House prices rising slowly but stamp duty cuts loom

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Despite a slow start to the year, property prices are expected to surge, with first-time buyers driving the market when stamp duty changes come into effect in April.

According to e.surv house price index, house prices grew by just 0.1% in January 2025.

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Major changes to EPCs coming in 2026

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The way energy performance certificates (EPCs) are measured could be changed as soon as 2026.

The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the way EPCs are measured, which they claim will deliver a “more efficient and effective EPC system that works for landlords.”

The consultation is currently open and will run until February 26th

Measures to calculate EPCs

Under the current rules

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Green Party claims rent controls will solve London’s housing crisis in London

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A Green Party politician claims the Mayor of London, “has no choice” but to introduce rent controls to solve the housing crisis.

In a report, Zoë Garbett, London Assembly Member for the Green Party, claims London Mayor Sadiq Khan must show leadership and introduce rent controls to stop renters from being evicted from their homes.

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What can we do about a lease dispute after the leaseholder passed away?

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Hi, my partner and I purchased a property in August 2024, it came with a freehold of the maisonette which is part of the same building. The maisonette will have been unoccupied for 8 years by March 2025, after the previous occupant passed away.

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Landlords face a changing landscape with rising dog ownership

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With landlords in England facing the prospect of not ‘unreasonably’ refusing a tenant the right to keep a pet under the Renters’ Rights Bill, research reveals that the UK’s dog population may have been underestimated by up to four million.

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Property Investors Awards – HMO Property Investor of the Year

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From meeting at university to building a property business together — all while managing life with their one-year-old!

Jake Colwill and Lucy Davies’s journey into the property world has seen them tackle tricky renovations and investment risks.

Their hard work has now earned them HMO Property Investor of the Year at the Property Investors Awards.

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What the government’s EPC consultation means for landlords

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Research reveals that 2.58 million homes in the private rented sector will need upgrading to meet an EPC C requirement.

The findings from epIMS come after the government announced its EPC consultation which could see new tenancies having to meet the C Rating from 2028.

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Industry body urges support for landlords rather than punishment to fix rental crisis

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Incentivising, rather than penalising good landlords, is the key to beating supply and demand issues, says Propertymark.

According to Propertymark’s Housing Insight report, demand continues to outstrip supply with the average number of applicants per member branch still hitting around seven people for each available property.

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Landlords face a shock 2028 deadline for meeting EPC ‘C’ deadline

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The detail of the government’s consultation on implementing an EPC rating of C in privately rented properties reveals a deadline of 2028 for new tenancies – NOT 2030.

However, ALL tenancies will need to be EPC C compliant by 2030 –

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Landlords to meet 2030 EPC deadline with a £15,000 cap – Government

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Private landlords in England will need to upgrade their properties to meet a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C by 2030, under a consultation announced by the government.

Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts has hit out at the government plans saying they ‘will simply increase rents and make tenants homeless’

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