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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...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

New research from Halifax reveals that investing in solar panels leads to possible cost and energy savings for landlords and other...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

A string of debt advice charities want Housing Secretary Michael Gove to go well beyond merely banning Section 21 in a...

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

A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...

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

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

SNP councillors in Scotland have come up with an innovative suggestion to improve energy efficiency in private rental properties. They want councils...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

A landlord has warned her local authority that high charges for licensing are unaffordable without the fee being passed on to...

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

Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...

Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says landlords are still being hit by unacceptable delays in regaining possession of their properties. Shamplina has...

A comparison website claims that an improved rating for an Energy Performance Certificate now improves a property’s value. This is driven by...

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

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...

A new study by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests some landlords wanting to quit the private rental sector have deferred...

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

With 3.5 million UK adults planning major home improvements in 2024, an energy expert has shared seven adjustments that can properties more sustainable.  The...

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...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help tnavigate legislative...

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

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

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

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...

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,...

Many landlords have dropped plans to improve the energy efficiency of their homes following the U-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In...

Almost four fifths of landlords favour raising the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rental properties, a think tank claims. The Social...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

A house building firm claims more people want to move to increasingly energy-efficient homes.  A survey by Redrow shows that 26 per...

Landlord confidence has improved over the course of the past quarter according to a respected quarterly sentiment survey. The Q3 2023 BVA...

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

Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. An...

The respected engineering institution the Building Research Establishment says the government must row back from its recent U-turn on rental property...

A council is warning landlords they face penalty notices if their properties fail to comply with recent legislation that seeks to...

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

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

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with landlords. The...

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

A collection of pressure groups, fronted by Generation Rent, wants all private rental homes going on sale to be offered first...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.69 per cent five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage, marking the lender’s lowest rate for this...

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

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

A new survey has revealed the regional breakdown of EPC ratings in residential properties.   Region Number of Lodgements (homes) Percentage of properties (D - G...

The government's energy efficiency taskforce was quietly disbanded over the weekend, the BBC says.  The taskforce was set up in March to...

Research  from Shawbrook shows how many landlords have spent money preparing for EPC changes which are now not going to happen. A...

The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of revised EPC targets at the end of...

The government must safeguard the private rented sector and the only way to do that is to lend its support to...

The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...

There’s been widespread relief at the government’s eco U-turn which may lead to thousands of pounds of savings for landlords. Prime Minister...

A new poll from the StepChange Debt Charity claims that over a third of private renters have used some form of...

While many sections of the property industry welcome the change of tone in Rishi Sunak’s approach to green issues, one group...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

As the ‘big buy-to-let’ sell off gathers momentum, we take a look ways you can guestimate the value of your rental...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords to take responsibility for issues of damp and...

Paragon Bank is the latest to reduce mortgage rates for landlords. It’s cut rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals...

An analysis conducted over the summer by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform...

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy...

Trade bodies and short let landlords have made a last-ditch appeal to politicians to stop new rules which could see the...

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

A charity has acknowledged that landlords need help to keep their homes, and in turn continue to provide much-needed homes in...

Last month, Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared the Government was “asking too much, too quickly” of landlords by setting a 2028...

The National Residential Landlords Association is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their...

New laws mean commercial property must now have an energy efficiency rating of at least E before a new lease or...

Activist group Generation Rent is now demanding a change to the Renters Reform Bill to help tenants with energy bills. The group...

A survey suggests that landlords want to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as soon as possible - despite a...

A controversial MP sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this year says he will take up the cause of landlords...

Legislation requiring all rental properties to have an energy performance certificate  rating of C or above will require upgrades to around...

A prominent westcountry agency is hosting a free event for landlords and investors later this month. Webbers is holding the afternoon session...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to publish “shortly” revised timetables for the implementation of further energy efficiency targets for the...

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...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

Rightmove has this morning revealed that 16 per cent of properties currently for sale were previously available on the rental market,...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

A pressure group within the Labour Party wants a future government to provide £15 billion over 10 years to allow half...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

It appears that there may be months more uncertainty over new energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. A statement from...

Research from the Home Builders Federation claims owners of new homes will save an average £135 a month on running costs...

Landlords with some of the country’s largest portfolios say they expect to pay £500,000 or more in the next year on...

UK landlords are currently facing a myriad of challenges.  It’s well documented how costly retrofitting properties to meet new energy efficiency standards...

A new rental market study by Rightmove reveals that more properties entering the rental market have an EPC rating of C...

Landlords need to know the true energy efficiency of their property and have a deadline for improvements to calm fears around...

A charity is warning that growing numbers of private tenants are likely to have difficulties keeping up with their financial commitments. The...

A council has issued a stern warning to landlords that the current situation in which hundreds of homes have non-compliant EPC...

Private rental properties are being included in a scheme which may allow council funds to be used to improve energy efficiency. Cardiff...

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