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A group of energy professionals in the property sector are taking issue with a claim by consumer organisation Which? over the...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

A housing industry group wants the energy efficiency of a social rented property to be factored into the rent the tenant...

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

The average water bill has risen by 6% in England and Wales in recent days, which could see households having to...

Britain’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, according new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. The...

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

Anonymous reports of energy theft have skyrocketed by 62% since 2021, Crimestoppers’ figures reveal.  In 2023 alone, the charity received 11,552 reports...

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...

An insulation manufacturer is warning of unexpected consequences from insulating a property to make it more energy efficient. William Bown, the head...

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

The chartered surveyor team at Stokemont is giving advice on potential pitfalls in new build homes.  This is from RICS-accredited valuer Bradley...

An energy industry supplier claims that the housing sector in the UK offers too little help for those wanting to live...

New research published by Lloyds Banking Group during Energy Saving Week has revealed the lack of confidence and skills gaps landlords...

Renters and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or...

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

Pipes aren’t normally the first thing that spring to mind when we think of wrapping up for winter, but with an...

Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...

The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has used his Autumn Statement to reveal measures affecting both the rental market and the wider property industry.  The Local Housing Allowance is...

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

Homes situated close to new electricity pylons and sub-stations could receive up to £1,000 a year off energy bills, for up...

A range of grants, including new and enhanced schemes, are available to help landlords improve the energy efficiency of homes and...

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

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...

It's that time of the year again – the weather is turning, and the leaves are starting to fall from the...

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

A new study of over 600,000 available properties on Rightmove reveals that homes in need of renovation are the most in...

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

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

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

Some 18 per cent of buy to let landlords have suggested they are not raising rents for tenants despite inflation and...

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...

With the cost-of-living crisis causing household bills to increase nationwide, many Britons are worried and concerned about the soaring energy prices...

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

The UK has long been a pioneer in terms of Net Zero goal setting, but many people across the nation remain...

A recent study by nationwide conveyancers Muve, using official data from the Office for National Statistics, has revealed the most and...

The Resolution Foundation has urged the government not to relax its target deadlines for improved energy efficiency in the private rental...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

As energy prices and the cost of living continue to rise, property owners are searching for ways to reduce their energy...

Some 21 per cent of tenants have spoken to their landlords about making energy efficiency improvements to their property, according to...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

Illegal meter-tampering is putting people’s lives at risk as they resort to increasingly desperate measures to reduce spiralling energy bills, two...

The Tenancy Deposit Service and the National Residential Landlords Association have produced a guide to improving energy efficiency in rented properties. Although...

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by three per cent this financial year, and by...

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 analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record.  At its...

The majority of tenants are reluctant to ask for more energy efficient systems in their home according to The National Residential...

The government has announced plans for a £1 billion scheme - called ECO+ - which will see hundreds of thousands of...

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

An accountancy expert claims that inflation and rising rents could push more landlords over the £10,000 threshold for Making Tax Digital.  Currently...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

The leader of the Generation Rent activist group says that the shortage of homes to rent means no private sector tenant...

New research from the bank Handelsbanken suggests some landlords will reduce their portfolios if economic conditions worsen. Almost 60 per cent of...

To put it mildly, landlords are very rarely subject to an outpouring of sympathy from the general public. When the economy...

The Santander bank says buyers - landlords and owner occupiers alike - are showing more interest in buying energy efficient homes. The...

Rolling out emergency insulation this winter in the nation’s draughtiest homes could save tenants or other residents £260 a year. That’s the...

Comparison service Uswitch has created a new app which connects to a home smart meter - meaning, according to the firm,...

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, says the limited cut in stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland announced in the mini-Budget...

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

As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p...

The residential sector is a key component of the government’s mission to lower carbon emissions – in 2021, it accounted for...

As the autumn weather turns colder, many families are proactively seeking ways to reduce their energy use as, even with the...

The National Residential Landlords Association says controversial Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should use a £1.5 billion underspend to help buy to let...

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke for only 25 minutes but effectively turned the recent history of British tax policy...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...

Landlords will be forced by law to pass on the £400 energy rebate to tenants with all-inclusive bills, the government says. Activist...

A lettings agency says demand for ‘bills included’ properties in London has rocketed since April - despite it costing tenants large...

Three quarters of residential landlords have taken steps to support tenants during the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research from...

Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, is staging a Renters Rights Awareness week in October. It was originally...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

A leading financial analyst says what are generally called “period properties” are set to become financial nightmares for landlords or owner...

A campaign by the government-backed Smart Energy GB not-for-profit organisation is promoting the use of smart meters amongst private tenants who...

There is a perfect storm brewing for landlords and tenants in the UK.  Sky-rocketing energy bills, food prices and increasing rent paints...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, director of the Generation Rent group, is warning that millions of tenants may not be able to pay...

Surprise, surprise - 88 per cent of tenants quizzed in a major survey are happy with their homes. Only 12 per cent...

A politician says the long-running series of bans on private rental evictions during the worst of the Covid crisis could be...

Campaign group Generation Rent is staging a Renters’ Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 22 inclusive. “Whether you’re new to renting,...

A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...

Citizens Advice wants landlords and tenants in a specific part of the country to help inform government about improving the uptake...

New government figures show 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June this year...

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

The National Residential Landlords Association has hit out at what it calls “baseless suggestions” that landlords will not pass on energy...

Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...

Campaigning charity Shelter has backed a call by consumer organisation Citizens Advice to seek government pledges that a £400 energy bill...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A new analysis of household energy consumption has found that a combination of green technologies could reduce bills by up to...

New forecasts from an energy industry consultancy suggests that the average domestic consumer’s energy bills could soar to £3,363 a year...

Heat pumps - central to a government energy efficiency drive started under Boris Johnson - could save 20 per cent higher...

A park home specialist is claiming that this property niche is better suited than conventional rental or owned homes for energy...

A utilities advice service has come up with a list of measures which it says can reduce expenditure by tenants and...

Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...

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

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

Activists in the Generation Rent group have made seven demands on government including a rent freeze, the clearing of tenants’ arrears,...