If you are working out how to get a rental property to EPC C, the order of the work matters more than any single upgrade. Heating is usually the most expensive item on the list, and on many properties it is not needed to reach the band. Fabric work and a corrected certificate can close … Read more
If you’ve read three articles about the 2030 EPC rules and come away with three different deadlines, three different cost caps, and no idea whether any of it is law yet, you’re not alone. The rules genuinely have changed more than once, and there’s a second, quieter change happening to how EPCs are calculated that … Read more
If you’re a landlord trying to get a property from D or E up to C within a realistic budget, the obvious instinct might be to jump straight to a heat pump. It’s the headline-grabbing upgrade, and it’s the one with a grant attached. But under today’s EPC methodology, it’s often not the cheapest, or … Read more
