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A trade body is calling for a partnership with the government to push the domestic heating market towards heat pumps as...

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

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide for landlords to improve their properties.  The Energy Saving Trust -...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

Whether it’s increasing the amount we recycle, choosing sustainable products, or reducing our carbon footprint by limiting the amount we travel,...

It’s not just landlords with residential units that must beware the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - there’s now a legal warning...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now opened its controversial boiler upgrade scheme. Landlords across England and Wales as...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A survey of over 600 landlords by a business insurance service has found that 55 per cent have still to make...

The latest attack on landlords by Generation Rent director Baroness Alicia Kennedy concerns insulation and household warmth. She claims a quarter of...

Gatehouse Bank is the latest mortgage lender to try to woo landlords with preferential rates for buy to let properties with...

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...

Another council is offering landlords financial assistance in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties.  North Norfolk District Council has won £3.85m...

Landlords could lose up to £9,500 a year if they are unable to make changes to the energy efficiency of their...

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...

A council is telling private tenants to inform on their landlords if the properties they are renting having an unacceptable EPC. Hastings...

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

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

As we approach what is commonly the busiest month of the year, there is one question many in the sector many...

Landlords with property in Breckland, South Norfolk and Broadland have been invited to attend a free online Landlord Forum networking and...

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

Applications open later this week for one of the country’s largest and most controversial landlord licensing schemes - in Liverpool. The new...

New research suggests that some landlords are now deliberately choosing to buy properties with weak EPCs in order to upgrade and...

In this guest piece, Josh Barber from Flooring Superstore sets out why landlords must pay attention to flooring when it comes...

A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...

The draconian new rules governing EPC targets are driving some landlords to favour new build properties when expanding their portfolios. That appears...

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...

Almost a quarter of landlords say their properties are currently rated D or below for energy efficiency, according to a new...

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

For landlords looking to find tenants fast, London-based lettings agency Douglas & Gordon has put together a 12 tip guide to ensure landlords have a smooth letting process – perfect for...

A prominent buy to let mortgage provider is advising landlords to ensure they check EPCs and energy efficiency issues on properties...

Landlords believe that energy efficiency upgrades required to comply with Net Zero regulations may cost up to £10,400 per property. From 2025...

One of the biggest buy to let lenders is the latest mortgage firm to launch a green product. From today the Barclays...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum...

Landlords will have to foot the bill for the government’s energy efficiency proposals without any apparent tax or grant help. That’s the...

Only 15 per cent of landlords say they are fully aware of changes to laws surrounding Energy Performance Certificates in the...

Two prominent Brexiteer MPs are spearheading a campaign that claims Net Zero energy efficiency policies are unpopular. In their launch statement, they...

Proposals to force landlords to pay up to £10,000 to improve energy efficiency of rental properties require a rethink, according to...

It’s being reported in the mainstream press that the government may give landlords an extra year to make rental homes more energy efficient. This...

Households across the country are seeing their energy costs going up, so it is more important than ever that landlords do...

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

Paragon Bank increased buy to let lending to landlords by 33.9 per cent to £1.61 billion in its last financial year,...

Landlords with properties in part of Lincolnshire could benefit from Government funding secured by North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration...

Landlords in the west country struggling with high fuel bills are being urged to take advantage of a free money-saving advice...

With currently less than four years before all new tenancies need to be in properties rated EPC ‘C’ or above, there...

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

A council says it’s going to contact local landlords to remind them of legal restrictions concerning energy efficiency. Caerphilly council says it’s...

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

A lettings agent claims progress on climate change and energy efficiency is likely to be undermined by what he calls “dodgy...

Private sector landlords are being warned by a council to check their investments meet the legal minimum energy efficiency standard, or...

A business analyst is warning owners of older properties that the value of their assets may be cut if energy efficiency...

A new report from the government’s Office for National Statistics appears to show landlords are ahead of the game when it...

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

There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could...

A council in the north of England has identified 166 private rental properties within the district that do not comply with...

One of the industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the next change proposed to EPC requirements will affect almost half...

PropTech firm Kamma says well over 100,000 private rental homes across the UK are being let illegally because they already fail...

Savills estimates that £330 billion is needed to implement all energy efficiency improvements to the UK housing sector to meet EPC...

A council says it’s going to spend £70,000 of central government money to help “engage” with landlords over issues of energy...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

Landlords can be forgiven for being exasperated by the government’s exhortations to go green.   I don’t need to rehearse here again...

With energy efficiency making headlines in the private rental sector, Norton Finance has calculated the cost of an average mid-terrace household...

The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...

A local council is one of the first to be offering new Go Green Grants to landlords to improve energy efficiency...

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

A council is threatening to fine private landlords whose properties do not meet energy efficiency standards. Darlington council’s cabinet will meet next...

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

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

Landlords will have to spend thousands to meet new government demands to improve energy efficiency in rental properties. Geospatial technology company Kamma...

Landlords with an eye to optimising capital appreciation ought to be considering the sustainability features of properties, Rightmove has suggested. The portal...

Government ambitions to improve the energy efficiency of the private rental sector are just “a pipedream” without financial assistance according to...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Eco issues are increasingly important for landlords, a mortgage lender claims.  Hodge Bank says a new survey shows 82 per cent of...

A landlord has been ordered by his local council to remove energy efficient triple glazed windows installed at a cost of...

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

A cloud-based property management platform aimed at landlords has secured over £1m in addition funding. In its own words, Lofti’s platform will...

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

There’s been a wholesale lifting in standards of investment and quality in the private rental sector thanks to landlords, and in...

Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging loan provider, has launched a short-term loan system for landlords which is open only in relation...

For the second time this week (and it’s only Wednesday) a lender has announced cheaper mortgage loans for buy to let...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let arm of the Nationwide, is trying to woo landlords to make properties more...

An analysis of the Green Homes Grant applications show exactly which areas will be hit most when the scheme comes to...

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

The landlords’ trade body has urged the government to think more strategically about energy efficiency in the private rental sector, and...

Specialist buy to let lender Paragon has taken the unusual step of issuing a so-called Green Bond to fund attempts to make...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association says it backs a report by MPs sharply criticising EPCs and urging more effective modern energy...

A prominent lettings agency chief says tenants are becoming more eco-conscious, putting increased emphasis on landlords to meet expectations. Mike Cook -...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

The landlords’ trade body says the tax system needs reforming to support energy improvements in the private rental sector. The intervention by...

Up to 50,000 rental homes in the countryside could be sold off if the government presses ahead with stricter energy efficiency...

The government-backed reinsurance service Flood Re claims there’s substantial tenant support for the introduction of a Flood Performance Certificate. An FPC, similar...

A trade body has told MPs the government must ensure work done to make homes energy efficient is ‘future-proofed’ to accept...

Just under half of landlords say they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to properties as part of the government's Green Homes Grant...

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

A PropTech firm has drawn up a list of those regions with the highest proportion of rental properties with EPC rating...

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

With less than a year until new legislation surrounding energy performance certificates (EPCs) is introduced in Scotland, buy-to-let landlords north of...

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

Tens of thousands of landlords across the UK could be unwittingly renting out property illegally because they have should have an...

When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. But the rules on paying tax on rental income can...

Letting a home can be an intimidating task if you’re doing it for the first time. You may have deliberately entered...

The government is planning to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in a bid to make them more effective drivers of energy...

There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due...

If you fail to take action to ensure that your rental properties comply with the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

More than half of tenants that were surveyed claim that they are being forced to live in cold and draughty rental...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Head of Lettings, Connells Q: What is Connells? Connells is one of the UK’s leading...