Government and politics

Last week the government announced a new strategy to reduce carbon emissions. One area they plan to do this is through the use of grants to allow property owners to install heat pumps or other alternative heating solutions to the traditional gas boiler.…

The government has been challenged to raise the landlord cost cap on Energy Performance Certificate upgrades, in an effort to improve the energy efficiency of the sector.…

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is spending £100,000 on a feasibility study to investigate the creation of a national landlord database. The aim of the study is to identify the best way to set up a national register, for England’s 2.3 million private landlords.…