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The Eco Experts have come up with four ways to improve a home’s Energy Performance Certificate. 1. Add an insulating jacket to...

Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. In a pledge ahead...

Following a spate of fires in rental properties a home insurance expert is warning people of the hidden fire threat of...

A fire and rescue service has successfully prosecuted a landlord for failing to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order...

Airbnb is banning the use of security cameras inside rental properties from the end of April. Airbnb currently allows security cameras in...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Lost in the noise of the King’s Speech, the general pledge to reform the leasehold system, and the subsequent political turmoil...

Rogue landlord Hazmar Fauz of Welwyn in Hertfordshire has been given a hefty fine of over £15,000 for a series of...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...

In 2020 to 2021, the private rented sector in the UK accounted for 4.4m households, housing over 11m people with an...

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...

Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...

The UK government’s ban on the sale of new combustion cars from 2030 is fuelling a surge in Electric Vehicle adoption....

As the providers of housing for tenants, landlords are responsible for ensuring the property is safe for those living in it. Various...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

The demise of the buy to let market has been much predicted over recent years. Major tax changes, a three per...

Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of Nottingham may be eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire police...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has updated its Tenant Fees Matrix, initially introduced in 2019, with a view to simplifying the most...

A number of key regional housebuilders across England, Scotland and Wales have signed up to Zoopla, offering consumers, including buy-to-let landlords,...

Zoopla has launched its new app experience which aims to help home-hunters easily find the most relevant properties on mobile and...

With most of us using multiple digital devices and streaming everything from TV shows and music to computer games and powerpoint...

When property experts gathered at the Bristol office of Colliers International in June 2016 to discuss Bristol’s potential for Build to...

A new fire safety campaign urging private sector landlords and letting agents to always abide by the law and install smoke...

An unscrupulous landlord has been ordered to pay close to £30,000 after being found guilty of a number of breaches relating...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has launched a new training academy to help landlords better manage their property portfolios. There are various...

For the next five days, the grounds of the Royal Hospital in SW3 will be home to the world’s most prestigious...

The introduction of the EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a little over three months away, and the legislation will...

The publication of a new report to ministers on electrical safety has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

Demand for good quality rental homes continues to rise across all regions in Scotland, according to property consultancy Galbraith. With the PRS...

Landlords are being urged to make improvements to their rental properties by installing effective heating controls systems to offer tenants greater...

Simon May, heating controls expert and product manager at Drayton, discusses the benefits of smart thermostats and how they can help...

The latest TDS stats show that there has been a steep 25% rise in tenancy deposit disputes, with one-third of agents...

A Birmingham landlord has been fined £6,400 and ordered to pay £3,696 costs and a £120 victim surcharge for failing to...

Tests by the Trading Standards Service have found that eight in ten Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms failed British Standards tests. The Trading...