Rob & Rob are back again this week and this time they’ve got one of our favourite podcast guests joining them. Mark Morris. 

You’ll probably remember Mark from a few months ago when he was sharing his investor story - the one that got everyone buzzing!

Well, he’s back again this week to discuss Universal Credit after making himself somewhat of an expert on the topic. 

Most investors are only aware of Universal Credit coming into play a few years ago when the government rolled a number of benefits into a single payment directly to the claimant. The government were aiming to do two things:
Combine several benefits into one
Ease the transition of claimants back into work

Naturally this caused problems for landlords as they were no longer getting paid directly from the government. 

It’s now got to the point where, as an investor, it’s something you need to be clear about.

And that’s why we’ve invited Mark Morris into the podcast studio to educate us all, including Rob & Rob…

And as promised, here are all the links you need which Mark refers to on today’s podcast:

LHA rates linked in article

DWP Universal Credit Landlord page

Information-for-landlords

Mark Morris’ Linkedin profile

 

In the news this week, we’ve got ‘demand for stamp duty holiday to reignite the housing market’. Rob & Rob have had a couple of messages this week from people who have been getting excited about the prospect of a stamp duty holiday. 

However, that’s all just hearsay right now, and something that people have been saying should be done. But isn’t necessarily coming into play. 

Will it happen? We’ll have to wait and see, but it’s certainly something that would benefit the housing market. 

 

This week’s Hub Extra is something that will keep the kids quiet for a bit and do some good at the same time. It’s a service called Goodnight Zoom that matches your child with somebody who’s elderly or isolated and gives them a way to read a story together over Zoom. 

How lovely is that?! No, we’re not crying, you’re crying! 

 

We’d love to hear what you think of this week’s Property Podcast over on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You might even have a topic you’d like us to cover in the future - if so, pop us a message on social and we’ll see what we can do.

 

Make sure you’ve liked and subscribed to our YouTube channel where we upload new content every week! 


If that wasn’t enough, you can also join our friendly property community on the Property Hub forum.

Rob &amp; Rob are back again this week and this time they&rsquo;ve got one of our favourite podcast guests joining them. Mark Morris.&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll probably remember Mark from a few months ago when he was sharing his investor story - the one that got everyone buzzing!
Well, he&rsquo;s back again this week to discuss Universal Credit after making himself somewhat of an expert on the topic.&nbsp;
Most investors are only aware of Universal Credit coming into play a few years ago when the government rolled a number of benefits into a single payment directly to the claimant. The government were aiming to do two things:
<ol>
<li>Combine several benefits into one</li>
<li>Ease the transition of claimants back into work</li>
</ol>
Naturally this caused problems for landlords as they were no longer getting paid directly from the government.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s now got to the point where, as an investor, it&rsquo;s something you need to be clear about.
And that&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve invited Mark Morris into the podcast studio to educate us all, including Rob &amp; Rob&hellip;
And as promised, here are all the links you need which Mark refers to on today&rsquo;s podcast:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates-increase-next-month-mark-morris">LHA rates linked in article</a>
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-">DWP Universal Credit Landlord page</a>
<a href="https://universalcreditadvice.com/">Information-for-landlords</a>
<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/mark-morris-6978073">Mark Morris&rsquo; Linkedin profile</a>
&nbsp;
In the news this week, we&rsquo;ve got &lsquo;demand for stamp duty holiday to reignite the housing market&rsquo;. Rob &amp; Rob have had a couple of messages this week from people who have been getting excited about the prospect of a stamp duty holiday.&nbsp;
However, that&rsquo;s all just hearsay right now, and something that people have been saying should be done. But isn&rsquo;t necessarily coming into play.&nbsp;
Will it happen? We&rsquo;ll have to wait and see, but it&rsquo;s certainly something that would benefit the housing market.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
This week&rsquo;s Hub Extra is something that will keep the kids quiet for a bit and do some good at the same time. It&rsquo;s a service called <a href="https://goodnightzoom.com/">Goodnight Zoom</a> that matches your child with somebody who&rsquo;s elderly or isolated and gives them a way to read a story together over Zoom.&nbsp;
How lovely is that?! No, we&rsquo;re not crying, you&rsquo;re crying!&nbsp;
&nbsp;
We&rsquo;d love to hear what you think of this week&rsquo;s Property Podcast over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/propertyhubuk/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PropertyHubUK">Twitter </a>or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/propertyhubuk/">Instagram</a>. You might even have a topic you&rsquo;d like us to cover in the future - if so, pop us a message on social and we&rsquo;ll see what we can do.
&nbsp;
Make sure you&rsquo;ve liked and subscribed to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/PropertyHubUK">YouTube channel</a> where we upload new content every week!&nbsp;
 If that wasn&rsquo;t enough, you can also join our friendly property community on the <a href="https://propertyhub.net/forum/">Property Hub forum</a>.

The Property Podcast from Property Hub (propertyhub.net) is the podcast for all property investors – new or experienced. Rob Bence and Rob Dix discuss a different property topic and property news item each week, passing on their knowledge and experience to the listeners. They both invest in UK Property so they practise what they preach. No hard sell, no bull just straight talking property investment advice!

A UK podcast for new or experienced property investors

The Property Podcast

Rob & Rob advise a multi-million pound property fund, and have put together more than a thousand deals over the last decade. The Property Podcast is the show where they share their knowledge with you, for free!

Tune in every Thursday to hear them cover the latest news and hottest topics in UK property investment – and get your own questions answered on the special weekly “Ask Rob & Rob” show.

Rob &amp; Rob advise a multi-million pound property fund, and have put together more than a thousand deals over the last decade. The Property Podcast is the show where they share their knowledge with you, for free!
Tune in every Thursday to hear them cover the latest news and hottest topics in UK property investment &ndash; and get your own questions answered on the special weekly &ldquo;Ask Rob &amp; Rob&rdquo; show.