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

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

A prominent property market analyst says he was “gobsmacked” to hear Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tone down the energy efficiency requirements...

Another problem has emerged for the heat pump sector which had, until last week, anticipated rapid growth as part of the...

The Daily Telegraph appears to have uncovered a catch in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s apparent boiler grant giveaway. Last week he announced...

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...

Under revised plans, the Government will: - Scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties, but instead...

A survey of landlords suggests that LED lighting is the most popular and effective way they choose to improve a property’s...

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme - launched in May 2022 and open to landlords as well as homeowners - is failing to...

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

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

Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...

A question mark has been raised over the suitability of a scheme starting next month to encourage the switch from gas...

A lettings sector trade body is calling for action now by landlords and agents ahead of laws extending the need for...

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

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

A cross-party survey of MPs shows that they want to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies in existing homes,...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

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

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

A new survey from an online rental platform claims tenants are willing to pay for greener homes. Some 98 per cent of...

The head of a building body says landlords and home owners need a replacement for the defunct Green Homes Grant to...

A piecemeal approach to how the private rental sector meets government climate change targets is fraught with problems, the landlords trade...

It’s been confirmed that landlords and other home owners in England and Wales will be offered subsidies of £5,000 from April...

The government is poised to announce a ban on the installation of gas boilers by 2035. Instead home owners including landlords will...

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

It appears that the government is considering a replacement for the ill-fated Green Homes Grant, which was to have helped thousands...

Landlord Today readers will be more than aware that legal changes happen often these days, and it can be understandably challenging...

Two players in the domestic energy industry are warning landlords that it will be an expensive exercise to meet predicted future...

Gas boilers may be the next big issue for the private rental sector as an influential committee has called for them...

As all those responsible for managing property will be only too aware, landlords have many obligations under the laws and regulations...

On 13th March the Chancellor announced that it will be illegal to install gas boilers in new build homes from 2025....

Private landlords with properties in non-mains gas areas are being urged to consider switching the fuel supply in their rural rental...