New analysis by property acquisition specialists LandlordBuyer reveals that over 1.8 million privately rented homes in ...

These financial pressures are likely to affect tenants. According to 37% of landlords, rent increases will be necessary to ...

Only 58% of renters recalled receiving their home’s EPC, a document landlords are legally required to provide. The survey ...

Every property in the UK is legally required to have an EPC assessment if you are selling, leasing or renting a property. EPCs are calculated based on two factors: the amount of energy used per ...

Consequently, it says, landlords can justify higher rents, leading to increased revenue streams (not to mention increasing the capital value of their asset). Some studies have shown that achieving an ...

Energy Performance Certificates are being revamped, but will the changes go far enough to make them useful? Inside Housing ...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has called for EPC regulations to focus on the least energy efficient properties first, rather than ...

Many landlords lack awareness of EPC rules, with 62% unaware it’s a legal requirement - and could hinder government plans.

A lack of understanding of the requirements around energy performance certificates (EPCs) and forthcoming regulation may ...

In potential blow to renatl market, finances are drying up fast for rental properties that will not meet new energy ...

Nearly a quarter of tenants face being moved out of their homes when landlords start energy efficiency improvements.

But the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) says the plans are “dangerous” and risk making the housing crisis worse, not better. It claims the policy would slash emissions by just 0.04% while ...