Green issues

Professional landlords plan to spend big in order to meet incoming Energy Performance Certificate rules, Handelsbanken Professional Landlords Survey shows. Of investors with an average of 29 properties, one in five (19%) plan to invest£500,000 or more over the next 12...

This is Money are reporting on a study they have done that shows ‘Hundreds of thousands of UK homes have had boiler 'upgrades' fitted which, instead of saving them money as promised, rack up energy bills by hundreds of pounds. This is Money has learned that...

The BBC is reporting on a home owner who has said his flat has been ruined by black mould caused by a government "green" insulation scheme. The report can be seen here, and says that the homeowner spent £4,000 on reports that suggest a mix of rock wool and polystyrene...

The majority of landlords, 80 per cent, have already done some remedial works on properties in response to upcoming energy efficiency requirements, according to a survey. According to Foundation Home Loans, which surveyed around 683 landlords, just over half had...

John Blackwood, chief executive of the Scottish Association of Landlords, told MSPs that it had seen a significant increase in calls about damp and mouldy properties from members, particularly those who had not previously had an issue. “Members are finding problems...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that almost two-thirds of landlords would consider selling their property due to not being able to afford the changes needed to meet the potential minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) regulation minimum level. Almost...

The Guardian has recently published the following letter: Your report (UK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say critics, 9 April) is bad climate news, but the situation is actually worse. Even if we did speed up insulating our leaky...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns.The government’s proposal for all rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of C by 2025 will add pressure to...

Britain's flagship heat pump scheme has been branded an “embarrassment” after badly missing its target of 30,000 annual installations and spending just 40pc of its budget. Fewer than 10,000 heat pumps were installed in the first year of the grant programme, which...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the energy efficiency of the worst-performing privately rented homes.From April 2020 it became an offence for landlords of any domestic private rented property to...