Your guide to EPC assessments during Covid-19
It remains a legal requirement to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate before selling or letting a property during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government has confirmed.
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It remains a legal requirement to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate before selling or letting a property during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government has confirmed.
Goodlord has revealed details of a new scheme designed to ease cash flow pressures on letting agents and ensure they can continue to support new and existing customers throughout the pandemic. The scheme covers new transactions as well as offering free tenancy renewals.
This Essex-based agency is using the time it has while remote working to self-regulate and gain industry qualifications - before regulation of the profession becomes mandatory.
Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in March 2020 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forces agencies to move to remote working, keeping staff motivated and productive is essential, so your business can continue to run efficiently.
Domestic private rented properties in England and Wales should have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating "E" from 1 April 2020.
Raffaele Russo, the director of loc8me, which specialises in student accommodation, thinks the idea that students don't care about where they live is outdated - in fact, their expectations are higher than ever.
Right to checks can be carried out over video calls and tenants can supply scanned copies or photos of documents, after the government introduced temporary changes to the process as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The government is advising renters to delay moving into a new home for as long as possible and landlords to only carry out urgent repairs while emergency measures are in place to fight coronavirus.