The Government’s decision to remove all financial support
for landlords hoping to make homes more energy efficient will inevitably raise
rents. New laws mean that from 2018 it will be illegal to rent out property
with an energy efficiency ratings of F and G and now the RLA is warning that
forcing landlords to carry out costly works without support will have a knock
on effect for tenants. Nearly a third of private rented housing was constructed
before 1919 making homes to let some of the hardest to treat properties for energy
efficiency improvements. With fuel poverty a bigger challenge in the private
rented sector as a result, the RLA argues it is remiss that the Government’s
consultation on the future of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) makes no
reference to the private rented sector. Read more on the RLA website.
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