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An analysis of inner London data from the government’s non-domestic EPC register suggests huge volumes of commercial property may be unsettable...

Landlords have been told that time is running out to apply for funding to improve the energy efficiency of their homes...

Landlords, private tenants and owner occupiers in Warwick are encouraged by their council to apply for funding to improve energy efficiency...

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

A council in a largely-rural area of Suffolk is the latest to have won additional funding to push landlords into making...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

The government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme - which left thousands of landlords in the lurch when it collapsed earlier this...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

The government is planning to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in a bid to make them more effective drivers of energy...

Buy-to-let landlords with existing tenancies on properties rented out in the private rented sector are being reminded to take note of...

There is still a worrying lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) being introduced next month, according to...

The government’s proposal to introduce a cost cap of £2,500, down from £5,000, on the amount any landlord would need to...

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations make it unlawful from April 2018 to let domestic and commercial buildings in England...

Up to 330,000 buy-to-let landlords will be required to pay a “green tax” of up to £5,000 to make their properties...