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Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...
12 July 2022
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Aviva Investors, the global asset management wing of insurance giant Aviva, has announced a deal with a Build To Rent specialist...
05 July 2022
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A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide aimed at improving private rental sector properties. The Energy Saving Trust...
23 June 2022
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Letting agents should consider how the properties they manage can become more energy efficient, says Propertymark. And they should tap into new...
01 June 2022
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Propertymark says the new boiler upgrade scheme, which comes into effect this week, is an opportunity for letting agents to promote...
26 May 2022
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A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...
24 May 2022
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A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...
17 May 2022
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A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...
09 May 2022
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...
12 April 2022
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A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
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Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...
28 March 2022
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A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...
24 March 2022
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Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...
23 March 2022
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The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...
15 March 2022
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Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...
14 March 2022
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...
04 March 2022
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A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...
21 February 2022
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A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...
16 February 2022
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PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX. The Lettings Hub says...
03 February 2022
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Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...
28 January 2022
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One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...
12 January 2022
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Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
14 December 2021
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A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...
07 December 2021
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ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...
02 December 2021
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Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...
12 November 2021
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The private rental sector is already attempting to improve its EPC results according to research from Shawbrook Bank. From 2025 new rules...
09 November 2021
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Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...
04 November 2021
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Two recent calls for the introduction of a national mandatory landlord register in England have been rebuffed by agents’ trade body...
27 October 2021
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Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...
22 October 2021
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A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...
20 October 2021
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As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...
19 October 2021
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Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...
21 September 2021
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A £360 million wall of rental debt built up during the pandemic, combined with cuts to Universal Credit, threatens to leave...
17 September 2021
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The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...
09 September 2021
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An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...
17 August 2021
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There has still been no formal response to a government consultation on the database of rogue agents and landlords, 25 months...
11 August 2021
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A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...
26 July 2021
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A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...
20 July 2021
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Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...
16 July 2021
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The latest English Housing Survey shows a dramatic rise in the energy efficiency of private rental property. Some 38 per cent of...
09 July 2021
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Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties. The Foundation Home...
07 July 2021
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Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...
10 June 2021
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Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...
03 June 2021
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Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...
07 April 2021
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The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...
30 March 2021
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An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...
23 March 2021
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The long-established agency marketing and services supplier ehouse has been bought by CoreLogic UK, the domestic arm of a global property...
17 March 2021
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A PropTech firm claims agents will win a “competitive edge” through the data it provides via its platform. Sprift says its interactive...
22 February 2021
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ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...
19 February 2021
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An online petition is voicing opposition to government calls for ever-improving EPCs in the private rental sector. Nottingham landlord Tricia Urquhart has started the...
08 February 2021
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Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...
21 January 2021
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A new property identification system which has won the backing of ARLA Propertymark and substantial parts of the industry has said...
15 January 2021
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Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. That’s the view...
14 January 2021
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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on...
08 January 2021
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Lettings agency Carter Jonas predicts the housing market - for both owner-occupiers and landlords - will become increasingly eco-focussed in 2021. It says...
30 December 2020
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A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...
16 December 2020
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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...
15 October 2020
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A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...
12 October 2020
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Making sure the check-in process for tenants is carried out in a smooth manner is more important than ever, in light...
07 October 2020
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New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...
02 October 2020
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A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...
01 October 2020
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There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...
09 September 2020
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A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
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A debt charity is urging the Housing Secretary to pledge that no one who has lost income because of Coronavirus will...
22 July 2020
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An influential think-tank wants private rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of B by 2030. The Institute for Public Policy...
20 July 2020
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Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency. Electricity distributor UK...
08 June 2020
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Rental property website SearchSmartly is thought to be the first in the world to display air quality ratings on every listing. In...
20 May 2020
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A new automated lettings platform is launching next week and promising to ensure agents and buy to let investors stay compliant. PlanetRent...
27 April 2020
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Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 April 2020
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Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...
27 March 2020
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With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...
10 March 2020
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The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...
04 March 2020
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A typical buy to let property pays over £600 in fees a year according to a new study released today. Insurance company...
28 February 2020
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A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of...
22 January 2020
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A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...
06 January 2020
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A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...
02 January 2020
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A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...
12 December 2019
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A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...
06 September 2019
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A controversial review website which says it identifies “good (and bad) letting agents” has introduced tools aiming to reduce disputes at...
