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Private landlords failing on energy efficiency

Friday, 30 September 2011 12:00 AM

More than a third of landlords do not know the energy performance of their properties, according to a survey by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

And one in six (17 per cent) believe their homes are are in the two minimum categories for energy efficiency (F and G) of the energy performance certificate (EPC).

Under the government’s Green Deal, landlords will be banned from renting category F and G properties from 2018.

ARLA says that with more and more people renting privately rather than buying landlords need government help for improvements. It wants the scope and value of the landlord energy savings allowance to be extended to make the Green Deal more effective.

Ian Potter, operations manager of ARLA, said: "The clock is ticking for the private rented sector to improve its environmental performance but the investment just isn't there to ensure that this change takes place in the government's timeframe.

"ARLA has campaigned for the government to incentivise - through tax relief - the improvement of rental properties. Otherwise it is going to be exceedingly difficult for the majority of landlords to find the funds to improve stock."

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