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The Property Podcast

Why now is the best time ever to invest

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

News, Education, Business, Investing, Business News

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The best time ever to invest in property? That’s a bold claim – but the data backs it up, and almost nobody has noticed yet.  Rob & Rob break down what they’re calling the “silent crash”: headline prices look flat, but once you adjust for inflation, UK property is back at 2013 levels. Yields are up, borrowing costs are falling, and the market is quietly offering some of the best opportunities in years.  (01:02) News story of the week  (04:04) The inflation-adjusted chart that shows why property is undervalued  (07:59) Why sentiment is at rock bottom, but the fundamentals are strong  (10:07) How even a tough decade can deliver strong returns with leverage  (14:30) Falling rates, rising rents, improving yields - the perfect storm  (18:51) Hub Extra   Links mentioned:  Google Gemini – Get here  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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, it's Rob B here with Rob D and you are listening to the property podcast. Today we're

0:07.0

going to tell you something that you've not been told before. We're going to give you the reality of where

0:11.4

the UK property market is right now. And it's a reality that nobody else is talking about,

0:17.0

but we're all living it. And once you understand this moment in time,

0:21.4

once you understand what is at play,

0:23.7

you're going to be shocked that you hadn't already noticed,

0:26.0

but you're going to be excited

0:27.1

and start thinking about how you are going to take advantage of it.

0:31.0

I promise you,

0:31.7

you're going to absolutely love this week's podcast.

0:43.3

Welcome to the podcast. Thank you for joining us. In case you don't know, we run a business that buys more than 100 million pounds worth of property

0:46.2

every year. You can find out more about that at property hub.net slash invest. And from having

0:51.1

done this for a long time and from doing this at scale, we've got a perspective on the market that's a little bit different from everyone else.

0:57.8

We're seeing something that, frankly, a lot of people seem to have missed. And we're going to share that with you today.

1:02.1

It's time for our new story of the week now. And Rob D for tooth and nail to make sure we talked about this subject because he lost sleep over it. He's so desperate to talk about it.

1:12.7

Rob, what is this exciting topic that's kept you up all night about?

1:16.2

Well, look, don't pretend you're not also excited about energy performance certificates.

1:19.8

We have all been waiting with bated breath to find out what is going to happen around this new requirement to reach a grade C.

1:26.5

When is it coming into effect? I can hear you

1:28.3

scream. What is the cap going to be? Well, we can answer those questions for you. So much like rental

1:32.6

reform, talk about EPC reform has been going on for years, as long as I can remember. And the one

1:38.5

constant has been that deadline keeps getting pushed back. That has happened again. So previously,

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