Sustainability & Net Zero

Sustainability & Net Zero

A warning has been issued that lettings agencies could lose millions of pounds if landlords quit over new 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. ...
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 Deposit Protection Service's charitable foundation claims that a significant proportion of tenants who have recently moved are cutting back on food and heating to meet new, higher rents. ...
Rightmove has produced five core demands on behalf of the rental sector, which it would like the next government to meet. ...
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. ...
Leaders Romans Group claims to have achieved carbon neutrality for a second consecutive year.  ...
Renters are less financially resilient than recent remortgagers according to an analysis by business consultants Hargreaves Lansdown. ...
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. ...
Scottish councils must engage with letting agents and landlords if radical rental reforms have any chance of working. ...
Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially with growing awareness that decarbonising homes is on the UK government's agenda. ...
A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  ...
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