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![Reform of EPCs can't come quick enough](/upload/images/shutterstock_741888556.jpg)
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Fintech firm launches live EPC feeds for mortgage lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy assessors: EPCs will become more accurate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 2.5m reasons why EPC ratings need reforming - and fast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy assessors query Which? EPC accuracy research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has clashed with consumer watchdog Which? again. It follows another report from...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Consumer watchdog warns EPCs are full of hot air](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Energy performance certificates (EPCs) can be riddled with inaccuracies and unhelpful advice that could cost homeowners when they come to sell...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy assessors demand evidence that EPCs aren’t accurate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
A trade body has queried parts of consumer watchdog Which?’s report into energy performance certificates (EPCs). A report from Which? earlier this...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPC targets come back, all is forgiven](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EPC%20targets%20Simon%20Jackson.png)
April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...
04 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
![PropertyBox unveils AI marketing assistant for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Agency media brand PropertyBox has launched an all-in-one artificial intelligence (AI) property marketing assistant for estate agents. The proptech company is now...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![High EPC ratings don’t boost property sale prices - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who Has The Energy To Reform EPCs?](/upload/images/1%20Who%20Has%20The%20Energy%20To%20Reform%20EPCs%20-%20Industry%20views%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...
12 August 2023
From: Features
![Rightmove launches new tool to track training progress](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage their training with the portal. The new tool ‘Teams View’ is available...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alto unveils new ways for agents to keep track of updates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments. The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should upfront information packs be marketed like EPCs?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders urged to review mortgage criteria to reflect EPC ratings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property report service aims to boost understanding of climate risks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlord rental portfolio expenses revealed](/upload/images/Site%20logos/__thumbs/LB%20Image.jpg/LB%20Image__400x250.jpg)
Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...
08 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
![Conveyancing network unveils conference details](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Conference-Stock-400x310.jpg)
Property expert Kate Faulkner has been announced as the host of this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ annual conference. The event is...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home hunters may pay 25% more for a ‘green property’ – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHomesGrant-400x310-min.jpeg)
Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Not so green property – eco concerns take backseat as cost-of-living bites](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
New data from Moneypenny has revealed that eco features are falling off the wish-list of potential house buyers as a result...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Portal listings without material information ‘will eventually be rejected’](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlinePropertySearch-3-400x310.jpg)
Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency toolkit: The services launched this month to help your business](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![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
![EPCs are misleading and out of date - claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
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 EPC - how it’s defied sceptics, critics and Brexiteers](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
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
![Good EPC ratings have almost no impact on house price - Nationwide](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
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
![EPC figure show new build homes more energy efficient says Jenrick](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
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
![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
![Tom Harrington, Managing Director of PropCert.](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...
26 May 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![New government advice on Corona activities, and property management tips](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The government’s PropTech plans have the potential to be good news for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![Going Green: are agents ready for buyers wanting eco-info?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Jobs Today - your one-stop-shop for the industry's jobs news](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Canny or downright desperate? Online agency slashes fee to just £1](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: on my travels](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...