Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
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Regulation & Law
Labour confirms plan to stop landlords renting poorly-insulated homes
Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband tells Labour Conference he is going to get tough on landlords who rent out 'cold and draughty' homes.
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Home EPC ratings ‘often wrong’, consumer group claims
Which? says energy performance certificates need an urgent overhaul because they are often inaccurate.
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Property industry calls for help in Budget on EPC ratings
The property industry is calling on the government to give more help to property owners and businesses to improve their energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings.
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EPCs ‘no longer fit for purpose’, RICS insists
The RICS says EPCs need to be digitised so prospective buyers can tailor the energy ratings.
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New research highlights huge EPC upgrade task facing landlords
Housing data from Sprift reveals that a fifth of all homes with an EPC of Band D or below are within the private rented sector.
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1.7 million properties will never make EPC band C says survey
Problems for letting agents loom as Rightmove research shows many rental properties will never make the required band C required by 2030.
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Regulation & Law
Minimum energy rating increase for rental sector ‘will lead to housing shortage’
Government move has not been thought through, says The Lettings Industry Council, as industry body calls for phased approach.
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Easier EPCs? Housing minister launches new ‘environmental MOT’ style service
Christopher Pincher says service will enable property professionals to check if a property has a valid EPC much more easily, and also order a new one if it does not.
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35,000 properties rented out illegally because EPCs are inaccurate
EPC investigation by proptech firm reveals that one in four properties feature size measurements that are more than 10% greater than their real size.
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200,000 landlords of coldest homes to each now face £1,200 upgrade bill
Landlords of homes with 'F' and 'G' EPC ratings will soon have to pay for the upgrade of their sub-standard homes after initially being let off the hook, it has been revealed.
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