The government’s Plan for Change strategy means landlords have until 2030 to ensure their rental properties achieve an EPC rating of C, causing some to doubt their future in the sector. The Labour government has now confirmed the deadline for upgrading rental properties’ Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) to a rating […]
In April 2018, buy-to-let landlords were required to meet new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) with a minimum rating of E, before they could rent out property, unless the building qualified as exempt. However, whilst 2018 heralded an initial change in the rules regarding energy efficiency standards, the bigger picture […]
Private rental landlords across England and Wales could find their properties classed as ‘unrentable’ from April 2018 unless they take swift action, according to a leading solicitor. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, due to come into force on April 1, 2018, will make it […]
