Energy & Epcs

Energy & Epcs

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EPCs increasingly important to renters and buyers - claim ...
With the energy price cap to rise by 10% from October, Rightmove reveals that this could mean an annual increase of £558 for the least energy efficient homes. ...
A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new EPC targets. ...
Hamptons lettings agency says it’s calculated what types of homes will be simply unable to be improved to reach the government EPC targets.  ...
Propertymark says stricter rules for EPC ratings in the private rental sector must be backed up with incentives and financial support. ...
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney is warning that homeowners, including those serving the private rental sector, will have to put money into new greener technology to help the UK meet climate targets. ...
There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. ...
A lettings agency which has given broad support to the Renters Reform Bill now says it’s concerned that shadow housing Secretary Angela Rayner wants to scrap Section 21 “on day one” of a Labour government. ...
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. ...
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