Sustainability & Net Zero

Sustainability & Net Zero

Propertymark has urged the government to do more to help the country’s most vulnerable citizens heat their homes.   ...
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 consultation to introduce boilers into homes and the private rented sector needs ‘more carrot than stick’ according to a prominent lettings agency. ...
Leaders Romans Group claims it reached carbon neutrality in 2022, eight years ahead of its original target of 2030.  ...
It looks like more politicians are preparing a U-turn on energy efficiency rules for the private rental sector. ...
An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the rental sector. ...
Propertymark has given strong support to the government’s “flexible and affordable” approach to the green policy agenda,  ...
A leading agent has welcomed the dramatic U turn by the government on how it is to meet its net zero targets. ...
The Times is reporting that a delay to the controversial ban on gas boilers is being considered by the government as it tones down its Net Zero commitments. ...
A new survey reveals that rental properties with an EPC rating below C are already more difficult to sell to other landlords, despite uncertainty over when strict energy efficiency rules kick in. ...
A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  ...
Propertymark is backing a call for financial help for landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their properties. ...
A legal expert says there is too little practical help available to transform the energy efficiency reputation of the private rental sector. ...
Kamma - the PropTech firm which until now has been best known for monitoring rental sector licensing regimes - is now moving into the Net Zero arena. ...
Propertymark has set out a five point plan to improve the status and usefulness of the Energy Performance Certificate and to get the issue of energy efficiency taken more seriously in the rental sector. ...
It appears Knight Frank was involved at one stage...
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