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To achieve government’s EPC targets by 2035, landlords across the country may be forced to take action at a time when...

Britons’ ideas of a classic home are changing as a result of people being more conscious about their home’s impact on the...

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

The Daily Record newspaper and website says the result of a new public survey shows eight our of 10 people in...

A survey of surveyors, private landlords, investors and developers has deemed the government’s EPC target as “impossible.” The survey was extremely small -...

Knight Frank has set out its forecast for the rental sector for the rest of 2024 - notwithstanding uncertainty over rental...

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

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

Growing numbers of tenants are feeling less confident at being able to meet the vistas of energy in their rented properties. That’s...

New research from Direct Line reveals thousands of landlords in England are facing increasing costs due to selective licensing schemes imposed...

John Lewis wants tax breaks for developers such as itself, in a position to start building immediately. Writing in The Daily Telegraph,...

The property industry establishment representing agents, surveyors and the volume house builders, has piled in to praise the planning reforms proposed...

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

Private landlords with properties in the Caerphilly borough can apply for free ‘green skills’ training. The local council is offering training to...

A new report from the Sustainable Markets Initiative, highlights the important role that electrified ‘cleantech’ homes can play in reducing energy...

A group of 20 major local authorities - the biggest social landlords in England - have sent an open letter to...

A Green councillor in a city which has a Green MP is calling for the local authority to require planning consent...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

A prominent property group says landlords can only cope with the upcoming rental reform programme under Labour if they work with...

Labour MP Matthew Pennycook has been named as the principal housing minister in the new government. He was shadow housing minister when...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

Only 31.8% of landlords questioned in a large survey back the Tories in next week’s election. Although this is the largest individual...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A letter from a coalition of pro-tenant groups has been sent to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Reform...

A lack of choice for private renters about where they can live will undermine plans set out by political parties to...

The Resolution Foundation - which describes itself as an independent think tank, and whose chief executive resigned this month to become...

A manifesto just released by the Labour Party and dedicated to Scotland hints at ent controls. In recent years Labour has backed...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

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

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection...

So Sadiq Khan has succeeded in winning a third term as Mayor of London – albeit with a smaller majority than...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

Another raft of General Election pledges have been made to transform the private rental sector - this time from the Green...

The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues.  Here...

The Conservatives say they will scrap Capital Gains Tax for landlords who sell to sitting tenants, if they win the General...

A lettings industry figure has let rip at politicians pitching for votes at next month’s General Election. HomeLet and Let Alliance chief...

New demands from the Generation Rent group go much further than the original Renters Reform Bill in removing landlords’ rights. The group...

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents, outdoing every other region of Great Britain.  London rents increased by...

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

New data from flat share website SpareRoom has revealed what it calls “the up-and-coming London rental hotspots” with properties further away...

Red tape and a hostile attitude towards landlords from government is fuelling Scotland’s housing crisis, experts warn. John Blackwood, chief executive of...

Airbnb has ripped into politicians in Scotland who have implemented restrictions on short lets. The former SNP-Green coalition government allowed local councils...

Buy to let landlords have been savagely attacked by the country’s biggest investment company - which just happens to be a...

New market analysis by peer-to-peer investment platform easyMoney has identified 10 areas of the nation on track for growth of more...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

A landlord deemed to be unfairly profiting from properties has been fined a total of £5,825.27. Greenwich council prosecuted Anna Yang, an...

The architect of the controversial rent control policies in Scotland has left the government. It is not known what long-term implication this...

There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

If you’re moving home and have either plenty of equity or savings you can use for a deposit, plus a decent...

Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

Rent controls are at the heart of the local election manifesto of the Green Party of England and Wales. Co-leader Carla Denyer,...

The controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...

A landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000. A previous unlawful change...

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

A prominent Green Party politician is arguing for rent controls - and accuses Labour of watering down its commitment to the...

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

A London council has successfully prosecuted two landlords who failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice originally issued against substandard...

Green Party activists responsible for rent controls on Scotland have now slammed landlords who claim the number of rented homes is...

Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...

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

A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...

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

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

A survey of local council private rental licensing schemes says 19 selective and additional licensing schemes and consultations will be taking...

A survey from NatWest and ratings giant S&P Global shows that 75 per cent of renters across the UK want landlords...

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...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

New research published by Lloyds Banking Group during Energy Saving Week has revealed the lack of confidence and skills gaps landlords...

Landlords, being key players in the housing sector, can make a significant impact by fostering a greener mindset among their tenants....

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

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

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

Escalating rents have led many first time buyers to adjust their property expectations and accept smaller homes when they purchase, a...

An additional licensing scheme for HMOs has come into effect in a London borough.  The new scheme will cover properties in Greenwich which...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

A local authority is calling for emergency legislation to help it and other councils stop the spread of Airbnbs and other...

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

Paragon Bank has launched new five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with nil product fees. Rates start at 5.80 per cent and there is...

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

A landlord in London has been ordered to refund 12 months’ rent to tenants after failing to license their HMO. The fine...

The Mortgage Works is reducing rates on products for new and existing landlord customers by up to 0.40 percentage points, with...

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,...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants 10,000 private homes in the capital to be brought into the social rental sector within...

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

The government of Jersey's low-carbon heating scheme, which gives up to £5,000 match funding to help Islanders switch their heating away...

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

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

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

A council has been slammed for its “absolutely outrageous” failure to stop the eviction of up to 80 tenants - a...

The Green Party wants private tenants to be able to force landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes. The scheme -...

Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...

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

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...