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A new study by the Nationwide has found that landlords selling properties with poor EPC ratings are unlikely to suffer huge...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

There’s been a lot of “over-dramatisation” around the likely targets for private rental properties to have improved energy efficiency, says a...

A mortgage lender wants Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her October Budget to offer support to beleaguered landlords - especially over...

New analysis from Rightmove reveals the true scope for downsizing. It says there are cash-equity release opportunities for those ready to downsize...

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

A council is allowing eligible private households - including renters - to apply for grants to improve the energy efficiency of...

Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate EPC Saver products in partnership...

Paragon Bank is offering four new limited edition buy to let mortgages, with two products suitable for landlords with three or...

A new sentiment survey by Knight Frank reveals a shift in housing preferences, with one-fifth of respondents expressing an interest in...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

Energy Performance Certificates can be riddled with inaccuracies and give unhelpful advice to property owners. That’s the view of consumer service...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Fiscal reform for the private rented sector  We’ve already seen some landlords leaving the private rented sector because of substantially increased taxes....

A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...

The National Residential Landlords Association is introducing a new energy efficiency retrofitting course this summer - ahead of possible EPC rule...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

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

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Rightmove is calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use next week’s Budget as an opportunity to incentivise landlords to make properties...

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

Buy to let specialist lender Paragon Bank has introduced offers on its two-year fixed rate BTL mortgages, including its lowest rate...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Buy To Let lender Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed-rate ‘green’ products to its range of BTL mortgages. Rates start at 4.89...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

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

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

New research shows that a significant number of buyers will pay more for a home with a good EPC rating. The study,...

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

A house building firm claims more people want to move to increasingly energy-efficient homes.  A survey by Redrow shows that 26 per...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

News that a ban on oil and LPG boiler installations has been pushed back 10 years has been welcomed by the...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or...

Activist group Generation Rent is now demanding a change to the Renters Reform Bill to help tenants with energy bills. The group...

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate  rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges.  It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards...

A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...

Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...

A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...

Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...

After a winter of record-high energy bills, many will be wondering how efficient their boilers are, and whether the type of...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new...

Instead of selling your current home and buying a new one, you could look at letting out your own home and...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

Nearly a fifth of UK commercial landlords still have properties with an energy performance certificate rating of F or G, despite...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

Some 21 per cent of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to their property, according to...

An accreditation scheme has produced a free-to-use tool aimed at landlords seeking to make their residential properties more energy efficient and...

A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

A federation of charities wants landlords and tenants to get in touch to discuss energy efficiency in private rental properties. ‘Groundwork’ is...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...