iHowz views on the potential changes to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) have been quoted in a new article in Property118. The article can be seen here, and our long standing campaign here.
The Government has announced a team of leading experts as the members of a new dedicated taskforce charged with improving the energy efficiency of the nation’s homes and buildings and with it, cutting the country’s energy use. Details can be seen here, and says: The...
A small survey commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has found that less than a fifth of those surveyed have replaced their property’s boiler with a carbon neutral heat pump - and almost half of those who had made the change said that it had not made any notable...
The BBC are reporting on a lady who is being evicted from her home of 62 years because 'recent law changes with regards to EPCs has made it no longer viable to rent out houses like this.' The whole article can be seen here
Landlord Today is reporting on a landlord who says 'If you are thinking of becoming a landlord in England you must be crazy. I'm out! ' The article can be seen here.
The full budget can be seen here. In summary: Housing mentioned 19 times All were vague with no specifics for either PRS or SRS Levelling up - Devolved to local authorities Affordable housing 2021 spending review £24 Bn Ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes -...
The Treasury has performed a U-turn on a planned cut to energy support for households after warnings that it would plunge many thousands more families into poverty. In an announcement on the morning of the chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget speech, the government...
The British Property Federation is calling on the government to use next week’s Budget to zero-rate VAT on work which allows homes to improve their energy efficiency. The BPF argues that the government has a critical role to play in supporting property owners and...
From 1 April 2023, the regulations are tightening and it will become unlawful for a landlord to "continue to let" a sub-standard property unless they have made all possible cost-effective energy efficiency improvements prescribed by MEES or one of the exemptions...
According to market analyst TwentyCi house prices have already plunged by almost a fifth in some areas, with the biggest drop being in Southampton, where agreed sales prices nosedived from a peak of £463,000 in June to £383,350 last month. Additionally, Jonathan...
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