Tag: energy efficiency

Liberal Democrats demand tax perks for EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 3 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...

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...

UK landlords were ready for scrapped EPC rules, study shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Most UK landlords had already prepared for the government’s planned energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation, which was scrapped last week...

Government launch scheme to help landlords with energy-efficiency improvements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Landlords and homeowners could save hundreds of pounds towards energy-efficient improvements following the launch of the Great British Insulation Scheme....

Majority of landlords won’t buy a property below EPC C

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2023, 3 years ago | 14

More than 71% of landlords are unlikely to buy a property which has an EPC rating of less than C,...

The Times is looking to speak to landlords who are making eco upgrades to their properties 

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Are you a landlord who has already started making your properties energy-efficient? Then Rachel Mortimer, Assistant Money Editor, at the...

Landlords could go to prison if they don’t meet new energy rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 25

The government is considering imposing prison sentences on landlords and property owners who do not comply with stringent new energy...

Gas shortage supplies this winter?

Author: Readers Question

4th September 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, just watched a video by Nigel Farage who was talking about Europe filling up its gas tanks with LPG...

EPC reforms: Government must act now, says property consultancy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The property consultancy Fisher German is urging the government to provide more clarity on the future of Energy Performance Certificate...

Where will tenants go when EPC work is carried out on properties?

Author: Readers Question

11th August 2023, 3 years ago | 37

Hello, regarding the proposals to upgrade all properties to an EPC ‘C’ rating, where are the tenants of a two-bed...

Welsh government to consider financial help in decarbonising rental properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Welsh government is being urged to consider offering financial incentives to landlords to help them decarbonise their rental properties....

TDS publishes an energy efficiency guide for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

To help landlords and their tenants, a new guide that offers help on how to make a rented property more...

Lender offers landlords £50m to help enhance energy efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Buy-to-let landlords who want to improve the sustainability of their investment properties can access a lending fund with lower mortgage...