Energy & Epcs

Energy & Epcs

New green homes scholarship scheme for 300 intermediaries

Lloyds Banking Group is working with the Green Finance Institute ...

Brokers urged to be trusted voice on rental EPC improvements 

Brokers urged to be trusted voice on rental EPC improvements ...

Landlords deserve a better 2026 says mortgage chief 

A finance chief has urged regulators and politicians to cut a better deal for landlords in 2026. ...

Brokers key to private rental sector beefing up energy efficiency – claim

Mortgage brokers will play a decisive role in helping landlords prepare for tougher Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). ...

Free expert advice on retrofitting offered by building society

Customers can be put off by price and complexity, the society cautions ...

Lenders jump the gun on stricter EPC rules for landlords

The new rules don't come into effect until 2028 and 2030 ...

Free guide to retrofitting energy efficiency kit to homes

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors's guide for retrofitting homes. ...

Lender warns government not to squeeze landlords on EPC clampdown

Improving EPCs would be welcome - but it would be an additional cost for landlords ...

Climate change company and mortgage lender enter unique alliance

Kamma is a leading climate analytics consultancy ...

Call for stamp duty reform to drive better EPC ratings

The call comes from a prominent mortgage service ...

Banking group will lend more to buyers of homes with best EPCs

"Energy efficient homes are cheaper to run. We reflect that in mortgage affordability” ...

Go Green! Rightmove wants more innovative eco-mortgages

Go Green! Rightmove wants more innovative eco-mortgages ...

Lender’s first nil-fee two-year fix product for first time since 2022

For the first time in over two years, Paragon Bank has launched a two-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgage with nil fee, in addition to adding ...

Legal & General acquires 147 single-family Build To Rent homes

Legal & General’s Suburban Build-to-Rent platform - known as LGSBTR - is working with the Vistry Group on a £40m deal to bring forward 147 new Build To Rent homes in Coventry. ...

Buy To Let sector hopelessly behind EPC target deadline

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or above, a lettings agency claims. ...

Biggest decline in mortgage rates since October 2024

Mortgage rates recorded their biggest monthly fall since October 2024...

More mortgage rate misery to come

Rising swap rates are pushing lenders to reprice fixed deals,...

A million homeowners face £283 monthly mortgage hike

More than a million homeowners who took out mortgages in...
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Remortgage searches up 11% year on year

Refinancing activity strengthens annually despite a quieter summer for home...

Brokers need to widen approach for next gen landlords

Younger and more diverse investors are expected to reshape buy-to-let...

Mortgage Brain adds Gable to sourcing platform

Advisers can now research Gable’s zero-deposit range through Sourcing Brain....