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A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Homeowners in Caerphilly, including private landlords, can access funding to make their properties more energy efficient. Caerphilly council recently approved a new...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting out two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A council which last year staged a pilot project about the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the lettings sector is now...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...
15 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
A council is launching an innovative scheme whereby good landlords get long licences - and poor ones get short licences. Gloucester council...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Last week Housing Secretary Gove announced...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A council has prosecuted a landlord for letting two HMOs without a licence and failing to comply with HMO Management Regulations.Mohammed...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...
17 February 2024
From: Top tips & guides
A council has prosecuted a landlord after a family of nine were discovered living in an outbuilding. Tariq Khan of Peterborough was...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
HSBC bank is working with Shelter on housing campaigns. A statement from the charity says: “With support from partners including HSBC UK,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two thirds of private renters have experienced a problem with the quality or condition of their property in the past six...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent activist group has called for a series of reforms about damp and mould. It wants the reinstatement of energy...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Air quality expert Stuart Smith writes: The average family produces 24 pints of water vapour a day through routine activity but many...
20 January 2024
From: Top tips & guides
New research published by Lloyds Banking Group during Energy Saving Week has revealed the lack of confidence and skills gaps landlords...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A London council has prosecuted a landlord for failing to carry out repairs on his property and causing a severe health...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
06 January 2024
From: Legislation & Compliance
Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to...
23 December 2023
From: The Big Issues
Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...
16 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Private tenants are being encouraged by a local council to report damp and mould issues to their landlords. Shropshire council says private...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has given a warm welcome to many of the provision in the Renters Reform Bill...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...
28 November 2023
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
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A major council has declared a Housing Emergency for its city, attributing part of the problem to rising private rents. A statement...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
For those looking to take the leap into holiday letting, finding the right property is not only the first step, but...
21 October 2023
From: Agent Advice
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
How to Achieve Low Season Holiday Let Bookings This year, with families across the UK facing a squeeze to their budgets, we’ve...
14 October 2023
From: Agent Advice
It's that time of the year again – the weather is turning, and the leaves are starting to fall from the...
14 October 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Inventory clerks are ideally placed to protect landlords from some heavy fines triggered by the Renters Reform Bill, it’s been claimed. The...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The sudden drop in temperature as we move into Autumn isn’t just a shock to the system, it can also lead...
23 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing. However one of the biggest...
09 September 2023
From: The Big Issues
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
If you live in a rented home, you’ll know the struggles of wanting to make your home feel like your own...
02 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Over a third of homes in England are at high risk of overheating as summer temperatures of 40oC and above apparently...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
As UK homeowners commit to more sustainable sources of energy, the number of homes installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest...
05 August 2023
From: The Big Issues
Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlord insurance provider Simply Business claims that new research shows subsidence claims doubling last year and hitting their peak in August...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...
03 June 2023
From: Top tips & guides
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...
27 May 2023
From: The Big Issues
The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Campaigners in a group called Housing Rebellion are to meet in Central London today and make what they call “a few...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A federation of charities wants landlords and tenants to get in touch to discuss energy efficiency in private rental properties. ‘Groundwork’ is...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Here are five of the most common bad energy habits that people tend to overlook, and advice on how to fix...
21 January 2023
From: Lettings PropTech
Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign group says the latest English Housing Survey shows that 23 per cent of private rented homes fail...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The majority of tenants are reluctant to ask for more energy efficient systems in their home according to The National Residential...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Over 600 workers at the campaigning charity Shelter have started a fortnight of strike action in what the trades union Unite calls...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Two groups of activists who campaign for rent controls and reform of the private lettings sector have turned on each other. Acorn...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Scottish landlords have been targeted with a raft of restrictive legislation in recent years but most are staying the course and...
26 November 2022
From: Agent Advice
The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent claims. Laura...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has once again declined to give any meaningful timetable for the introduction of the Renters Reform Bill. At the end...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...
01 October 2022
From: The Big Issues
If you’re counting the days until you’ll get help with runaway price rises, it helps to know exactly how many days...
03 September 2022
From: The Big Issues
A council is urging landlords to attend a conference looking at issues affecting the private rental sector. The Renters Reform Bill, the...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
In an ideal world, home ownership would be the accepted way for everyone to live, with people enjoying the security, warmth,...
27 August 2022
From: Agent Advice
Landlords have been warned they risk fixed penalty notices and the loss of HMO licences if students leave rubbish in public...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
So the heatwave is over - well, at least this week's heatwave is over. But who would bet against another with...
23 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
Simply Business is one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business and landlord insurance. Insuring over 350,000 landlords has given...
18 July 2022
From: Property Investment & Strategy
A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...
25 June 2022
From: The Big Issues
HMO minimum space standards may be changed by council A council has launched a six week consultation on proposals to change size...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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 man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in south London. Daniel Briceno Garcia was...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...
14 May 2022
From: Top tips & guides
The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Another council has revealed it’s won funding from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy to boost the EPCs of...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The recent energy price cap increase implemented has prompted households across the UK to consider ways to make their home more...
23 April 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....
09 April 2022
From: Tax & Finance
Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Rooms-to-rent platform Ministry of Rooms has launched a new initiative to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to connect with landlords...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Another council is urging private landlords to check the Energy Performance Certificate ratings on their properties to ensure they comply with...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The Chartered Institute of Housing says it’s concerned about the rapidly rising gas and home heating oil prices and the impact...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
A council is inviting landlords to an event at which it will both launch a new accreditation scheme and offer guidance...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent claims private rental sector tenants are set to be most disadvantaged by the 54 per cent rise in the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Last month, I wrote about what’s in store for the private rented sector in 2022 and, like most commentators in our...