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18 June 2022
From: Features

Energy efficiency, gardens and garages as well as speedy sales are top of buyer’s wishlists, Zoopla claims. The portal has published the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...
11 June 2022
From: Features

Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...
07 May 2022
From: Features

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are due to be held on 5 May and agents are hoping that housing remains...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...
23 March 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
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...
13 November 2021
From: Features

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...
25 October 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

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...
25 September 2021
From: Features

Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating. The new ‘Energy Efficiency...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...
22 February 2020
From: Features

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent. This will allow CPO...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...
28 September 2019
From: Features

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...
22 September 2018
From: Features

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...
14 July 2018
From: Features

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features

A minister has floated the idea that stamp duty could be reduced on homes where sellers have improved energy efficiency. Climate Change...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents. Research...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It's a high quality RICS approved report, carried out by one of our RICS accredited local surveyors. The RICS HomeBuyer Survey is...
27 April 2016
From: Sponsored Content

A centre-right think tank founded by Tory former planning minister Nick Boles is urging a review of stamp duty to link...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The government recently pulled the plug on financing the Green Deal so you may be wondering what this all means for...