest issues facing the market right now and, more importantly, share how they’d fix them. (0:55) News story of the week. (03:44) Thank you so much for all your support!  (6:40) What are the core problems with the housing market? (7:28) The quick fixes that wouldn't work. (9:10) Rob & Rob’s realistic solutions. (32:35) Hub Extra Links mentioned: Hamptons downgrades rental growth forecast as market continues to cool Give blood 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 Find out more about Property Hub Invest

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0:00.0	We're used to building for the future, but this time it's not property we're talking about.
0:04.6	We're supporting sand dams worldwide in their mission to enable the construction of a sand dam in Kenya,
0:10.7	a project that will give an entire community clean, safe water for a lifetime.
0:16.4	Right now, thousands of people are walking up to 12 hours a day just to collect unsafe water.
0:22.7	We know how powerful the Property Hub community is.
0:26.1	By raising £39,000, we can provide a community with the tools and infrastructure to transform
0:32.2	their lives and their land.
0:34.5	Head to propertyhub.net slash water to find out more and support us on the most
0:39.2	important project we've ever been involved in.
0:43.7	Hey everyone, it's Rob B here with Rob D and you are listening to the property podcast.
0:48.2	This week on the podcast, there's people who've listed out everything that's wrong about the
0:52.4	property market and have the ambition or the
0:55.7	audacity to come up with all the solutions who would do such a thing um us welcome to the property
1:08.5	podcast thank you for joining us in case you don't know we run a business that buys more than £100 million of the property every year for our clients. We can find out about that at property hub.net slash invest. And we have been working in the property market for 15 years, more, a long time. So we have to deal with the housing market and its consequences every single day. And my goodness, there is so much that needs to be fixed. But because
1:28.3	we've been in this world for so long, we've given it a lot of thought, and we believe we've got
1:31.8	answers. Can we fix the housing market in the UK? Well, stick around and find out. So it's time for
1:37.5	our new story of the week. And this week's new story comes from the property industry. I'm sure you
1:42.5	are all reading that. But just in case you've
1:44.7	missed this new story, the headline reads Hampton downgrades rental growth forecast as market
1:50.7	continues to cool. Rob, I'm not shocked by this headline. It's not got me falling off my seat.
1:55.5	But rental growth's not often discussed. Capital growth, understandably gets all the attention.
2:00.0	But rental growth has been all
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