Tag: energy efficiency

Rightmove demands government action on landlord incentives and stamp duty reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Rightmove is calling for a range of policy measures to be introduced ahead of the Spring Budget. The website says...

Councillors want powers to force private landlords to improve energy efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Glasgow SNP councillors have called for new powers to force private landlords in the city to make their homes more...

Majority of landlords expect EPC legislation to return

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords believe EPC C targets could be re-introduced by the next Parliament, according to a new survey. Research by Foundation...

Renters want green upgrades from landlords amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 4

As rental costs continue to soar, most UK renters are urging their landlords to invest in green home improvements, according...

Mortgage sector urges government to rethink EPC rules for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Mortgage lenders and advisers have called for a government U-turn on the relaxation of energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation for...

Charity demands swift reforms for outdated EPC system

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2024, 2 years ago | 42

One charity is calling for major reforms to EPC’s saying the current system is “not fit for purpose”. The Building...

Rayburn safety concerns and tenant dispute?

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi, we bought a property with a tenant on an AST periodic tenancy from a company that owned a large...

Paragon Bank launches new green buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Paragon Bank has announced the launch of new five-year fixed-rate products for buy to let landlords with properties that have...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords in France about new EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Are you a landlord in France or do you own a second home there? Then, Ruby Hinchliffe, money reporter for...

Industry body calls for tax incentives to achieve net-zero targets in Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

A leading industry body is urging for adequate funding to implement energy efficiency targets in Northern Ireland. Propertymark has urged...

Green heating plans could drive landlords out of Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 2

Scotland’s ambitious plans to phase out gas boilers and switch to green heating systems could see many landlords being forced...

Generation Rent slams government for scrapping EPC targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 13

A tenant activist group is raging at the shelving of EPC targets calling the move “appalling”. Generation Rent told the...

Sadiq Khan wants EPC measures for the PRS reinstated

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 24

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling for the legal power to impose a rent freeze in the capital...

Replace old combi boiler?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 23

Hello, I’m considering replacing a combi boiler. However, in view of proposed changes in legislation regarding home heating that may...

74% of landlords welcome EPC U-turn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

The government’s decision to drop its proposal that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of...

Liberal Democrats demand tax perks for EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 20

Liberal Democrats are pushing the government for more EPC reforms in the PRS. The party proposes that all landlords should...

Heated debate in Commons over scrapping EPC targets for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2023, 3 years ago | 21

MPs clashed in a Commons debate on reaching net zero by 2050, with one MP calling the scrapping of EPC...

Gas charged for 6 months that isn’t used in the house?

Author: Readers Question

12th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hello, in March of this year, a heat pump was installed in a large Victorian HMO, great idea. Since then...

Government initiates consultation to enhance energy efficiency in social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A consultation on energy efficiency standards in the social housing sector will take place next year, according to new reports....

Flats comply with Building Regs but still EPC D and E!

Author: Readers Question

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, why doesn’t compliance with Building Regs in 2020 automatically result in an EPC C rating? I converted a derelict...