How To Comply With The EPC Regulations
This article has been updated to incorporate amendments made by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Introduction Since 1 October 2008, an energy performance certificate has been required on rented property...
Prescribed Legal Requirements Before Serving A Section 21 Notice
This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series It's All Change On 1st October 2015Prescribed Legal Requirements Before Serving A Section 21 Notice In this part of our series we look at “prescribed legal requirements” which must have been completed before a...
EPC Minimum Energy Levels Explained
We have previously reported on the publishing of guidance for the new minimum energy levels for rented property which are being phased in from 1 April 2018. Here, we will take a look at these regulations and guidance in more detail because now is the time to start...
Breaking Green Home Rules Could Land 300,000 Landlords With Bans
Minimum energy efficiency standards for buy to let homes change from April 1, 2018 – and breaching the rules could mean landlords are banned from letting a property that fails to meet the new standards. Some property experts are warning up to 300,000 private...EPC Required Before Marketing
This entry is part 3 of 20 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyEnergy Performance Certificate Before you begin marketing the property, you must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). At the very least an EPC must be commissioned before marketing...
200,000 Cold and Damp Buy to Let Homes Risk Rental Ban
Hundreds of thousands of buy to let homes face a rental ban within months unless their landlords spend to upgrade their energy efficiency. Energy standards will start from April 2018 and any private rental home failing to meet the minimum risks a ban until remedial...
New Law Lets Tenants Ask For Energy Improvements
As previously reported, landlords must consent to any reasonable request from a tenant to make energy efficient improvements at a private rented home under a new law that came into force on April 1. For a request to be reasonable, it must be capable of being funded at...
Government Dumps Green Deal Due To ‘Low Take Up’
The curtain has come down on the Green Deal – so where does this leave landlords who must spend on the properties to bring them up to at least the minimum standards for letting under new rules that take effect in April 2018. By that time, every buy to let home must...
Heat Turned On Landlords With Cold Buy To Lets
Liverpool council has won another case forcing a landlord to upgrade a buy to let home because the heating is considered too expensive for tenants. This is very similar to one they won in 2012. Liverpool City Council had served a notice on landlord Anwar Hadi Kassim...
Energy Efficiency Grants – Warm Up North Somerset
North Somerset Council have notified us about a new initiative called Warm Up North Somerset. The scheme is aimed at landlords and is being run in partnership with Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council. Landlords who have low energy ratings may...Green Deal Goes Live
The Green Deal goes live today, giving people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy bills. Our in-depth series of articles discussing all areas of the green deal is available here....Thermal Insulating Boards and Internal Cladding
Introduction Older properties in particular can suffer from being cold even with gas central heating. From this, condensation and mould growth can become a problem which is often exasperated by the living habits of the occupiers. Often landlords will find when...Further delays to the Green Deal Legislation
There are concerns that the Green Deal may not commence in October 2012 as originally planned although the Government still states that it is on target for October. This is after the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) confirmed that secondary legislation...EPC Data Now Public
On 18 December 2011, section 74 of the Energy Act 2011 commenced which allowed regulations to be made allowing data held on the Domestic Energy Performance Certificate Register in England and Wales to be made public for individuals and available in bulk to certain...
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