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The Government has published its Warm Homes Plan, setting out its long-awaited plans for improving energy efficiency across the UK’s housing stock, including the PRS. It confirms that privately rented homes will be expected to meet EPC Band C by October 2030, unless a valid exemption applies. Compliance criteria It also sets out the new…

Labour’s new Housing Secretary Steve Reed (pictured) has called England’s latest planning application figures “unacceptable” and has announced a building acceleration package after data revealed a drop in applications that threatens to derail the Government’s 1.5 million new homes target. The data, from the Ministry of Housing, shows planning applications received fell by 5% to…

Following the success of its previous events, Beresfords’ Communitea initiative is returning to Essex next week – this time in the town of Maldon. Local residents and businesses are being urged to join the clean up event, which will take place on 28th August at 3pm starting outside All Saints Church in the High Street….

Private landlords should receive targeted support from the Government’s £5billion Warm Homes Fund to help meet proposed EPC requirements for privately rented homes, according to the Committee on Fuel Poverty. It says lower-income landlords should be prioritised as many may struggle to fund the energy-efficiency improvements needed to bring properties up to the proposed standard….

The launch of a new Isa for first-time buyers is expected to kickstart the property market. A consultation on the ISA aimed at first-time buyers is now open to comments as ministers attempt to provide a spark to get buyer numbers up. Simpler “The Government is committed to making the aspiration of home ownership a…

Leading homebuying platform OneDome is stepping up its efforts to reach national recognition with a new Channel 4 TV ad campaign. Called “The New Way”, it features a young couple telling parents they have had an offer accepted. Total stress The reaction from the father is one of total stress rather than joy, and the…