The Government has issued data arising from EPC certificates. It can be seen here.
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Landlord’s EPC deadline: Does anyone else feel conned?
Property118 has started a blog entitled 'Landlord’s EPC deadline: Does anyone else feel conned?' It can be seen here In general, it amplifies what we have been saying that Government has been pushing landlords to make energy saving changes to their property without...
A quarter of landlords look for higher-rated EPC properties
Research from Paragon Bank has found that proposed tougher energy efficiency requirements for rental properties are already influencing landlords’ buying decisions, with a quarter acquiring higher-rated properties. Paragon’s research of over 1,200 landlords found that...
Nationwide – weakest property prices since July 2009
Nationwide chief economist Robert Gardner noted that the price of a typical home is now 4.5% below the August 2022 peak. "Investors’ views about the likely path of UK interest rates have been volatile in recent months, with the projected Bank Rate peak fluctuating...
Mortgage Advice Bureau reports 46% fall in BTL Lending
In their recent trading statement, Mortgage Advice Bureau reported: UK gross new mortgage lending for the first five months of the year was 28% lower than in the same period in 2022, as rising costs of living and higher interest rates created further affordability...
Tenants issued insurance warning as ‘concerning number’ secretly sublet
An article in the Insurance Times warns Subletting is not covered under most landlord insurance policies,’ repeating a warning by Direct Line’s landlord product manager, Sarah Casey, who said: “With the market having seen an increase in average rents in the last year,...
Left wing think tank wants more anti-landlord laws
The Fabian Society is a left wing think tank, and one of its researchers has written in the LeftFoot Forward advocating a number of proposals supposedly designed to raise living standards for all of England’s regions. Among their recommendations are requiring...
Gove’s anti-second home plans
Michael Gove has said in a speech today that the Tory Government was “planning to extend the lever of opportunity to many more [first-time buyers]” by prioritising them over those with multiple properties. He said: “We’ve already helped over three quarters of a...
How much of Michael Gove’s strategy is new?
The BBC is asking How much of Michael Gove’s strategy is new? See the article here. It points out that 'Making it easier to convert shops into houses was part of Mr Gove's plan to increase the availability of homes in cities. However, a previous law - introduced in...
Rishi Sunak signals he is ready to soften UK green policies
The Financial Times is reporting that 'Rishi Sunak has indicated he is ready to soften the government’s green policies, saying he did not want to “hassle” voters and that hitting the UK’s net zero carbon emissions target had to be done in a “proportionate” way. The...
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