EPC improvements 'moving in the right direction, but slowly'

Labour's plan to require all rental homes to achieve an EPC A-C rating by 2030 'is achievable at a stretch,' says Hamptons, but 'landlords need adequate time and resources to meet it.'

The average time it takes to move home in Britain has increased by nearly a third since the pandemic, says Rightmove.

'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.