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

The new Labour government is to bring in so-called ‘hardship tests’ to make it tougher to evict tenants, a newspaper claims. The...

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

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

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?...

A small survey by a bank suggests that almost 100% of buy to let investors surveyed have received requests from tenants...

A pro-tenant group wants the next government to take Right To Buy properties back to public ownership when they come up...

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

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

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

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

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

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

The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Citizens Advice is the latest charity to argue for improved housing standards in the private rental sector. It claims that its research...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...

The activist group Generation Rent is urging tenants to scrutinise the paperwork they get from agents to use against possible eviction.  Failure...

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

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

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...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

A family-run lettings and sales agency has launched an employee of the year award in memory of a late colleague.   The...

A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

Goodlord has expanded its offering to enable corporate lets to be processed through its platform.  The move means agents who process both...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...

Changes to the Section 21 Notice come into force for letting agents and landlords on Monday.  This will require all Assured Shorthold...

A local authority has taken the unusual step of naming seven buy to let landlords prosecuted in the past month in...

The government should be more ambitious when it comes to ensuring the private rented sector becomes increasingly energy efficient. That’s the message...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...

A new survey suggests that only four per cent of tenants and landlords are aware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

The government is being criticised for its latest consultation exercise on the new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards - because it ends...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...

The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...

An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...

Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...

A group of rural landlords has called on the government to clarify Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation being introduced next...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

The Scottish Government has opened formal consultation on its attempts to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for the private rented...

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...

Around one in 12 properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government energy efficiency plans...

One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...

An online lettings agency claims that 58 per cent of tenants who have requested energy improvements to their properties have been...

A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...

Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...

This week sees the first step in a long series of reforms - the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - aimed at...

MPs and members of the House of Lords want private sector tenants to be given clearer up-front information on the cost...

The government has announced new dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties. The Residential Landlords’ Association says they are as follows: April...

A new survey conducted for an online lettings agency shows four fifths of tenants wanting double glazing as a ‘must’ in...

The All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector has launched an inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented...

Lettings chiefs have responded with disappointment to the government’s announcement that it is scrapping the Green Deal.  The scheme offered cashbacks and...

The changes to tax relief for landlords comes on top of a blizzard of new health and safety requirements, regulations and...

Letting agency GFW Lettings says new Green Deal targets to improve energy efficiency will have a challenging impact on private sector...