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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

A consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent...

It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. Media reports indicate there...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy...

A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero...

Fewer than one in five homeowners support the government’s plans to ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, with 83...

The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as...

Stricter proposals for energy efficiency under review by the government risk damaging the private rental sector if they remain unchanged. That’s the...

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

The Nationwide Building Society is embarking on an experiment - at first for owner occupiers only - which may be extended...

A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused the government of lacking ambition in its new energy strategy. The government's revised strategy,...

It’s been revealed that Propertymark contributed its thoughts to a Parliamentary committee which has slammed the failure of the government’s Boiler...

Housebuilders have branded a west country council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable' and...

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

The controversial Boiler Upgrade Scheme - which Propertymark say is so complex many people don’t think it’s worth applying to -...

As energy prices have increased 70 per cent in the UK this year, so more homeowners have fitted small-scale solar panel...

A survey promoted by campaigners for smart meters claims most renters don’t believe their properties to be as energy efficient as...

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme application process is so complex property agents and their landlords do not think it is worth...

Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...

The law around the requirement for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental properties will change in England on October 1. Propertymark...

Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...

PropTech firm Symple has struck a deal to offer its certification services on thousands of properties listed with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Sykes...

A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...

Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...

Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

A lettings company has been caught up in a case where rental accommodation has been described as “atrocious” and a landlord...

The online lettings agency Howsy is reported to have been acquired by a national chain after a ‘distressed sale’ following its...

Many people - including agents, landlords and tenants - are unprepared for the domestic heating revolution on its way to Britain. That’s...

Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

The UK Association of Letting Agents says it welcomes new rules for alarms which put the social and private rental sectors...

Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms.  Earlier this week the government...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank.  From 2025 new rules...

PropTech investment platform Houzen has raised concerns over the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy. This is the satrategy that offers rental sector...

Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...

ARLA Propertymark has blasted the government over its net zero policy of banning new boilers from 2035 and giving landlords £5,000...

Rik Smith, Head of Tenant Services at Goodlord, outlines in this tips piece how agents can support tenants with rising energy...

Landlords are being reminded of their responsibilities for gas safety checks on properties being rented to tenants. Gas Safety Week runs from...

The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...

A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social...

Landlords spend an estimated £839m each year upgrading newly purchased rental property before letting it out to tenants, helping to drive-up...

An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...

Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...

Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...

A lettings firm has been ordered to pay over £18,000 after failing to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. Chelmsford magistrates...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

There’s been a surge in Google searches for issues concerning renters’ rights during the Coronavirus crisis. Research by heating company Boiler Plan...

Nearly half of households in the private rental sector have regrets about their home according to a survey by the HomeOwners...

The government has been called upon to issue specific Coronavirus guidance for the rental sector. The chief executive of the Association of...

An industry supplier says letting agents should respond supportively to the growing eco-consciousness shown by younger people who are likely to...

A rented home in Mansfield was found to have serious health and safety hazards, including a leaking roof and a lack of smoke...

Lettings platform teclet has announced its latest API partner - and says more will be revealed in the coming months. The partner...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

A managing agent and several landlords have been fined almost £5,000 after forcing tenants to live in unacceptable conditions in a...

The owner of a buy to let HMO has been found guilty of six offences but has received a fine of...

A buy to let investor has been forced to close down two rat infested homes he owns in Rotherham after they...

One of Britain's highest profile landlords is to be sentenced on December 11 - and she must show the court details of...

A new partnership between AXA Partners and repairs reporting service Fixflo is being piloted in Manchester ahead of what may be...

A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...

One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...

An overcrowded property let by an unlicensed company with inadequate fire precautions and unheated rooms has led to a £46,620 fine...

An Essex council claims it is one of the first to be granted a rent repayment order - part of legislation...

Britain’s most controversial buy to let investor, Fergus Wilson, has hit back and given his side of events on a series...

A gas safety engineer has pleaded guilty with a landlord of falsifying gas safety certificates for a string of private rental...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...

A TV show on Channel 5 this evening may well serve as a warning to letting agents about the dangers of...

The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...

A London council is marking 125 successful prosecutions against agents, landlords and sub-letting tenants since 2016. The authority, Brent, says the convictions...

Four people are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the UK every day - but 58 per cent of the population...

The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...

A landlord has been fined over £15,000 after failing to maintain gas appliances at the domestic property in Haverfordwest.   Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...

Two landlords have been fined almost £14,000 for breaching a multitude of property management regulations. Abdul Qadir, 56, and Dr Mohammed Anwar,...

The landlord of a west London property, described by a judge as a "deathtrap" and an "accident waiting to happen", has...

Specialist insurer Direct Line for Business is warning agents and landlords that while winter has so far been relatively mild, February...

A landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence following his failure to maintain or check the gas fittings in one of his properties. A...

The landlord of an overcrowded flat which lacked proper fire precautions and had a dangerous boiler has been fined £162,000. Abbas Rasul...

The landlord of a London flat is almost £18,000 worse off and has a criminal record after failing to make renovations to...

There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans.   An...

A landlord has been left with a court bill totalling more than £6,000 after allowing a house in to fall into...

Investors and landlords are putting tenants’ lives at risk and could face a substantial fine for flouting gas safety law, according...

A leading trade body says it’s time for the private rental sector to take gas safety more seriously following a spate...

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...

An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas...

A London landlord has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence after failing to have a gas boiler in a...

Another survey suggests that approaching 50 per cent of tenants experience unreasonable delays in getting repair work done - and one...

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...

A landlord has been fined after a family of five suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at their rented home. North Avon Magistrates’ Court...

A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...

As if to prove the lettings industry’s concern over a lack of publicity for upcoming health and safety regulation changes, a...

A mother and her young son were put at risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning for seven years at their home,...