Tag: EPC

Labour confirms its EPC plan for landlords – Propertymark calls for ‘incentives’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Labour has confirmed plans for rented properties to achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grade C by 2030. Miatta...

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...

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’....

Reactions to Labour Party manifesto from NRLA, Generation Rent and Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 12

The Labour Party has launched its manifesto, with promises to help “protect renters from arbitrary evictions.” Manifesto pledges include abolishing...

Renter groups call on the next government to ‘fix our broken rental system’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Groups representing renters in England have sent every political party an open letter urging them to address the ‘unprecedented crisis’...

EPC Ratings Replaced by ‘Home Energy Model’ – Impact on Property Investors

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

11th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Welcome to Property Breaking News, where we bring you the latest developments in the property world as they unfold. In...

Stamp Duty rebate on uninhabitable property?

Author: Readers Question

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I am a long-term property investor, buying properties often at auction, refurbishing, renting and holding. I am a RICS...

Landlords press on with EPC upgrades despite shelved regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Despite the government abandoning proposals for minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES), a significant number of landlords are still investing in...

Landlords prioritise energy efficiency despite government policy changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Landlords are now prioritising energy efficiency when purchasing a new investment property, according to new research. Data from The Mortgage...

Which is the best property management software?

Author: Readers Question

19th March 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hello, I am a commercial and residential landlord; I have 60 properties in 5 limited companies and am looking for...

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...

Existing tenants in auctioned flat?

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

Hello readers, I am again seeking people’s superior knowledge. A flat in a block where I have the Freehold has...

Paragon cuts its BTL mortgage rates and relaxes lending criteria

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Paragon Bank has announced a series of changes to its buy to let mortgage products, including rate reductions, term extensions...

Renters face higher rents and fewer choices in 2024, Rightmove warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenants face the prospect of rents rising even higher this year and the number of homes to rent will continue...

Lack of EPC enforcement in Scotland puts tenants at risk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 8

A lack of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) enforcement in Scotland is putting tenants at risk of high energy costs or...

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...

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...

Think tank demands changes in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A think tank is demanding the government reform the private rented sector with a list of recommendations. The Centre for...

RICS survey reveals rising rents and falling house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The UK’s housing market is facing a tough time, with the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...