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Beleaguered landlords increasingly require professional assistance not only to manage their properties but to cope with the growing bureaucracy associated with...

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

A property law expert is aiming to demystify the upcoming rental legislation for agents at a webinar tomorrow. Robert Bolwell, senior partner...

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...

Propertymark members are to get a briefing on Northern Ireland’s new Private Tenancies Act at a webinar hosted by the trade...

New research suggests tenants could save an average of £147 per household on their electricity bills each year by switching off...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

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

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...

A council says it’s considering introducing criminal record checks on individuals who apply to run HMOs as part of a wide-ranging...

There’s been a broad welcome from letting agents to the Spring Statement not loading more tax or restrictions on buy to...

The chief executive of an online mortgage broker is warning that yesterday’s base rate rise announced by the Bank of England...

A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...

A warning has gone out to politicians from lettings agency trade body ARLA Propertymark - don’t try to fix a system...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

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...

One of the country’s major regional newspapers has launched a campaign for the urgent introduction of rent controls. The Bristol Evening Post,...

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

Online agency Hortons is the latest agency to off-set its environmental impact. Hortons operates from a non-branch office in central Leicester with...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A north of England agency is going green as it replaces its existing car fleet electric vehicles. The purchase of two Volkswagen...

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

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

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

A radical shake up of the private rental sector is expected to be announced tomorrow by Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The main...

One of the biggest Build To Rent operators in the UK is investing in new technology with the aim of boosting...

Propertymark has strongly opposed a proposal by the Scottish Government to radically reform the private rental sector. The proposals put out for...

The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...

John D Wood & Co. Is the latest agency to go green with a move to making its fleet of company...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...

ARLA Propertymark has fired a shot across the bows of the government as it aims to improve energy efficiency in the...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

Just as COP26 is drawing to a close, so one of the lettings industry’s leading legal voices is warning that the...

A new government survey of private renters is checking whether they received the correct documentation from their agent when they begin...

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

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to a consortium of councils to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector. York council will lead...

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

Propertymark has told the government that imposing the same solution to the Net Zero challenge on all of the private rental...

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

Pressure continues to build on letting agents to play a greater role in the adoption of smart meters across the private...

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly key for the private rental sector and owner occupiers alike, new data from PropTech firm Sprift...

As energy costs continue to rise, agents are being urged to promote the use of smart meters. That’s the view of Safeagent...

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help -...

After 10 days of reports of soaring energy costs, PropTech supplier Goodlord has produced a series of tips for letting agents...

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

The farcical implementation of the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has been sharply criticised by Propertymark. Timothy Douglas, the organisation’s policy and...

An analysis of new government legislation on energy efficiency suggests it may lead to chaos in the private rental sector. Geospatial technology...

A leading private rental trade body says only bespoke financial help can ensure the private rental sector meets government energy efficiency...

A new partnership with a PropTech supplier means Purplebricks is now offering landlord clients improved compliance over energy efficiency and other...

A Bill is being introduced into both Houses of Parliament this week which will ramp up the pressure on the private...

Propertymark says new figures detailing the costs of energy efficiency improvements in the private rental sector show the need for a...

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

Yet another buy to let lender has released new products aiming to push the sector into more environmentally-friendly properties.  The Foundation Home...

Agents managing properties with halogen or high-energy fluorescent lights will have to switch in the near future. The government is to ban...

Some low-cost energy efficiency improvements to a property could boost its EPC rating according to an analysis undertaken by Rightmove. The portal...

A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of purpose built student accommodation, has signed a deal guaranteeing a fifth of its annual...

ARLA Propertymark says there should be a long term appropriately funded strategy to help the private rental sector and home owners...

Agents and other industry players have penned an open letter to government demanding a radical overhaul of targets for energy efficiency in the...

The government’s embarrassing axing of the Green Homes Grant means there must now be a replacement to help the private rental...

The initiative which the government hoped would transform energy efficiency in the private rental sector is being axed this week. The Green...

An influential group of MPs has called for the replacement of “outdated” Energy Performance Certificates with new ‘Building Renovation Passports’. Currently EPCs...

ARLA Propertymark is warning politicians fighting elections this spring that rent controls should be firmly off the agenda. The organisation traditionally sets...

