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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,...

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...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

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

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

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

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...

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...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

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

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...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

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,...

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

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

House prices are set to fall much further, a leading property expert has predicted.  Last week credit ratings agency Moody's warned of...

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

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able...

Some 47 per cent of landlords incorrectly believe the need for EPC C rating is only guidance, not the law. That’s the...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows...

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

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

Landlords say housing standards in one of the UK’s biggest cities could sugar because of council tax changes for empty homes. Manchester’s...

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of a new five-year fixed expat buy to let product for properties with an...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords shows that more than four in 10 want recent changes to Capital Gains Tax allowances...

A poll suggests that 58 per cent of tenants would be less likely to look at a rental property if they...

A new survey shows that while some 78 per cent of landlords have now heard about government proposals around EPC ratings,...

While many eyes have been focused on COP27 in recent weeks, a massive sea change in sentiment and investment towards climate...

A local authority is urging landlords and tenants to “have a chat” and work together to improve the EPC rating of...

Increasing numbers of lenders are now offering incentives to win the business of landlords with good, or improving, EPC ratings. In what...

A new property licensing scheme that claims to provide “safer, well managed housing for renters” has now come into force in...

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

Home buying agency Spring has analysed which parts of the country have the dubious distinction of having the most rental homes...

Households are big emitters of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26 per cent of total emissions. With targets in place to improve...

Activists in the Acorn group is hoping to attract Labour councillors who run Leeds to a meeting next week, which will...

A warning has been issued that anyone wanting a mortgage in future may put their credit rating at risk if they...

Who are you? My name is Jason Harris-Cohen and I am the Managing Director of Open Property Group. What is your company and...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

There’s a gulf in the amount that landlords are willing to pay to meet proposed new EPC requirements and what they...

A prominent buy to let mortgage lender says there’s been a surge of interest in so-called green mortgages linked to good...

Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...

Who are you? My Name is Alec Chohan, and I am a senior finance broker within the Newable Finance team based in...

Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...

Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

Growing concerns over inflation and the cost of living are changing the way landlords interact with their tenants, it’s being claimed. A...

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

The increased energy price cap could mean bills for the average band G home hit almost £5,000 a year, up £145...

New research by the Mortgages for Business brokerage suggests that just under a quarter of landlords’ properties have an Energy Performance...

Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...

Many first time landlords do not have the credit records that accord with lenders’ algorithms, denying them finance unreasonably. That’s the view...

A bank is establishing a working group of industry professionals, landlords and policy makers to see how the private rental sector...

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

A council has launched what it calls a “scores on the doors” style accreditation scheme for landlords. The Decent and Safe Homes...

The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

A local council is inviting landlords within its boundaries to take up funding from a £49,057 pot it has to improve...

ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...

It’s probably in the interest of landlords as much as tenants to slash energy bills now, even before new EPC ratings...

Only six per cent of brokers questioned in a survey have ever sold a green mortgage, despite the high public profile...

A council says it’s offering landlords what it calls ‘an enforcement amnesty’ if they have failed to bring their rental units...

A Labour councillor in the Lake District says second home owners who let their properties should be obliged to pay five...

With landlords under pressure to improve energy efficiency, a new report suggests that even significant improvements in EPC levels won’t be...

Home repairs service Rightio has provided a useful checklist of the hidden costs of being a landlord. Many seasoned hands will...

Specialist buy to let lender Landbay is the latest to try to turn landlords green by offering discounted mortgages for rental...

Propertymark, the trade body for letting agents, has joined landlords in writing to junior housing minister Eddie Hughes to call for...

The government has come up with another bright idea which will impact landlords’ rental properties - changes to the availability of...

Rightmove has identified five ways that landlords and other property owners can improve their property’s EPC rating - some for well...

Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...

Paragon Bank has launched a range of 80 per cent loan to value buy to let mortgages specifically for properties with...

A council says it’s on the hunt for landlords letting properties with EPCs below the minimum standard.  Working with Exeter Community Energy,...

InventoryBase Workstreams​ is a new innovative network module of InventoryBase that enables anyone to outsource property visits like inventory/check out reports...

Vida Homeloans has launched a new Buy to Let Hub, powered by eTech, with a view to introducing time saving tools...

It is estimated that around 33,000 properties across the UK may be unwittingly let illegally, according to research. A recent study exploring...

It is estimated that buildings produce nearly half of this country’s carbon emissions - almost double that of cars and planes. The...

Investing in residential properties can be a great way to accumulate wealth. But before parting with your cash, an investment strategy...

Paragon has joined forces with eTech to include its web-based workflow management system to streamline and simplify the mortgage application process...

More landlords of the draughtiest homes in England and Wales will be required to upgrade their properties after amendments to regulations...