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Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being...

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

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

In September the Prime Minister announced that landlords will no longer be required to meet the minimum EPC minimum energy rating...

Most home owners, including landlords, have experienced obstacles that have prevented them from carrying out energy efficiencies on their properties. That’s according...

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

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...

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

Airbnb is launching a new Sustainability Hub to help its landlord hosts in the UK retrofit and improve the energy efficiency...

There’s been a strong personal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by anti-landlord activists over the subject of energy efficiency. The Generation...

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

Ahead of World Earth Day next week an expert has listed advice tips for holiday let owners to make their homes...

The government is publishing a so-called ‘call for evidence’ on options to reform the VAT relief for the installation of energy...

With landlords obliged to think increasingly about energy efficiency measures, new data from Legal & General’s surveying team helps identify different...

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

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

As 2025 gradually approaches, the question of how the private rented sector decarbonises and becomes more energy efficient is becoming more...

The National Residential Landlords Association has launched an initiative called Home Bank to encourage tenants and landlords to help one another...

A campaign called Energy Guide says landlords can and should do more to save energy in the private rental sector.  The campaign...

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

A finance company claims that just having solar panels can boost a property value by 25 per cent over similar nearby...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...

A local council is working with energy company E.ON to offer private landlords in the local patch up to £10,000 worth...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Birmingham’s Labour controlled council is writing to Housing Secretary Michael Gove for consent to apply a new licensing scheme over 25...

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

Harry Roberts, managing director of My Favourite Cottages, outlines how holiday homes can be made more sustainable. Earlier this month, world leaders...

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

The UK government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 has necessitated the introduction of initiatives aimed at reducing fossil...

A tenant hardship loan fund is to open next week in Scotland - and many rental bodies in England and Wales...

The Green Homes Grant scheme went live on September 30 2020, offering landlords and investors the chance to apply for £5,000...

As new details regarding the new Green Homes Grant emerge, landlords should hopefully be in a better position to assess whether...

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

The dream of home ownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many private renters, with a third fearing that they...

Many buy-to-let landlords purchase properties near universities in order to take advantage of the lucrative yields that the student rental market...

This week’s announcement that landlords will need to pay the first £3,500 to make improvements to their properties to ensure they...

The Chancellor Philip Hammond may have only announced last week that the Autumn Budget will take place on Monday 29 October,...

With less than three months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are introduced in April 2018, Mike Feely of...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has submitted recommendations to HM Treasury ahead of Autumn Budget Statement, due to be delivered on...

From the 1st April 2018, it will be unlawful to rent a property which breaches the requirement for a minimum energy...

The 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations, passed in March 2015, set out minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for England and Wales. These...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has once expressed its opposition to pending changes to mortgage interest tax relief ahead of the...

Landlords are being urged to make improvements to their rental properties by installing effective heating controls systems to offer tenants greater...

Simon May, heating controls expert and product manager at Drayton, discusses the benefits of smart thermostats and how they can help...

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the private rented sector has launched an inquiry into the energy efficiency of private...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for urgent discussions with ministers following a ruling by the European Court of Justice...