A consultation on how to develop a more dynamic energy price cap has been launched by the regulator, Ofgem. The regulator claims...
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Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures. An increase...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The energy price cap is to rise to an annual average of £1,928 from January. Regulator Ofgem says a typical household paying...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Soaring energy prices will force more tenants to consider living in HMOs, says a lettings business. When a recent increase in utility...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords interested in improving energy efficiency in their investment properties can see and hear tips on how to do it at...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap will further rise from £1,971 to £2,800 in October this year, amid an...
25 June 2022
From: The Big Issues
Energy bills have increased for around 22 million energy consumers – and they’re expected to escalate again later this year when...
21 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Energy regulator Ofgem is suggesting that the energy price cap be updated quarterly rather than every six months. This is only a...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are many people’s favourite pantomime villains, on the hunt to hike rents and squeeze profits. The reality, however, is proven...
09 April 2022
From: The Big Issues
Russia sending tanks into Ukraine sounds terrifying, but it also sounds a long way away. Unfortunately, in a world of global...
26 February 2022
From: The Big Issues
Together Energy, which has 176,000 households on its books, has become the latest supplier to collapse in the wake of the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Bulb Energy, which has 1.7m customers - including, it is thought, many thousands of landlords - is to be put into...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
With the government lifting the price cap on energy suppliers at the start of this month, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...
29 September 2021
From: Agent Advice
Landlords considering taking advantage of the government’s new Green Homes Grant are being warned of a surge in cowboy building works. Sheffield...