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

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

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

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....

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...

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

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

1. Prepare an information pack for new tenants to reduce maintenance cost - To avoid repair costs, landlords could create handy...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

Another bank survey has been released, suggesting a surge in interest in energy efficient homes in the UK. NatWest’s Greener Homes Attitude...

A national lettings agency chain is offering what it calls “first-of-its-kind EPC+” to landlords. Connells says this will provide landlords with better...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

Are you a landlord with an EPC rating of D or below? Newable Finance has launched EPC Finance – a range of...

Proposals to make rental properties greener by enforcing a minimum energy performance certificate rating of C, is causing widespread confusion throughout...

There’s been a large rise in the number of buy to let green mortgages as the push for greater energy efficiency...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was something - but not enough. That’s the view of Ben Beadle - chief executive of the...

The latest research from NatWest and IHS Markit has revealed that just seven per cent of homeowners with a gas boiler are...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

Tell us about your role. I am the Customer Service Technology Group Manager at BSH (group brands include Bosch, NEFF and Siemens)...

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

A survey claims that 80 per cent of prospective tenants would consider energy efficiency as one of the critical items determining...

The prospect of increased renters’ power has already been seen north of the border with the pledge to introduce rent controls...

Gardens have always been a mixed blessing for landlords - currently they’re popular with tenants but there is the problem of...

One of the most respected and experienced agents in Prime Central London has given an insight into the lettings market in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

One in 10 landlords wants to buy another investment property in the coming year according to a new survey.  This compares to...

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...

A Delivery Hub will be set up by a new cross sector Future Homes Task Force, comprising of representatives from across...

The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...

Scottish Land & Estates is calling on the Scottish government to ensure that private landlords who provide affordable homes to rent have...

Student Housing says that it has become the first business of its kind in the UK to only use renewable energy...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £37,000 for allowing tenants to live in what inspectors described as...

Private tenants saw average rents rise by 2.3% in the 12 months to September 2016, unchanged compared with the year to...

The buy-to-let mortgage market’s recovery continued in June with the number of loans up 12% month-on-month, according to the latest mortgage...