Energy Performance Lacking

Just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’ or above. This is only a 1% increase from the previous year. In 2022, only 40% of homes in England met the standard, despite the UK government wanting to reduce the country’s carbon footprint by significantly improving the energyContinue reading “Energy Performance Lacking”

Property Market Crash?

House prices have fallen in recent months, as rising interest rates have made mortgages more expensive, and high inflation has reduced people’s spending power.  But mortgage interest rates may be stabilising. How might this affect house prices?  What is happening to house prices around the UK? Prices rose steeply – by about 25% – acrossContinue reading “Property Market Crash?”

London’s prime property market still reeling from mini-Budget

The market for London’s most expensive homes has been thrown into disarray and is unlikely to recover until next year after last month’s “mini”-Budget sparked expectations of a sharp fall in property prices, according to the latest data. The number of property deals falling through in the capital’s most expensive postcodes, including parts of MayfairContinue reading “London’s prime property market still reeling from mini-Budget”