Jane Roberts Jane Roberts

Staggeringly Inaccurate

Recent research has revealed major problems with EPCs, the way they are calculated and the results they deliver. We take a closer look at the issues and what might be done.

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Jane Roberts Jane Roberts

Retrofitting your property

There are 27 million domestic buildings in the UK and the majority of them require significant energy efficiency improvements.

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David Harding David Harding

When it all goes wrong!

A recent report revealed that over 2 million properties had been issued with incorrect EPC ratings. We explore the implications of these errors and how to address them.

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David Harding David Harding

When am I exempt from the minimum EPC requirements?

In certain circumstances, landlords will be exempt from meeting the current minimum EPC rating. The majority of these cases relate to the costs involved and are subject to a cap, read on to find out more.

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Jane Roberts Jane Roberts

How old are UK homes?

Given the impact of the age of a property on the EPC rating, we are interested to find out that there are over 8 million houses that were built before 1914 in the UK.

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Jane Roberts Jane Roberts

The challenge of older properties

Older properties are likely to present much greater challenges for landlords when it comes to meeting the new energy efficiency targets. In this blog we highlight some of the key data from a recent government report into the scale of the potential challenge.

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