01 May 2019
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...
28 January 2019
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The private rental sector is not fit for purpose when it comes to housing vulnerable tenants, claims debt charity StepChange which...
14 November 2018
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It should perhaps come as no surprise that this week’s tightening up of the energy efficiency regulations for the private rental...
08 November 2018
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The countryside lettings sector will be badly hit by new energy efficiency rules being introduced by the government next year. That’s the...
07 November 2018
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Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...
06 November 2018
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There have been “significant leaps forward” in the standards of the private rental sector in the past four years, but safety...
20 September 2018
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A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...
11 July 2018
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A petition has appeared on the government’s e-petition website calling for a review of a city council’s newly-introduced selective licensing system. Nottingham...
05 July 2018
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Landlords are most likely to have invested in a boiler upgrade in the last 12 months to boost the energy efficiency...
27 June 2018
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Buy to let landlords are on the way out and Build To Rent will dominate the sector in the foreseeable future. That’s...
26 June 2018
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A trade body says it has evidence that families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to...
20 June 2018
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A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...
23 April 2018
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The buy to let sector still requires £400m spending on improving the energy efficiency of its stock in order to conform...
03 April 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...
28 March 2018
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The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties. From...
26 March 2018
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A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...
23 March 2018
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...
22 March 2018
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With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...
08 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...
05 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...
02 March 2018
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An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...
28 February 2018
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Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...
10 January 2018
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Harrison Murray, the lettings division of the Nottingham Building Society, has launched a portal for landlords and tenants. The agency says it...
03 January 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association says it welcomes the government’s decision to reduce the likely maximum payment by landlords for energy improvements...
22 December 2017
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A local authority currently consulting on private rental licensing is using improved energy efficiency as one of the criteria for landlords...
16 November 2017
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A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...
07 November 2017
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The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector. The hefty 95-page...
18 October 2017
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The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...
11 October 2017
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One in 20 lettings properties breach minimum standards set to come into force next April, according to a survey for an insurance...
04 October 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association has secured a £1.5m funding pot from energy company E.ON - the only such funding dedicated solely...
13 September 2017
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An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...
10 August 2017
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Training organisation Solvo Vir is inviting letting agents and landlords to attend courses to bring them up to date with new...
03 August 2017
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The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...
10 July 2017
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Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities. That’s...
05 July 2017
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Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...
28 June 2017
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Property marketplace TheHouseShop.com has announced a partnership with home services marketplace Plentific. Users of TheHouseShop will now be able to use Plentific’s...
07 June 2017
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An investment company says agents and landlords should start taking measures to ensure their properties comply with the new Minimum Energy...
19 May 2017
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Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...
11 May 2017
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The Scottish Government has opened formal consultation on its attempts to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for the private rented...
13 April 2017
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This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...
31 March 2017
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It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...
07 March 2017
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The need for letting agencies to assist landlords with the increasingly-complicated private rental sector has been hammered home by the results...
15 February 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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An attempt is underway to resuscitate the Green Deal which many buy to let and other residential property investors used to...
26 January 2017
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Around one in 12 properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government energy efficiency plans...
16 December 2016
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Tenants are becoming increasingly eco-conscious according to a new survey. Some 80 per cent of those questioned agree that landlords or their...
30 November 2016
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Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...
28 October 2016
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One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...
29 September 2016
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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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Failing to provide an energy certificate and not complying with an improvement notice has resulted in a landlord being ordered to...
17 August 2016
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Government policy to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock will increase rents for tenants. New laws mean that from...
15 August 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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There is growing concern over a predicted £5,000 cost to make some buy to let properties energy-efficient under new government plans. An...
04 August 2016
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An online lettings agency claims that 58 per cent of tenants who have requested energy improvements to their properties have been...
01 August 2016
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is urging landlords and agents acting on their behalf to bring themselves up to date...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...
10 May 2016
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A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...
12 April 2016
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Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...
01 April 2016
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This week sees the first step in a long series of reforms - the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - aimed at...
29 March 2016
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The government has announced new dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties. The Residential Landlords’ Association says they are as follows: April...
12 January 2016
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A new survey conducted for an online lettings agency shows four fifths of tenants wanting double glazing as a ‘must’ in...
11 January 2016
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Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...
14 September 2015
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Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...