Sustainability
Green home goals: How energy self-sufficiency became the new property aspiration
Rightmove deep-dive reveals a big gulf between what buyers want, what Britain's housing stock can deliver, and what homeowners can afford to improve.
Government introduces EPC-style Flood Performance Certificates for homes
New ratings will assess properties’ exposure to flooding and the measures taken to protect them, with potential implications for insurance and lending.
‘Rural landlords are faced with a double whammy’: Research flags huge EPC upgrade premium for country homes
Countryside properties cost substantially more to bring up to EPC C than urban homes, according to an analysis of more than three million certificates.
Grosvenor backs climate tech company to ‘accelerate retrofit’ in UK
The investment should help improve airtightness & energy efficiency of Grosvenor-owned buildings.
RICS warns of ‘stranding risk’ for property assets in new sustainability guidance
Sustainability is now a 'cross-cutting responsibility' for all surveyors, says the RICS, as it embeds climate risks into valuation advice.
Knight Frank teams up with BNG platform
BNGx helps property developers and landowners trade biodiversity units.
Government confirms major changes for housebuilders & home owners with new Future Homes Standard
New rules come into force next year, promising to phase out fossil fuels in English homes.
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
Carter Jonas installs new sustainability head
Lucy George has been tasked with 'embedding' sustainability across the property consultancy's operations & services.
Retrofit or Ruin: Five key recommendations for a sustainable future for Britain’s historic buildings
Grosvenor argues that 'good conservation' should be redefined as 'the ability of historic buildings to adapt & continue to serve their communities.'
Revised EPC deadline for rental properties confirmed
The government has published new guidance on home energy efficiency improvements.
EPC improvements ‘moving in the right direction, but slowly’
Rightmove research reveals no acceleration in rental home energy efficiency, despite policy push.