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Despite a consultation starting back in 2020, the proposed legislation hadn’t progressed through Parliament and no doubt many landlords who faced...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

At present, the space heating of homes accounts for roughly 14% of the UK’s annual emissions. If we are to meet...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

Agents have expressed disappointment at the lack of support for homeowners and landlords to make their homes more energy efficient. It comes...

Estate agency veteran Paul Vickerstaff has found a new job with Heatable following the collapse of Boomin. Vickerstaff had joined the challenger...

Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

National housebuilder Bellway has installed the country’s first roof-mounted air source heat pump onto an experimental eco-house as part of a...

Four out of five homebuyers would consider reducing an offer if they found maintenance issues when viewing a property.  The insurer’s poll...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

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...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...

In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...

Negativity. There’s a lot of it about in the lettings industry right now. Where you might see barriers, hurdles and more...