Tag: Energy Performance Certificate

MP demands tenants be protected from eviction following EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2025, 6 months ago | 3

An MP has called for greater eviction protection for tenants from landlords who have received grants to improve a rented...

Renters lack EPC knowledge – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 10 months ago | 6

There’s a big gap in private renters’ understanding of their home’s energy efficiency, a TDS Charitable Foundation survey reveals. It...

BTL lenders are already gearing up for tighter EPC standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Buy to let lenders are adapting to meet proposed energy performance certificate (EPC) regulations by focusing on properties that already...

Landlords face soaring costs and EPC downgrades under new rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 31

Landlords face “death by a thousand clipboard checks” over new EPC rules that have come into force. The government announced...

Landlords CAN raise rents to pay for EPC upgrades – Labour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2025, 11 months ago | 36

Labour has confirmed that landlords can pass the cost of mandatory EPC upgrades onto tenants – which could see renters...

Landlords face £30,000 fines for electrical safety non-compliance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

One in three landlords (32%) is either uncertain about the validity of their Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) or they...

One home every minute will need upgrading for the 2050 EPC deadline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 12 months ago | 0

A staggering 12.8 million homes across England require energy efficiency improvements to meet the government’s ambition for all properties to...

Why endless landlord bashing has created the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

We all know that the private rented sector across England, Wales and Scotland is under siege. Landlords, the backbone of...

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...

What the government’s EPC consultation means for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 42

Research reveals that 2.58 million homes in the private rented sector will need upgrading to meet an EPC C requirement....

Landlords unaware of upcoming EPC changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 19

A surprising 42% of landlords are unaware of the impending requirement for a minimum EPC rating of C for private...

Government to consult on EPC C rating for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 21

The UK government is set to finally unveil its long-awaited consultation on new energy efficiency standards for private rented properties....

Should landlords get an EPC now or wait for new regulations?

Author: Readers Question

15th October 2024, 2 years ago | 34

Hello all, like everyone I dreaded telling my tenants that their “forever home” might not be forever due to the...

EPC madness: Are EPCRR judgements failing?

Author: Readers Question

3rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 17

I want to be environmentally conscious (who doesn’t?) and improve the legacy of both property and planet. I also want...

EPC – A good idea, but?

Author: Readers Question

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 23

Placing a property into an energy efficiency category and then advocating or enforcing remedial action. Sounds great – what’s not...

How Are You Preparing for the 2030 EPC Requirements?

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2024, 2 years ago | 15

With Ed Miliband proposing a 2030 deadline for tougher EPC rules, many landlords are wondering how to prepare for the...

Labour: Landlords can’t evict tenants if it makes them worse off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 94

Labour is looking to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who have nowhere else to live, the Telegraph reports. It says...

Ed Miliband: Landlords must meet EPC C targets by 2030

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 61

Landlords could face bans on renting out their property if they do not meet EPC C targets by 2030, claims...

Energy Performance Certificates slammed as ‘unreliable’ and in need of reform – Which?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Consumer champion Which? is urging the government to reform the system for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), saying they are ‘unreliable’....

Generation Rent says the PM was ‘reckless’ to bin EPC regulations for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Nearly 50% of private renters are reluctant to apply for grants that would make their homes more energy-efficient and reduce...