Landlords could be missing out on lower green mortgage rates by not undertaking new EPC assessments following energy efficient upgrades to their properties, Paragon Bank research has...

All privately rented properties in England and Wales will need an EPC grade C or better by 2028 for new tenancies, and by 2030 for existing ones.

A new study has found that more than half of UK homes have an EPC rating of D or below.

There are an estimated 12,778,637 homes in England that have a rating of D or below.

Michael Davey, group head of sustainability at OSB Group, explores how buy-to-let landlords can improve the EPC rating of their property and how much this might cost.

Despite energy efficiency steadily climbing up the list of priorities for UK house hunters, cost remains a major barrier to implementing them.

The government is aiming for all rental properties to achieve a Band C EPC rating by the end of the decade.

Energy efficiency improvements in the rental sector are tracking well ahead of government timescales, according to newly released data from epIMS.

Around 60% of properties in the private rented sector currently have an EPC rating of D or below

An EPC rating of C is soon to become the minimum standard allowed by law for private rented properties.