As many as 62% of landlords do not know they need an energy performance certificate (EPC) and many don’t realise their ...

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 ...

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

A landlady has urged others to follow her lead in making their properties more energy efficient ahead of new government ...

The analysis also reveals marked regional disparities. In London, 56.1% of private rented homes meet the C threshold, but ...

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

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

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

Lenders are already restricting mortgages on properties that don’t meet 2028 Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) minimum standards, brokers claim.

This has been proven time and time again to be defective – and yet still they persist. To give just one example, electricity is more expensive and so even though only using electricity to heat your ...

Some studies have shown that achieving an EPC rating of C or above can deliver a rental premium of between £50 and £150 a month, depending on the type of property and location.