Nearly half of landlords (47%) believed that rules instructing them to upgrade properties to an EPC rating of C or higher was guidance and not the law, according to research by Mortgage Advice Bureau. In 2021, the government issued a deadline of 2025 for landlords to...
The Secret Landlord has written about the problems of reaching possible new EPC rules. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and says that ‘if you ask any landlord to spend up to £10,000 to make their property more energy efficient or risk a £30,000 fine...
Don’t forget that the deadline for the minimum EPC rating on commercial is fast approaching. From April 1, it will become unlawful for a landlord to continue to let a substandard commercial property unless they have made all possible cost-effective energy efficiency...
What Mortgage has run an opinion piece on how to prepare for the EPC changes. It can be read here, but please note that the date for the EPC rating is still not known, not is the date. You can see the letter we have written to the ministers about this, as well as our...
iHowz views on the potential changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) have been quoted in a new article in Property118. The article can be seen here, and our long standing campaign here.
The Government has announced a team of leading experts as the members of a new dedicated taskforce charged with improving the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes and buildings and with it, cutting the country’s energy use. Details can be seen here, and says: The...
A small survey commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has found that less than a fifth of those surveyed have replaced their property’s boiler with a carbon neutral heat pump - and almost half of those who had made the change said that it had not made any notable...
The BBC are reporting on a lady who is being evicted from her home of 62 years because 'recent law changes with regards to EPCs has made it no longer viable to rent out houses like this.' The whole article can be seen here
The Treasury has performed a U-turn on a planned cut to energy support for households after warnings that it would plunge many thousands more families into poverty. In an announcement on the morning of the chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget speech, the government...
The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows homes to improve their energy efficiency. The BPF argues that the government has a critical role to play in supporting property owners and...
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