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New analysis by insurance giant Aviva reveals that one in every 13 new homes built in England in the last decade...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A property expert claims capital values on properties should drop significantly if they are not considered appropriately energy efficient. “Homes which aren’t...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new study claims that two thirds of privately rented homes require urgent energy efficiency improvements - and that landlords need...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs from a range of opposition parties are pressing the government to reinstate the stricter energy efficiency rules for landlords, recently...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords looking to optimise capital appreciation on their properties may be alarmed at a siren warning from an insurance company. One Sure...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage. The extraordinary rises in...
14 January 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has set out a radical programme of devolution to local authorities at city and county level...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...
03 December 2022
From: The Big Issues
A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...
11 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency is to hold free events to support landlords ahead of what it calls a “landmark transformation” in rental...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Trade unions in Scotland are demanding that local council candidates sign a pledge to support “urgent” rent controls in that country. The...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Labour is the latest political party to call for rent controls following similar pleas from the Green Party and the Scottish Nationalists. Paul...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party -...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...
04 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...
06 November 2021
From: The Big Issues
Climate change is at the top of the political agenda this week thanks to Cop26 taking place in Glasgow in a...
30 October 2021
From: Agent Advice
A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green. I don’t need to rehearse here again...
16 October 2021
From: The Big Issues
With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A tax expert is warning professional and amateur landlords that if they switch from conventional rentals to Airbnb-style short lets for...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that some office-to-resi and shop-to-resi conversions - often thought to be popular purchases by buy-to-let investors -...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News
It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in the holiday let market in Wales look almost certain to face hefty new barriers under proposals being considered by...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has come up with another bright idea which will impact landlords’ rental properties - changes to the availability of...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The pandemic-related debts of tenants and landlords should be top of the in tray of the new housing minister in Wales. That’s...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The government is axing the Green Homes Grant scheme from 5pm on March 31 - putting a much criticised scheme out...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A call has gone out for the overhaul of the Green Homes Grant scheme, which so far has left thousands of...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The chaos surrounding the government’s Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands of landlords and owner occupiers, appears to...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The government-backed reinsurance service Flood Re claims there’s substantial tenant support for the introduction of a Flood Performance Certificate. An FPC, similar...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Brexit, climate change and the environment, and education are the top three issues for tenants as they prepare to cast their...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News
On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be illegal to install gas boilers in new build homes from 2025....
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The Scottish government is being urged to set a higher benchmark for the energy efficiency of private rented homes to help...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
New proposals to ensure all privately rented homes north of the border meet a minimum standard of energy efficiency have been...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords in Cumbria are being offered grants to install gas or oil fuelled central heating systems in their homes for free...