Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...
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A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up their energy efficiency and will use them...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
At present, the space heating of homes accounts for roughly 14% of the UK’s annual emissions. If we are to meet...
14 June 2023
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In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...
18 March 2023
From: Features
Agents have expressed disappointment at the lack of support for homeowners and landlords to make their homes more energy efficient. It comes...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency veteran Paul Vickerstaff has found a new job with Heatable following the collapse of Boomin. Vickerstaff had joined the challenger...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...
17 December 2022
From: Features
National housebuilder Bellway has installed the country’s first roof-mounted air source heat pump onto an experimental eco-house as part of a...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Four out of five homebuyers would consider reducing an offer if they found maintenance issues when viewing a property. The insurer’s poll...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...
31 August 2022
From: Features
We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...
20 August 2022
From: Features
Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...
29 January 2022
From: Features
While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features
A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...
07 August 2021
From: Features
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
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A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...
23 October 2019
From: Features
Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...
02 March 2019
From: Features
Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...
02 December 2017
From: Features
In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...
11 November 2017
From: Features
Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...
09 September 2017
From: Features
A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features
We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...