Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...
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27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
There has been a dip in new energy performance certificates (EPCs), suggested falling home sales and property supply Government data shows 458,000...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
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 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 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
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
At least 18m homes have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, pushing up gas and electricity bills...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
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
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
Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...
25 May 2024
From: Features
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
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
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
A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A new upfront information provider has launched, promising to shorten the homebuying and conveyancing process. Home Sale Pack has said it will...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
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
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
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up their energy efficiency and will use them...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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
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 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
Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
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
As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...
22 July 2023
From: Features
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
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
All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...
29 March 2023
From: Features
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
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
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 (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...
30 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Reducing gas and electricity bills is trumping environmental and regulatory concerns for buyers seeking more energy efficient homes, research suggests. Knight Frank’s...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Making homes more energy efficient or moving to properties that have already been improved is becoming a key focus for homeowners,...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
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
An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Homeowners are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their property before they come to sell their home. It...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy efficient property, estate agents claim. New research by Santander found identified...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
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...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
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
New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
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
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
Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Connells Group has rolled out a new service to help homeowners, sellers and landlords boost the energy efficiency of their properties. Its...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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
An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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
The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features
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
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
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
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
A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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
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
Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector. Modular housing company ilke Homes has...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...
02 January 2021
From: Features
A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Consumer group Which? says the stamp duty holiday has cut more than £4,000 from the average cost of moving home -...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
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
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 has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features
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
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
The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
A slew of allegations have been made against agents and sometimes even by agents, over alleged misdemeanours over property listings as...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News
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
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
Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...