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16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lenders compete for investors with slashed buy to let rates](/upload/images/23%2011%2015%201%20shutterstock_1640429362.jpg)
A slew of lenders have slashed rates on their buy to let mortgage products in recent days as competition hots up...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let investors must factor in Labour's stricter energy rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
New buy to let investors are being advised to factor in the costs of stricter energy rules if Labour wins the...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rare low-rise city centre homes portfolio comes to market](/upload/images/24%2006%2011%20%2002.jpg)
A new portfolio of 262 single-family houses located across city centres in the Midlands to market for offers in excess of...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Where Best To Find A Fixer Upper...and How To Add Value Quickly](/upload/images/24%2005%2029%20%2003.jpg)
Sunderland is the best place to buy a "fixer-upper" home, according to a new study by home experts from National Insulation...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors secure higher returns on sale of properties with good EPCs](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2005.jpg)
Based on average house prices in the UK, a correlation has been found that properties with a higher Energy Performance Certificate...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buying Experts predict housing market trends for 2024](/upload/images/23%2012%2028%203.jpg)
Agents working for one of the country’s highest profile and most respected buying services - Stacks Property Search - have been...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![The definitive guide for new buy to let investors](/upload/images/23%2011%2002%201.jpg)
Comparison service USwitch has set up a check list for prospective property investors to make their purchase as attractive as possible...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![How To Add Thousands To The Value Of A Typical Home](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2007%202%20How%20To%20Add%20Thousands%20To%20The%20Value%20Of%20A%20Typical%20Home.jpg/23%2009%2007%202%20How%20To%20Add%20Thousands%20To%20The%20Value%20Of%20A%20Typical%20Home__400x284.jpg)
A property investment service says investing in the EPC rating of a property before selling can increase sale profits by more...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Threat Of Tougher EPCs Now Driving Investor Behaviour](/upload/images/3%20_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Proposed tougher energy efficiency requirements for rental properties are already influencing investor buying decisions, with a quarter acquiring higher-rated properties, research...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t Write Off Office Space As An Investment](/upload/images/4%20MortgageCalculated(1).png)
New data from Rightmove and commercial property intelligence provider EG reveals that demand to lease office space is still higher than...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let Returns Falling? New escape route for investors](/upload/images/5%20Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Buy to let investors con siding quitting the sector because of government red tape, higher taxes and the threat of the...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Eco-Measures For Investment Properties - do they pay?](/upload/images/1%20Eco-Measures%20For%20Investment%20Properties%20-%20do%20they%20pay%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
We all need to learn more about how to reduce our energy bills and take steps to ensure our homes are...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![EPC legislation sparks transformation in commercial property sector](/upload/images/__thumbs/EPC%20legislation%20sparks%20transformation.jpg/EPC%20legislation%20sparks%20transformation__399x232.jpg)
The commercial property sector in England is in the midst of a seismic shift propelled by the introduction of stringent minimum...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of homes at Brighton’s newest neighbourhood, Edward Street Quarter, have been bought by locals. More than 70 per cent of...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Avenue Living Fund delivers 450 energy efficient homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
A new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital has successfully delivered more than 450 new homes. As the rental property supply...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency mortgage discounts encouraging upgrades](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_Efficiency-400x310.png)
New research from Shawnbrook shows that green mortgage discounts could be encouraging landlords to make home upgrades. These discounts can help...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do you think your home could be more energy-efficient?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
If you’ve wondered whether your home could be more energy-efficient, you’re not alone. Research by property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix,...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector sees a significant rise in energy efficient improvements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
New research from Shawnbrook reveals that there has been a major increase in energy-efficient improvements. The specialist financial services company claims that...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Newable Finance launch video campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for landlords](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Newable%20Commercial%20Finance%20Ltd/360x280%20Option%201%20-%20video%20ad%20(002).jpg)
Newable Finance, the finance brokerage & advisory arm of Newable, launches video advert campaign ahead of the new EPC legislations for...
