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Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

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

A political party is pledging that if elected it will make every home in the UK have an EPC rating of...

Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...

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

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

As electric vehicles increasingly populate our roads and the necessity for accessible charging grows, enquiries about electric vehicle chargepoints when buying...

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

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

Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...

Claims management company (CMC) Hydrogard Legal Services has launched a helpline to advise agents on issues that may disrupt their sales. The firm...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

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

Barclays is piloting a new reward scheme for homeowners who are keen to make green improvements to their home but are...

Research by property firm Savills has revealed that a large majority (77%) of buyers say that the potential energy consumption of...

Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...

New data from Moneypenny has revealed that eco features are falling off the wish-list of potential house buyers as a result...

Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...

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

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents.     Research...

Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...