Government could cut stamp duty on green homes
Government could cut stamp duty on green homes
ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF LANDLORDS UNAWARE OF NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS
Nearly two-thirds of buy to let landlords have a lack of awareness regarding new Minimum Energy Efficient Standards that come into force...
GOVERNMENT TELLS TRADE BODY – NEW EPC REGULATIONS FOR RENTAL PROPERTIES WILL START APRIL 2018
The Residential Landlords’ Association has been told in no uncertain terms by the government that changes to Energy Performance...
GREEN DEAL LOANS TO REOPEN FOLLOWING COMPLETED PRIVATISATION DEAL
Green Deal finance loans are to reopen by the end of March after the company set up by the government to manage its former flagship...
BUSTING EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION MYTHS
We often hear claims about external wall insulation that are completely untrue so we thought we’d round them up to prove why we believe...
MAJOR REPORT URGES BANKS TO LEND MORE TO PROPERTIES WITH HIGHER EPC RATINGS
The Government funded report by The Lending Group has been looking at innovative ways to encourage the public to make energy efficiency...
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES (EPCs)
All domestic and commercial buildings in the UK available to buy or rent must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). If you own a...
UK HOUSE PRICES: STAMP DUTY CHANGES SHOULD BE LINKED TO CARBON EMISSIONS
A leading think tank has called for homebuyers who choose properties that perform poorly on energy efficiency to pay more stamp duty....
LANDLORDS RISK £5,000 FINES UNDER NEW ENERGY RULES
From April 2018, rental properties must meet new minimum EPC ratings More than 300,000 landlords could be slapped with fines of up to...
TIME TO TEST GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITMENT
– EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN IS A PIVOTAL MOMENT – THREE STEPS TO CHECK AMBITION – COST-EFFECTIVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE The Government is due...
