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Energy efficiency drive could save businesses £6bn, government estimates
Energy efficiency drive could save businesses £6bn, government estimates

Firms urged to scale up energy efficiency efforts by the government ahead of new data reporting obligations coming into force next month

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 March 2020
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick: Zero carbon should be standard for new homes by 2025
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick: Zero carbon should be standard for new homes by 2025

Minister argues built and natural environments should 'work in harmony' as he welcomes new building Commission report

  • Buildings
  • 03 February 2020
'Disappointing and unsurprising': No landlords 'named and shamed' for breaking fuel poverty rules
'Disappointing and unsurprising': No landlords 'named and shamed' for breaking fuel poverty rules

Concerns remain that MEES energy efficiency rules for rental properties in England and Wales are not being robustly policed

  • Buildings
  • 17 April 2019
Are UK landlords falling foul of energy efficiency rules going unpunished?
Are UK landlords falling foul of energy efficiency rules going unpunished?

As tighter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, there are widespread concerns the rules are not being properly policed

  • Energy
  • 02 April 2019
Energy efficiency 'U-turn': Tougher rules to force more landlords to upgrade homes
Energy efficiency 'U-turn': Tougher rules to force more landlords to upgrade homes

Government tweaks MEES rules to require more landlords to install energy efficiency measures, but campaigners warn some of the coldest properties will still be exempt

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 November 2018
Landlords step up calls for energy efficiency improvement tax breaks
Landlords step up calls for energy efficiency improvement tax breaks

Residential Landlords Association calls on Treasury to incentivise upgrades needed to deliver on new energy efficiency standards

  • Efficiency
  • 08 August 2018
New energy efficiency standards are welcome - but government must beef them up
New energy efficiency standards are welcome - but government must beef them up

MEES rules introduced on April 1 will come to nothing unless tougher requirements are placed on landlords, warns Bioregional's Nicholas Schoon

  • Legislation
  • 03 April 2018
Landlords call for green tax breaks as energy efficiency rules take force
Landlords call for green tax breaks as energy efficiency rules take force

As of April 1, commercial and residential rental properties need to hit energy efficiency rating 'E' for new tenants

  • Legislation
  • 03 April 2018
Survey: 'Shocking' lack of landlord awareness of energy efficiency rules
Survey: 'Shocking' lack of landlord awareness of energy efficiency rules

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations come into effect on April 1st, yet landlord survey finds 'staggering' level of ignorance of their implications

  • Legislation
  • 15 March 2018
Thousands of UK commercial landlords could be at risk from MEES energy efficiency rules - and they don't even know it
Thousands of UK commercial landlords could be at risk from MEES energy efficiency rules - and they don't even know it

New data suggests even those buildings with a compliant 'E' rating may actually be in breach of new legislation entering into force in April

  • Buildings
  • 19 February 2018
MEES Extension: A sign of things to come for domestic landlords
MEES Extension: A sign of things to come for domestic landlords

Maria Connolly of law firm TLT explains why new energy efficiency rules for landlords are only heading in one direction

  • Efficiency
  • 19 January 2018
Landlords to face limited upgrade bill under proposed changes to energy efficiency rules
Landlords to face limited upgrade bill under proposed changes to energy efficiency rules

Government consults on removing exemption for landlords unable to access 'no cost' financing, but campaigners remain frustrated at decision to cap costs at £2,500

  • Efficiency
  • 20 December 2017
Green Deal availability set to scupper landlords hunting for energy efficiency exemptions
Green Deal availability set to scupper landlords hunting for energy efficiency exemptions

Green Deal Finance Company confirms Green Deal is available nationwide to all qualifying applicants, quashing fears lack of 'no-cost' funding could offer landlords an escape from energy efficiency rules

  • Legislation
  • 31 August 2017

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