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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...

Generation Rent research claims that minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in colder homes that are more difficult...

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

An agency that works with over 170 councils is promising rent guarantees and insurance cover to landlords who volunteer their properties...

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

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

Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. Cumberland council is providing the training...

Landlords play a crucial role in providing safe and comfortable housing for tenants while also managing rental properties effectively. Staying informed...

A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. The training covers pre-tenancy...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

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

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

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

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

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...

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

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

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...

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

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

A property company owns over 140 rental units and has analysed its costs, and shared them with Landlord Today. The units owned...

Although the property and mortgage markets have been in a state of flux for the past few months, with rising interest...

Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...

A council wants private tenants to ‘grass’ on rogue landlords in the light of the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Telford...

The Nationwide has quantified the cost of energy to properties with different EPCs - and that’s despite the Energy Price Guarantee.  Under...

Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

A council in Wales is warning landlords that enforcement action is on its way for those who fail to meet Minimum...

London-focussed lettings agency Douglas & Gordon gives its rundown on what new landlords should know to get the most out of...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

A council has imposed fines on five landlords for licensing breaches. Doncaster’s Selective Licensing scheme was introduced - so the council claims...

Buy to let landlords claimed a record £18.5 in tax relief in the year to April 2021, the most recent data...

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

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

A free service has been launched by the Nationwide to help landlords manage properties and get through the maze of laws and...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

A rental activists’ campaign group wants tenancies reformed to allow tenants to claim back rent and “give tenants the confidence to...

Insurance company CIA landlord has prepared a league table of the most and least profitable locations for buy to let landlords. It’s...

It is estimated that around 33,000 properties across the UK may be unwittingly let illegally, according to research. A recent study exploring...

With less than a year until new legislation surrounding energy performance certificates (EPCs) is introduced in Scotland, buy-to-let landlords north of...

It is estimated that buildings produce nearly half of this country’s carbon emissions - almost double that of cars and planes. The...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

Tens of thousands of landlords across the UK could be unwittingly renting out property illegally because they have should have an...

When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. But the rules on paying tax on rental income can...

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 will have an opportunity to gain free advice on legislation and tax at a free event being held in...

A man who is currently serving six years in prison for child sex abuse offences is among four rogue landlords in...

The UK government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) has been in place since 2013, as part of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO).   The...

No fewer than seven landlords have been fined thousands of pounds for renting out unlicensed properties in Blackburn as part of...