by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Green issues
During a debate in the House of Lords on the Energy Bill, Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Lord Callanan said an amendment placing a duty on the government to publish a plan for delivering specific targets on low-carbon heat and energy-efficient homes and...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Green issues
The House of Lords has blocked the UK government’s plan to relax restrictions on water pollution to encourage housebuilding in England. See our previous report on this here Labour led a rebellion in the Lords on Wednesday to defeat the government in a...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Tax & Other Financial
The property sales market is set to continue to suffer with little prospect of a pick-up in the near future, RICS have reported – see here A survey indicator for house prices nationally last month continued to fall from -55 in July, to -68, marking the most...
by peter littlewood | Sep 14, 2023 | Green issues
Households could save up to £400 a year on energy bills under a new means-tested scheme to insulate more than 300,000 of Great Britain’s draughtiest homes. The government is spending £1bn on grants for homes that have low energy efficiency ratings and are in lower...
by peter littlewood | Sep 13, 2023 | Industry News
Landlords are reducing their stock - and they’re blaming the Tories for creating a hostile environment.This is according to the latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves which compared the size of investors’ portfolios between the first quarter of...