Energy & Epcs

Energy & Epcs

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.  ...
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. ...
Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” ...
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has backed a call by consumer group Which? for radical reforms to Energy Performance Certificates. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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.  ...
There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. ...
The number of private tenants in properties that are hard to heat has fallen, a council claims. ...
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. ...
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  ...
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. ...
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.  ...
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. ...
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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