Tag: fuel poverty

Call to protect tenants from rent rises after EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 5

Private tenants will be protected from rent rises under an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill when a landlord carries...

Scottish landlords brace for stricter EPC regulations by 2033

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2025, 9 months ago | 1

Private landlords in Scotland face a big overhaul of energy efficiency requirements, with new proposals mandating that all privately rented...

Industry body urges government to abandon EPCs as measure of fuel poverty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2025, 12 months ago | 1

An industry body is calling for energy performance certificates (EPCs) to be abolished to measure fuel poverty. Currently, fuel poverty...

Government’s EPC drive overlooks high-rise and leasehold homes – TPI

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The government’s strategy for boosting the energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings in the private rented sector has been met with...

Landlords to meet 2030 EPC deadline with a £15,000 cap – Government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 115

Private landlords in England will need to upgrade their properties to meet a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of...

Tax breaks urged for landlords to tackle EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords should receive tax incentives for energy-efficient property upgrades which help reduce renters’ ‘crippling’ utility expenses, Tory MPs have urged....

Landlords urged to upgrade RTS meters before June 2025

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A new campaign urges landlords and owners of Radio Teleswitch (RTS) electricity meters to accept meter upgrades from their energy...

Council launches selective licensing consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

A council has launched a selective licensing consultation to clamp down on poor landlords and tackle damp and mould. North...

Chancellor unveils £3.4 Billion plan to boost energy efficiency in homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Chancellor has announced that a staggering £3.4 billion will be spent over the next three years on heat decarbonisation...

Ed Miliband ready to challenge landlords over EPC C targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2024, 1 year ago | 92

Ed Miliband is willing to risk a fight with landlords to meet EPC C targets, according to The Times. In...

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 vows landlord crackdown to improve ‘lurid living conditions’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Labour says it will crackdown on ‘unscrupulous landlords’ who are strangling growth in the private rented sector (PRS). The party...

Green Party manifesto vows to end no-fault evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 12

The Green Party claims “renters are having their lives turned upside down by the whim of their landlords”. The Green...

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...