Feb 24, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
24 Feb 2022 Almost half of non-portfolio landlords who took part in a recent survey were unaware of the proposed changes to EPC requirements. From 2025, all rental properties with new tenancies must have an EPC rating of at least C and for existing tenants, landlords...
Jan 19, 2022 | Other News
19 Jan 2022 Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum legal energy performance rating. The authority is offering practical help and support for non-compliant...
Jan 18, 2022 | Other News
18 Jan 2022 Cotswold council, using cash from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is targeting properties that fall below the minimum legal energy performance rating. The authority is offering practical help and support for non-compliant...
Nov 10, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
10 Nov 2021 There is a fear that work required to bring rental units up to new Energy Performance Certificate levels by 2025 could render many of them “unmortgageable and unprintable”.…and unlettable” According to the Ministry of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
Aug 25, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
25 Aug 2021 An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology company Kamma has studied the proposed increases to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards contained in...
Jun 30, 2021 | Other News
30 Jun 2021 A landlord has been ordered by his local council to remove energy efficient triple glazed windows installed at a cost of some £10,000. The council’s action has even made the BBC News which reports that Mike West replaced single-glazed sliding sash windows...
Jun 8, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
08 Jun 2021 Under new legislation being considered, homeowners living in poorly insulated and draughty homes (meaning they would have a low EPC rating) could pay more for their mortgages and lose value from their homes under Government plans to prioritise mortgages on...
