- Written by: Graham Norwood
A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental sector properties become greener. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Property Energy Professionals Association - a trade group representing accreditation schemes for energy assessors - is complaining that it’s not been consulted about a recent report slamming Energy performance Certificates. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Political parties should not allow the lengthy General Election campaign to delay work on a new and beefed-up Energy Performance Certificate - and it should be a priority for the next government. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry meet net zero targets. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be announced this week - is likely to be the lowest for two years. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling for a major rethink of Energy Performance Certificates. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government has launched a public consultation on a radical new UK home energy rating system to replace the long-standing Standard Assessment Procedure or SAP rating. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an important priority, following energy costs rising earlier this year. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A business consortium is calling for bold measures to encourage landlords and owner occupiers to retrofit their homes, with the introduction of a minimum EPC target by 2030. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The lettings chief in a prominent regional agency says she’s delighted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has done a dramatic U-turn on some net zero initiatives. ...
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