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Figures from the Department for Energy and Net Zero indicate that only 4,648 households so far have taken advantage of the...

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

Specialist investment lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to urge customers to make their properties more energy-efficient...

New data sourced from millions of Barclays current accounts reveals growing stability in UK housing costs, which saw their lowest uplift...

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

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...

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

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

Three-quarters of landlords welcome the government’s decision in the autumn to scrap the proposal that all rental property must have an...

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...

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

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

Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...

After genteel protests from the Generation Rent ginger group and more pro-active protests from the Acorn group of rental activists, tomorrow...

Barclays is working with TV guru Phil Spencer to give home owners some £2,000 to make selected energy-efficiency improvements to their...

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

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Build To Rent sector players are complaining about too much tax and regulation holding back their activities. A new analysis of 31...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able...

Some 47 per cent of landlords incorrectly believe the need for EPC C rating is only guidance, not the law. That’s the...

The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...

Hitting the UK’s net zero carbon objective is an immense task, but one that we must strive for. We all have...

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

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

The Welsh Government should consider tax incentives to support improvements to the energy efficiency of private rented housing, according to a...

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

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

The ongoing cost of living crisis has caused many to tighten their belts and limit their heating usage.  The extraordinary rises in...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

The north of England has a home energy efficiency mountain to climb, with poorly insulated homes costing tenants at least £680...

Digital challenger bank Tandem has launched a new platform that allows people to check the EPCs of their or other properties,...

As the energy crisis gather pace, households are increasingly likely to be in the position where they are unable to afford...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

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

The mini-Budget was always billed as a tax-cutting, growth-generating affair - and so it proved - but Labour has criticised it...

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

Amateur landlords have fallen out of favour. Buy-to-let properties – once the darling of budding investors looking for stable, long-term returns...

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

In the drive for the UK to be net zero by 2050, residential landlords are facing costly green refurbishments.   Already, landlords...

A charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, wants a form of Right To Buy to be given to private tenants.  Right To Buy...

Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time  -...

A property investment platform is to spend £1 billion buying and retrofitting thousands of homes in the private rental sector, The...

The increased energy price cap could mean bills for the average band G home hit almost £5,000 a year, up £145...

I hope you weren’t holding your breath for the Chancellor to announce a package of help for landlords in his Spring...

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

A new report claims new builds have typical energy bills some £400 a year less than other properties.  The Home Builders’ Federation...

The Chartered Institute of Housing says it’s concerned about the rapidly rising gas and home heating oil prices and the impact...

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

More than half of landlords with properties rated EPC D or below are considering selling because of stringent energy efficiency rules...

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

The government should factor in the property market’s huge regional variations when offering landlords incentives to become more energy efficient. That’s the call...

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

The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...

A charity is warning that landlords may not government help in reaching new EPC targets. Citizens Advice Scotland says the private rental...

The chair of the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs is urging the government to introduce an alternative to the disastrous Green...

There’s a new call on the government to get its act together on the Green Homes Grant, which has failed to live...

The government has launched an official consultation on proposals to make the private rental sector more energy-efficient - and they include...