Tag: heat pumps

New EPC metric system will drive landlords to install heat pumps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2026, 3 months ago | 20

Landlords could be forced to install heat pumps to meet EPC C targets, as rumours suggest the government is considering...

Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan with new duties for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 3 months ago | 3

The government has finally unveiled its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan, claiming landlords “have a responsibility to ensure homes are safe,...

NRLA calls for more funding to boost Boiler Upgrade Scheme for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 10 months ago | 1

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is calling for extra funding to help landlords install heat pumps. Responding to the...

Tenants will pay more for greener homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 11 months ago | 9

A new wave of eco-conscious tenants is transforming the UK’s PRS, with 92% of landlords noting a willingness among renters...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

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

Landlords face expensive EPC upgrades as Ed Miliband’s own home fails to meet targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 15

Landlords could face an eye-watering £28k to upgrade their properties to meet EPC C targets with student landlords being hardest...

Experts warn heat pumps are too expensive for many homes to meet net zero targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Despite the UK Climate Change Committee saying half of homes will need a heat pump by 2040 to meet net...

Labour pushes heat pumps on landlords but Parliament won’t install them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Despite the Labour government urging landlords to install heat pumps, plans to install them in Parliament have been paused due...

Gas boiler ban dropped but homes could still be forced to switch to heat pumps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 33

Plans to ban new gas boilers by 2035 will be scrapped, but nearly all homes must install a heat pump....

Miliband’s Folly on EPC Ratings for Rented Properties?

Author: Readers Question

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

Ed Miliband’s prohibitions on landlords renting out properties with an EPC rating of C by 2030 cannot succeed because: Too...

Why isn’t the government supporting landlords investing in heat pumps?

Author: Readers Question

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 38

Due to the skyrocketing costs of energy, two years ago we started replacing existing gas-fired boilers with air source heat...

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...

Heat pumps – a load of hot air?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2023, 3 years ago | 27

We’ve all been hearing about the government’s green plan for the private rented sector. But are the plans actually as...

Did anyone see the BBC programme on heat pumps?

Author: Readers Question

2nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 34

Hello, I just watched the installation of a heat pump costing around £18,000. It was supposed to show that it...

Does my tenant have the right to remove an air source heat pump?

Author: Readers Question

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, looking for advice, please. My tenant took it upon himself to install an air source heat pump without informing...

Low public and landlord awareness of boiler upgrade scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The UK Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme ‘is failing to deliver’ – and many landlords and agents are unaware of it....