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Rigorous government targets to improve EPC ratings in the private rental sector and the wider housing stock won’t be met without...

With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of...

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. Reapit analysed...

Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. The...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary...

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not...

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

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. Yesterday we...

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

Zoopla says a prominent regional agency, Dowen, has returned to its site in a bid to ramp up its plans for...

Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

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

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

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...

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

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...

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

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

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

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

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

A new survey of landlords has revealed a patchy record of awareness of new energy efficiency regulations for the rental sector. The...

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Propertymark wants to see more energy-efficient homes, but with realistic targets and incentives to act. In its submission to the government ahead...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

The government has been accused of pushing up the cost of home insulation because of a poorly timed public campaign. The National...

An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...

The volatile economy is forcing small agencies and other modest-sized businesses to put on hold millions of pounds of spending on...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

An extension to a private rental property licensing scheme in London has been given the green light by the government. Haringey council’s...

Forty per cent of privately rented homes in England are unlikely to achieve the energy efficiency rating target set to become...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide aimed at improving private rental sector properties. The Energy Saving Trust...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX.  The Lettings Hub says...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector.  Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...