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A parliamentary question about protecting landlords who invest before the final Home Energy Model metrics are known highlights why you should plan from verified evidence rather than predicted scores. The question, submitted on 28 August and due for answer on 2 September, asks how landlords will avoid being penalised if final metrics and band boundaries […]
Oxfordshire’s Warm Homes: Local Grant page now says demand is very high, so landlords with an eligible tenant should prepare the property evidence before colder weather arrives. The county council’s current scheme page says qualifying homes can receive fully funded energy-efficiency upgrades, delivered with Welcome the Warmth. It covers owner-occupied and privately rented homes, and […]
Property marketing is moving towards a more complete launch: strong visuals, accurate details and useful documents working together from day one. On 16 July 2026, Rightmove published estate agents’ reactions to the government’s proposed homebuying reforms. A central idea is the upfront sales pack, giving buyers important information before they make an offer. These are […]
New July 2026 grant guidance gives private landlords another reason to check their EPC position now, while there is still time to plan upgrades around tenancies and maintenance. The government’s updated Warm Homes: Local Grant delivery guidance now explicitly includes a landlord application journey and private rented sector coverage. In Oxfordshire, the live local scheme […]
Property portals are starting to answer buyers’ questions directly, which means the quality of your listing information and visual marketing matters more than ever. Rightmove announced on 9 July 2026 that its conversational search experience, Ask Rightmove, is being extended to individual property listings. Buyers and renters will be able to ask practical questions such […]
In 2007, England and Wales tried to fix the broken house-buying process. By 2010, the fix was scrapped. The Home Information Pack only lived for three years — and yet the case for what it tried to do is stronger today than it was then. The quiet revival happening in 2026 deserves more attention than […]
The government has just launched a new public tool that lists every registered MEES exemption and every civil penalty issued against a private rented property in England and Wales. Anyone — tenants, neighbours, prospective buyers, local authorities — can now search by postcode and see what compliance status a rental property holds. For Oxfordshire landlords, […]
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 went live on 1 May 2026 — exactly one month ago. While the new tenancy rules have dominated the headlines, the quieter story is how they have changed your EPC and MEES options. Section 21 is gone, fixed-term tenancies are gone, and the route landlords used to take to recover […]
A generic property video shows the rooms. A narrated tour with a local area video sells the lifestyle. The difference between the two is the difference between a listing that gets scrolled past and one that gets shared, saved, and called about. Most property videos in 2026 look broadly the same: smooth gimbal shots through […]
Two properties of identical age and construction can receive EPC ratings two bands apart — not because they are different, but because one owner prepared properly for the assessment and the other did not. Half an hour spent before your EPC assessor arrives can be the difference between a D and a C. EPCs in […]