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MSE News: Landlords to be forced to improve energy efficiency of homes
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New rules will prevent private landlords letting out the coldest and draughtiest homes, DECC has announced ...
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What are the rules for local authority/housing association landlords? My daughter's house in Scotland is very poorly insulated and she has had to instal another heater as the houses is so cold. She was told by her Authority that they will not take any action to remedy this situation.0
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Prediction: tens of thousands of scummy landlords will take out Green Deals to meet the legal minimum. Many of them will not tell their tenants about it, who will find out through their utility bills that they are the ones paying for it. Also, it will be terribly enforced, there will be loopholes, and the penalties for non compliance will be negligible.0
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TartanSaver wrote: »Prediction: tens of thousands of scummy landlords will take out Green Deals to meet the legal minimum. Many of them will not tell their tenants about it, who will find out through their utility bills that they are the ones paying for it.
Why 'scummy' landlords?
If, as the article suggests, Green Deals can specifically be used to meet these new obligations then there is nothing wrong in using them.
They don't increase energy bills after all, right?
What do people expect anyway? If this has a cost impact on landlords and makes properties more appealing at the same time then it will just push rents up.
Tenants will pay for it one way or another.0 -
Its one of them things...
Either...
You pay for it to be upgraded...
or
You pay for a dodgy EPC...
I suspect that No 2 will be the option for most builders whom own alot of properties.0 -
2018? That's rather fitting for my ten year cycle theory for property boom and bust. Somehow the years that end in -8 seem to bust, after a peak.
2008 was a big meltdown, of Great Depression proportions.
1998 wasn't, but 2000 was when the internet bubble burst.
1988 was the post Big Bang crash, exacerbated by the withdrawal of double stamp duty relief.
1978 was before all the property madness, but it was pretty bad, with rubbish piled up mountain high.
So, lots of substandard housing being dumped in 2018?
First time buyers that snap them up will of course rent out rooms to help pay for the rent. I wonder if they will get fined?0 -
I was on a course last week and one of the girls on the course (who works in this areas for our council) pointed out that landlord only have to do this if the costs are fully funded by green deal or ECO - which isn't that likely (especially for the more expensive measures).
I've not confirmed this myself but I wouldn't be surprised...0 -
"They don't increase energy bills after all, right?"
The golden rule of the green deal is very often misunderstood and inaccurately reported as a guarantee that the energy saving measures installed will not cost more than the amount paid through the bill.
In fact it is based on an ESTIMATE of what the savings will be. I would like to think this would be a conservative estimate, but it may not be, and like any estimate it may be inaccurate...Mixed Martial Arts is the greatest sport known to mankind and anyone who says it is 'a bar room brawl' has never trained in it and has no idea what they are talking about.0 -
Could someone help me please? What/which/when regulations brought into law this requirement, please?? The ability to make such regulations is in Energy Act 2011 Section 43...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/16/part/1/chapter/2
- but where are the regulations detailing that change, please?43 Domestic energy efficiency regulations
(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations for the purpose of securing that a landlord of a domestic PR property—
(a) which is of such description of domestic PR property as is provided for by the regulations,
(b) in relation to which there is an energy performance certificate, and
(c) which falls below such level of energy efficiency (as demonstrated by the energy performance certificate) as is provided for by the regulations,
may not let the property until the landlord has complied with the obligation mentioned in subsection (2).
PS My let properties are all "E" or better.0 -
How bad does a house have to be to get below E?
I have a four bed semi from the 1930s. Still the original solid wall. Over the years, it's had loft insulation with the shredded paper filler, double glazing, and finally, a Band A, boiler. Got a D rating first time.0 -
How bad does a house have to be to get below E?
I have a four bed semi from the 1930s. Still the original solid wall. Over the years, it's had loft insulation with the shredded paper filler, double glazing, and finally, a Band A, boiler. Got a D rating first time.
My rented flat (old victorian mansion converted into 16 flats) is and E -borderline F - on the ECP. It has single pane/wooden frame windows, electric storage heaters,no insulation in the walls etc. I didn't know the ECP rating upon signing for the tenancy,or really understand what it was about, until last week when gathering up the paperwork as I'm moving out soon because of the fact it is so cold in my flat and the landlord will not pay to 'upgrade' the property. The thing that makes it worse is all the flooring in the flat is wooden laminate flooring. I think, from what I understand of the ECP report, is that the only reason the property is not an F is because of the energy efficient light bulbs.
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