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There’s a huge number of amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, which has its Third Reading in the House of Commons...

There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. As agents will know private...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. Propertymark argues that the...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

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

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   Office for National Statistics...

The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

Franchise giant Belvoir is the latest agency group to sign a deal with geospatial technology firm Kamma. The partnership will offer all...

A 335-unit Build To Rent scheme has reached practical completion stage in Sheffield. Going under the (perhaps bizarre) name of PLATFORM_, the...

A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Lendlord, a platform for the property investment space, has launched a Tenants App to streamline the way renters communicate with agents...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn...

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...

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

A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other...

New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The think tank E3G...

A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...

A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental...

Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to...

A consultation setting out proposals to reform domestic and non-domestic energy performance certificates has been opened by the Scottish Government.  It feels...

Details have been given of Lloyds Bank’s latest dive into the Build To Rent market. Its BTR arm, Citra, has acquired 49...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

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

One of the biggest lenders in the rental space - Paragon Bank - recorded a 19 per cent increase in buy...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

Outsourced viewing service Viewber has linked with a property report company. The partnership between Viewber and Street Insights means outsourced viewing operatives...

London’s renters are most at risk from finding their homes either being un-lettable or their landlord selling up due to the...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

Speculation is growing that the deadline for the private rental sector to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for new tenants...

A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...

A prominent lettings agency has called for a delay to the government’s EPC upgrade timetable to be announced in this afternoon’s...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

Energy Performance Certificates must change to properly support reaching net zero, tackling fuel poverty and improving buildings, according to an energy...

New analysis of the English Housing Survey by the Building Research Establishment has found that excessively cold homes in England could...

There’s been a 165 per cent increase in the number of private rental homes with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of...

Shocking new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged. A Sunday Times report...

A new survey of landlords has revealed a patchy record of awareness of new energy efficiency regulations for the rental sector. The...

A lettings agency says it’s vital that the government reconsiders the new laws and regulations seen as attacking landlords. The Leaders Romans...

Citizens Advice is the latest charity to argue for improved housing standards in the private rental sector. It claims that its research...

Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...

Propertymark wants to see more energy-efficient homes, but with realistic targets and incentives to act. In its submission to the government ahead...

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

The government has been accused of pushing up the cost of home insulation because of a poorly timed public campaign. The National...

An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...

The volatile economy is forcing small agencies and other modest-sized businesses to put on hold millions of pounds of spending on...

Research released today by Legal & General, a player in the Build To Rent sector, claims that renters are willing to...

A news website is reporting that a landlord cut the asking rent of a property after social media criticism of its...

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

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

With the private rental sector stressed at the prospect of stricter energy efficiency rules in the coming years, the body representing...

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy efficiency upgrades necessary to achieve an EPC...

The agents’ trade body Propertymark says the government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when...

Build To Rent operator Sigma Capital Group Limited, which markets its homes under the private rental brand Simple Life, claims newer...

Private renters’ average floor space per person in England has fallen by 16 per cent over the past 20 years while...

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

An extension to a private rental property licensing scheme in London has been given the green light by the government. Haringey council’s...

Forty per cent of privately rented homes in England are unlikely to achieve the energy efficiency rating target set to become...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

Aviva Investors, the global asset management wing of insurance giant Aviva, has announced a deal with a Build To Rent specialist...

A prominent energy industry organisation has just issued a new guide aimed at improving private rental sector properties. The Energy Saving Trust...

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...

A new survey gives an indication of how quickly properties with poor Energy performance Certificates are falling out of favour in...

A PropTech firm is warning that well over two million private rental sector households could be in fuel poverty by the...

A survey conducted by financial institutions has found the first suggestion that rental properties are slowly becoming more energy efficient. A study...

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, buy to let investors are becoming increasingly keen on upgrading homes to make them more energy efficient according to...

A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...

Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the lettings sector right now with new minimum EPC levels expected to be introduced...

A property finance company says increased taxes and regulations for the private rental sector mean that energy efficiency improvements to raise...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

The costs of upgrading properties to meet new energy efficiency standards are likely to be passed on to tenants via higher...

Lower income households, often found in the private rental sector, are set to bear the brunt of the rising inflation and...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to add to fuel price pressures with a typical household annual bill now predicted to...

A radical overhaul of the private rental sector is underway in Scotland and agents’ body Propertymark says it wants all sides...

A senior figure in an industry trade body says lettings agents are going to have their hands full dealing with legislative...