Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...
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![Landmark launches sustainability partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has launched a strategic partnership with carbon action specialists Net Zero Now to support businesses across the property. This...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![There is a future in buy-to-let](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20There%20is%20a%20future%20in%20buy%20to%20let%20-%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Emma%20Cox%2C%20MD%20of%20Real%20Estate%20at%20Shawbrook.jpg)
High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![Complete Overhaul of EPCs demanded by key consumer body](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco Retro-fitting Homes - call for consumer protections](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government publishes new housing policy but will it get Britain building?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency remains priority for housebuilders](/upload/images/1%20Energy%20efficiency%20remains%20priority%20for%20housebuilders%20by%20Simon%20Jackson.png)
While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![What’s hot in housing? The power of heat pumps](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/Heat%20Pumps.png)
Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...
13 December 2023
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![Are passive houses the future of sustainable homes?](/upload/images/__thumbs/5%20shutterstock_1585307950.jpg/5%20shutterstock_1585307950__400x267.jpg)
By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...
28 October 2023
From: Features
![Owners and Landlords pay dearly for Sunak’s eco U-turn - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy upgrades; down but not out](/upload/images/2%20Energy%20upgrades%20-%20down%20but%20not%20out%20by%20Simon%20Jackson%20(1).png)
While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Is Government Back In Love With Renting?](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20Industry%20View%20Is%20Government%20back%20in%20love%20with%20renting%20By%20Graham%20Norwood%20.jpg/1%20Industry%20View%20Is%20Government%20back%20in%20love%20with%20renting%20By%20Graham%20Norwood%20__400x265.jpg)
After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Propertymark: Homeowners must be ‘incentivised not penalised’ towards net zero](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Propertymark has backed delays to the Government’s net zero policies, claiming the shift to more sustainable and environmentally friendly homes should...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Growing Risk of Summertime Overheating](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(4)(1).png)
It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...
31 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Energy policy confusion hitting the sale of rural homes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
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
![Hydrogen heating – a silver bullet or hot air?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(3).png)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - community support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals bounce back but home loan rates rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
Mortgage approvals bounced back in March but buyers are borrowing less at higher rates. The latest Bank of England data has showed...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Net-zero for lettings: a zero-sum game for landlords?](/upload/images/Net-zero%20for%20lettings%20a%20zero-sum%20game%20for%20landlords.png)
Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...
22 April 2023
From: Features
![Plugging into the Future: Domestic Electric Vehicle Chargepoints](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20Image%20(1).png)
This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...
17 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Planning and Net Zero – the need for political change](/upload/images/__thumbs/planning-net-zero.jpg/planning-net-zero__400x267.jpg)
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
![Lender calls for green Stamp Duty rebate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Energy Performance Certificate – is it here to stay?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280px%20image.png)
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...
30 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Government review proposes minimum EPC rating for home sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
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
![Propertymark: ‘Use Stamp Duty to reach net zero ambitions’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent: How I went carbon neutral](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Alexander400x310.jpg)
The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green premium – Santander study shows buyers will pay for energy efficiency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
A green premium based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market, according to a new report by high-street...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - how can agents combat the cost-of-living crisis?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![How estate agents can show they're serious about cutting their carbon footprint](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Green%20Cities-400x310.png)
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the uncertainty of a post-Covid economy, real estate businesses across the UK don’t have...
10 September 2022
From: Features
![Agency brand opens first fully sustainable branch](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Leaders%20Romans%20Group_Brighton%20refurb%20_400x310%20.png)
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has opened its first sustainable branch in Kemptown, Brighton City Centre. The Leaders-branded office has been completely refurbished...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bristol agent becomes city's first carbon neutral estate agency](/upload/images/library/EnergyCarbonNeutral695x395.jpg)
Bristol-based Alexander May claims to have become the city’s first estate agency business to go carbon neutral and is looking to...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going green! Agency marketing supplier achieves carbon neutral status](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Green%20Cities-400x310.png)
Property marketing provider NicheCom has gained carbon neutral status. It has been working with Carbon Footprint Ltd over the past six months...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green Hub launched by Legal & General to support advisers](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-400x310.png)
As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Eco properties – time running out to grab tickets for first-ever Green Home Festival](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi-Tweedle-Dum and Liz-Tweedle-DumDum](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Housebuilder prepares eco-friendly homes ready for extreme temperatures](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![MPs call for carbon targets on housebuilding](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHousebuilding-400x310.jpg)
MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy squeeze threatens financial nightmare for tenants and landlords](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyLightbulb-400x310.png)
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 Coming ‘Budget’ - What’s In Store For Agents?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
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
![Shock move to review EPCs after rating problem identified](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features
![EPC changes cannot be ‘one size fits all’ - trade body](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
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
![Green Mortgages linked to EPC ratings set to soar in number](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![EPC Hot Air? Most owners don’t even know their rating - survey](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
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
![Blighted! Hundreds of homes on scrapped HS2 route turn agents angry](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Net Zero carbon scheme launched for agents](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
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
![Stamp Duty could be changed to promote energy efficiency - top agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Lettings Agents and the Green Agenda - why it pays to go eco](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![Sustainability and automation – how can agents reduce their carbon footprint?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![EPC ratings to become more important under Green reforms](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
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
![Stamp Duty: should it change to promote much more downsizing?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
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
![Property Natter – how can estate agents improve their green credentials?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
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
![Self-Build Homes - government backs call for 40,000 a year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-housing1400x310.png)
Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - as summer begins to draw to a close](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top agent - We have no interest in digitalising the personal side of agency](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents - what do you think about improving housing supply?](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![The end of EPCs? Government told to scrap ‘outdated’ scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents tell Housing Minister to 'get empty homes back in use'](/img/default/eat.png)
NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...