ARLA Propertymark is warning the government that new energy efficiency targets for EPCs could stifle buy to let investment in future. In...

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...

Propertymark has responded to the official consultation on the government proposals called Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and...

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

A Labour councillor in Yorkshire claims letting agents are not showing the actual properties available to rent when they use virtual...

A collective of government appointed accreditation schemes has called on the government to do more to improve energy efficiency in the...

Tell us about Airthings, why it was established, the products and what problem they were coming to solve? Airthings was established in...

Anger continues to mount over government plans to make rental properties more energy efficient, with one agent advising his landlords to make...

A call to action has been sent to letting agents to make their voices heard about new EPC proposals from the Department...

New long-term targets for improving energy efficiency across the private rental sector simply are not realistic, the government has been warned. The...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

A London council has launched a strategy it claims will protect private tenants and ensure they live in good quality and...

There’s a huge backlog of work required to be done across the private rental sector to meet the latest Minimum Energy...

A council says it's identified hundreds of rental properties within its boundaries which apparently do not comply with key energy efficiency...

The National Residential Landlords Association is giving the thumbs up to the government’s Green Homes Grant, which it claims has taken...

Campaign group Generation Rent says private tenants could miss out on an energy efficiency drive if they are not given the...

An influential think-tank wants private rental properties to have a minimum EPC rating of B by 2030. The Institute for Public Policy...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has given a warm welcome to this week’s news that buy to let investors as...

One of the biggest names in the Build To Rent sector, Legal & General, says all of its new housing stock...

Agents and landlords of private rented homes are urging the Scottish Government to continue work on improving the energy efficiency of...

Two new handbooks have been released offering advice to the private rental sector on how to improve energy efficiency.  Electricity distributor UK...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

Despite the challenges being thrown up to the lettings sector by Coronavirus, this is a reminder that new MEES regulations on...

The Guild of Property Professionals is reminding the rental sector that owners of properties to let have only until April 1...

A trade group’s submission to the Treasury ahead of next month’s Budget includes a call for the new Chancellor to slash...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last...

A legal firm is warning agents and landlords that they have less than three months to prepare for the latest MEES...

A leading lettings sector trade body has outlined key pieces of legislation that will hit the private rental sector in 2020. The...

A leading law firm has highlighted four key dates for letting agents and landlords to watch for in 2020. Paul Barnes, head...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Association of Estate Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A national awareness campaign is required to help landlords get to grip with new Energy Performance Certificate legislation. That’s the view of...

TrustMark, the government-backed quality kite mark scheme for tradespeople, is launching a pilot with Trading Standards to improve the quality and...

Sub-standard homes remain a key weakness in the private rental sector, which needs to get its house in order in the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is demanding 'property MOTs' to help landlords trying to meet new energy efficiency targets. The government’s...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

It should perhaps come as no surprise that this week’s tightening up of the energy efficiency regulations for the private rental...

The countryside lettings sector will be badly hit by new energy efficiency rules being introduced by the government next year. That’s the...

Buy to let investors in England and Wales who own particularly cold homes are being targeted by new regulations. Since April this...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The government should be more ambitious when it comes to ensuring the private rented sector becomes increasingly energy efficient. That’s the message...

A specialist buy to let mortgage lender says buy to let investors should act now - even if it means borrowing...

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

An experienced agent claims that forgoing the services of a letting agent to save money is a false economy for landlords. In...

Spicerhaart says that with the lettings agency industry under attack there is a danger of some within the sector focussing too...

The National Federation of Builders is linking up with a lettings trade body to make it easier for reputable craftspeople to...

Some 42 per cent of tenants regard the eco-friendliness of a property as key when choosing whether or not to rent...

A leading property law specialist has warned that many buy to let investors remain unaware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not ready for energy efficiency changes coming...

The consumer group Which? says the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards starting next weekend could affect 300,000 buy to let properties.  From...

A specialist buy to let lender is making changes to its lending conditions to ensure its residential and commercial borrowers conform...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has selected a software supplier to handle some of the exceptions to the...

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, will is to reveal his vision for the private rental sector to a Residential...

A new survey suggests that only four per cent of tenants and landlords are aware of the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

With only three weeks to go to the introduction of the first phase of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, a specialist mortgage...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members to tell landlord clients that they have only a month to...

