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A council is urging landlords of eligible properties to apply for energy efficient measures such as insulation, solar panels or heat...

Phase two of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is a UK Government-funded scheme for properties in England that are not connected...

A new housing deal will provide another 92 Build To Rent units run by Legal & General. The properties will be two,...

A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...

New analysis claims that the North East of England has made “no progress on greening the highest-emissions homes in 13 years.” Meanwhile,...

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

I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty...

The government has issued a lengthy statement claiming more home owners, including landlords, are fitting heat pumps - yet at the...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

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

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

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

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

A campaign by a UK government to help landlords retrofit their properties with energy efficient amenities has had almost zero impact,...

Large upfront costs are deterring landlords and other home owners from making their homes more energy efficient, according to Lloyds Bank...

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

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...

New figures reveal the typical Briton’s lack of knowledge around energy efficiency issues in the home. The research found that only 35...

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

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

In the ever-evolving landscape of rental property management, UK landlords are facing significant changes. Most recently these changes include new energy...

The landlords’ trade body has given a firm message to Housing Secretary Michael Gove - sort out a realistic deadline for...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

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

A new study by a University of Glasgow-led research centre has found that the UK housing sector is lagging over 30...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

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

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...

Eligible landlords and tenants in the Chichester area are being urged to apply for funding to install energy efficiency and renewable...

Landlords have been told that time is running out to apply for funding to improve the energy efficiency of their homes...

Landlords, private tenants and owner occupiers in Warwick are encouraged by their council to apply for funding to improve energy efficiency...

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

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...

Rightmove is warning landlords and other sellers that properties with poor levels of energy efficiency may have to sell with a discount.  The...

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

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

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

No it’s not an April Fool - some tenants in Wales are experimenting with an alternative to radiators and heat pumps....

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

If rising energy costs are your immediate concern, it may not be feasible to invest in new solutions for your home...

New data from the Savills agency shows how difficult it will be for typical landlords with mid- to low-value houses and...

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

A national newspaper says the current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review by the Department for Business, Energy...

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

An alliance of 25 major charities have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, calling for urgent action...

As we enter 2022 the private rented sector can look back on a year which marked the start of its recovery...

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

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

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

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

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

The government has today announced a new cash injection for councils to clampdown on landlords whose properties fail to meet energy...

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...

Generation Rent has commented on the government’s Net Zero goals, involving phasing out boilers and introducing heat pumps into rental properties. While...

Experts are already warning of shortcomings in the government’s latest Green initiative, banning new boilers from 2035 and offering £5,000 grants...

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...

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

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

The people behind a new smart system for controlling electric heating and household appliances claim it has the potential to save...

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

The Green Homes Grant scheme is set to fail according to MPs, who claim the current slow roll-out means it would...

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...

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

It is estimated that buildings produce nearly half of this country’s carbon emissions - almost double that of cars and planes. The...