Tag: Energy Efficiency Standards

Government defends EPC standards claiming they help landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2026, 2 months ago | 5

The government claims energy performance certificate (EPC) standards are “proportional” to landlords and tenants. In a written question, Plaid Cymru...

Decent Homes Standard to apply to all private and social landlords by 2035

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2026, 3 months ago | 14

The government has confirmed all private and social landlords will need to meet the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) by 2035....

Government’s EPC targets for landlords are ‘unrealistic’ – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2025, 11 months ago | 18

The government’s ambitions to boost the energy efficiency of private rented homes are ‘unrealistic’, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)...

Labour considers EPC C exemptions for listed buildings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Labour government could relax energy-efficiency rules and allow listed buildings to be exempt from EPC C targets, claim The...

UK commercial properties won’t hit 2030 EPC deadline until 2040

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The UK’s commercial real estate market is on course to miss a critical energy performance certificate (EPC) deadline by a...

Landlords urged to boost EPC efficiency by 2030

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2025, 1 year ago | 13

To help private rented sector landlords meet the upcoming tightening energy performance certificate changes, the Energy Saving Trust has published...

HMO landlords brace for chaos as EPC rules could tighten

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Changes to the EPC system could cause chaos for HMO landlords and short-term lets. Proposals in the EPC consultation suggest...

Landlords and EPC targets – Tenants want improved homes but not higher rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 23

Last week the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans to scrap energy-efficiency targets for landlords – showing, one organisation says...

Housing experts and charities call for EPC deadline for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2023, 3 years ago | 21

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has teamed up with a group of charities and consumer organisations, dubbed ‘Warm this...