{"id":29605,"date":"2025-06-16T09:23:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/?p=29605"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:23:58","slug":"landlords-face-higher-bills-as-new-net-zero-rule-is-adopted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/2025\/06\/landlords-face-higher-bills-as-new-net-zero-rule-is-adopted\/","title":{"rendered":"LANDLORDS FACE HIGHER BILLS AS NEW NET ZERO RULE IS ADOPTED"},"content":{"rendered":"

British landlords are bracing for pricier energy performance certificate (EPC) checks and stricter rules under Ed Miliband\u2019s Net Zero drive, with fears that tougher standards could make thousands of homes impossible to rent. The\u00a0Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0has the details. <\/a>There are several misconceptions about CO2, created to prove the hypothesis and raise the level of threat in various ways. For example, an early IPCC claim said atmospheric residency time of CO2 was at least 100 years. Done, ostensibly, for the political point that even if we stopped CO2 production immediately the damage done lasts for a long time. We now know the actual time residency is approximately 5 to 6 years. excerpts: The illustrations and examples of CO2 Data Manipulation are by Tim Ball, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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Under the British reforms, energy assessors will be expected to use a new data collection system, raising the price of certificates to up to \u00a3250 each.<\/p>\n

The more stringent criteria could also mean that properties could drop an EPC band, experts said, making them impossible to let\u00a0under rules set out by Ed Miliband<\/a>, the Energy Secretary.<\/p>\n

Under the new methodology, assessors will be required to inspect the size, frame type and glazing of every window in the house more thoroughly, as well as recording any extractor fans and blocked chimneys.<\/p>\n

Chris Norris, of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) property body, warned that the price of an EPC certificate, which typically costs between \u00a350 and \u00a3120, could rise by \u00a320 this summer as a result of the changes. \u2026<\/p>\n

However, Sean Horton, of mortgage adviser Respect Mortgages, said the more intensive assessments could increase the price of certificates \u201cto \u00a3150-\u00a3250 easily\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe window measurements alone are crackers. Instead of just noting \u2018typical double glazing\u2019, assessors now need to measure each window individually, record orientations, frame types, glazing gaps, ages, draught proofing \u2013 the lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s going to make each assessment much longer, with the cost passed on to the landlord.\u201d<\/p>\n

From 2030,\u00a0all rental homes must have an EPC score of at least C<\/a>, while landlords accepting new tenants will be expected to achieve the required standard by 2028. \u2026<\/p>\n

Labour is due to replace the beleaguered EPC system entirely with the much-anticipated Home Energy Model, following years of consultation.<\/p>\n

Among other changes, the reforms are expected to favour homes with the \u201ccapacity to integrate with smart technology\u201d, which some fear will penalise homeowners who refuse a smart meter. \u2026<\/p>\n

Kundan Bhaduri, of the Kushman Group real estate firm, said: \u201cFor portfolio landlords, this is death by a thousand clipboard checks.<\/p>\n

\u201cCosts will rise sharply, and worse still, homes that previously scraped a C rating could now drop to a D, dragging us into yet another regulatory penalty zone. And this is just the warm-up act before the even more chaotic Home Energy Model arrives.\u201d<\/p>\n

All this for the sake of limiting a trace gas!<\/p>\n

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British landlords are bracing for pricier energy performance certificate (EPC) checks and stricter rules under Ed Miliband\u2019s Net Zero drive, with fears that tougher standards could make thousands of homes impossible to rent. The\u00a0Telegraph\u00a0has the details. There are several misconceptions about CO2, created to prove the hypothesis and raise the level of threat in various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29605"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29619,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29605\/revisions\/29619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coherence.com.au\/curlew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}