An ‘instant EPC ratings check’ has been created on the website of Mortgages for Business allowing agents to check the ratings...

Trade bodies including ARLA, RICS, NALS and landlord organisations have met with the government to send a clear message - think...

The government is being criticised for its latest consultation exercise on the new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards - because it ends...

The Residential Landlords Association says it welcomes the government’s decision to reduce the likely maximum payment by landlords for energy improvements...

A local authority currently consulting on private rental licensing is using improved energy efficiency as one of the criteria for landlords...

The government has published long-awaited guidelines for the implementation of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the private rental sector.   The hefty 95-page...

The CLA says the energy efficiency regulations for the lettings sector coming into effect in April are “fundamentally flawed” when it...

One in 20 lettings properties breach minimum standards set to come into force next April, according to a survey for an insurance...

A trade body says the expanding Build To Rent sector will never be large enough to meet tenant demand and as...

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

An energy efficiency lobbying group says it backs new government energy efficiency guidelines to improve 300,000 private rented homes - but...

Training organisation Solvo Vir is inviting letting agents and landlords to attend courses to bring them up to date with new...

The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance Certificate scheduled...

Proposals in Scotland for a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately let homes could damage the sector, especially in rural communities.   That’s...

An investment company says agents and landlords should start taking measures to ensure their properties comply with the new Minimum Energy...

A group of rural landlords has called on the government to clarify Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation being introduced next...

Agents and landlords are being warned by a property management agency to prepare for the next round of energy-efficiency regulation changes...

The Scottish Government has opened formal consultation on its attempts to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for the private rented...

This weekend marks one year to go before the introduction of new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - which are expected to...

As the introduction of new energy efficiency regulations moves closer, landlords are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)...

Analysis of the government’s respected English Housing Survey suggests that the reality of the private rental sector is far from the...

The National Landlords Association is making only three demands on the government for its next Budget, because it recognises further reforms...

  An attempt is underway to resuscitate the Green Deal which many buy to let and other residential property investors used to...

Now Northern Ireland appears to be in the frame for substantial changes to the private rental sector according to the Association...

Around one in 12 properties currently available on the rental market could become un-rentable by 2018 if government energy efficiency plans...

Tenants are becoming increasingly eco-conscious according to a new survey.   Some 80 per cent of those questioned agree that landlords or their...

Lettings expert Kate Faulkner says yields - a traditional long-standing measure of success for buy to let landlords - are becoming...

Three quarters of a million private renters are stuck in the coldest and draughtiest homes, claims the Citizens Advice organisation -...

One of Britain’s most senior letting agents says landlords should take the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Energy Performance...

The chairman of the Residential Landlords’ Association has restated how he sees the private rental sector could help solve the country’s...

Government policy to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s housing stock will increase rents for tenants. New laws mean that from...

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

An online lettings agency claims that 58 per cent of tenants who have requested energy improvements to their properties have been...

Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...

The government is being urged to delay the introduction of new energy efficiency targets in the private rental sector, with a...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is urging landlords and agents acting on their behalf to bring themselves up to date...

A leading chartered surveying firm is stressing the differences that exist between new English and Scottish energy efficiency rules hitting the...

Today sees the first step of a long-term government drive to improve energy efficiency in the private rental sector through the...

This week sees the first step in a long series of reforms - the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - aimed at...

MPs and members of the House of Lords want private sector tenants to be given clearer up-front information on the cost...

A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...

The government has announced new dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties. The Residential Landlords’ Association says they are as follows: April...

A new survey conducted for an online lettings agency shows four fifths of tenants wanting double glazing as a ‘must’ in...

A senior Conservative MP is urging the government to give councils the power to issue rogue landlords with on-the-spot fines. Oliver Colville,...

The All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector has launched an inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented...

Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...

Some 60% of landlords have no intention of investing in their property to make it more efficient, despite new energy efficiency...

Lettings chiefs have responded with disappointment to the government’s announcement that it is scrapping the Green Deal.  The scheme offered cashbacks and...

A kit explaining how homes to let can be made more secure and legally-compliant has been launched by the Residential Landlords...

Letting agency GFW Lettings says new Green Deal targets to improve energy efficiency will have a challenging impact on private sector...