29 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Silbury Finance provides a sustainable £74 million loan for York development](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Silbury400x310.jpg)
Development lender, Silbury Finance, has provided a £73.8 million senior debt facility to North Star Investment Management, a creative property asset...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time for action? Two-thirds of rental homes not green enough](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
With energy bills due to increase by 54% next month, research from specialist property lending experts Octane Capital has revealed that...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![How landlord buying habits are changing to reach EPC targets](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Possible changes to energy performance certificate (EPC) targets are likely to have a dramatic effect on landlord property purchasing habits. This is...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Study – only half of non-profit landlords aware of EPC changes](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
Buy-to-let (BTL) portfolio landlords are more likely to be aware of the government’s proposed EPC requirements than non-portfolio landlords, according to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental properties are nowhere close to achieving MEES – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
Over two million properties in the sector lack basic energy efficiency measures and risk being banned from the market in the...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time to smarten up – how PropTech can boost your ROI](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
Whether you are an accidental landlord or witty property investor; you are likely to agree that a wave of new regulations...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPCs aren’t the answer to reducing emissions in our homes, poll shows](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Almost two-thirds (62%) of residential property professionals don’t believe that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are the most suitable method to help...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC woes – landlords faced with £10k costs to upgrade their homes](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
New research from BDRC BVA highlights the extent of the cost that landlords will need to rack up to get properties...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![EPC emergency – 15% of landlords in the dark over upcoming changes](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Just one in seven (15%) landlords surveyed have no knowledge of the upcoming legislative changes to the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC),...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government called to rethink plans for energy improvements in PRS](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Proposals to ‘force’ landlords across the country to pay up to £10,000 to improve the energy efficiency of rental properties require...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Dodgy landlords’ likely to ruin COP26 agreement – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
A lettings expert and tenant’s rights campaigner has warned that any progress on climate change as a result of the COP26...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords are already ahead of new energy efficiency rules, study shows](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Landlords have begun to take steps to improve the energy efficiency of their properties ahead of new rules which are due...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mixed-use Vauxhall development on track after funding from Cheyne Capital](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
An alternative investment fund manager has announced it has provided a senior loan of more than £100 million (£103 million) to...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![EPC change could be 'catastrophic' for property investors, experts warn](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Investors could be ‘severely impacted’ by government plans to raise the required Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for buy-to-let properties in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green – green upgrades bag sellers 16% more for their homes](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Sellers who have upgraded the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their home to a C, from a D, E or...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green property - Octopus and Homes England launch £175m eco alliance](/upload/images/Site%20logos/GreenPropertyPITlogo.jpg)
Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has revealed that it has...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![BTR – major PBSA deal in Nottingham and Love to Rent Week](/img/default/pit.png)
Student accommodation owner/operator Student Roost has exchanged contracts on a major deal to purchase a prime new 703-bed property in Nottingham. Currently...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hitting net-zero: how property investors can contribute to the 2025 carbon target](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK government has implemented a legally binding commitment to achieve net-carbon zero by 2050, meaning that new-build homes must be...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Onto the south – ilke Homes secures major development site in Exeter](/img/default/pit.png)
Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has secured a development site for 165 new homes on Phase 2, Exmouth Junction, Exeter...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – where are the most energy-efficient regions in the UK?](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest figures from an online estate agent have revealed which region in England and Wales is the most energy-efficient. With 85%...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green – interest in green buy-to-let mortgages rises sixfold](/img/default/pit.png)
Three in every five landlords are now interested in green mortgages, according to Mortgages for Business. The buy-to-let (BTL) broker says 62%...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Going green - landlords and investors eye up eco mortgage products](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 62% of landlords are now interested in mortgages which reward borrowers with discounted rates for making their properties more energy...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Green homes - want to save the planet & improve your house using free money?](/img/default/pit.png)
I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Going green – modular housing firm the first carbon neutral housebuilder](/img/default/pit.png)
A modular housing and technology company backed by the Rueben Brothers has become the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![The eco-friendly revolution – how is the property industry going green?](/img/default/pit.png)
We’ve previously reported on everything from sustainable living developments to eco-villages, and recently covered a major trade body’s call for the...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon](/img/default/pit.png)
Moving home? Here’s your guide to property jargon When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely...
08 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Understanding MEES – a guide for landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
In just a few months the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for commercially rented properties will come into force. From 1 April...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Minimum energy efficiency standards for rented properties – are you ready?](/img/default/pit.png)
If you are a buy-to-let investor you are may be required to take action to ensure that your rental properties comply...