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By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...

New-build buyers will save on average around £2,600 a year in energy bills, research claims. Analysis based on Government’s Energy Performance Certificate...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...

A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...

The Sustainable Agent eco-scheme has launched as carbon footprint calculator to help prospective members find out what their carbon emissions are...

MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...

A mobile phone may be a decent perk for agents and seen as essential for communicating while out on the road. But...

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

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

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

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

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

A Conservative commitment to allow more fracking is the trigger for conveyancers to gather yet more environmental information during the search...