Feb 29, 2016
The Energy Efficiency in Buildings Regulations 2015 require landlords to secure an EPC certificate with an E rating or higher in order to issue a new lease for a property from 1st April 2018. Beyond this, there is an additional requirement to secure such an EPC for...
Feb 23, 2016
During the Summer 2015 Budget, the Government announced that it would review the business energy efficiency tax landscape and the interactions between business energy efficiency policies and regulations. These include the Climate Change Levy (CCL), the Carbon...
Feb 22, 2016
According to the latest announcement, regulations requiring the non-domestic property owners in Scotland to carry out energy efficiency improvements before they can sell or lease the premises will not be incorporated into the current Energy Performance Certificate...
Feb 15, 2016
The UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the world’s first long-term financial support programme for renewable heat. The RHI pays participants of the scheme that generate and use renewable energy to heat their buildings. By increasing the generation of heat from...
Feb 12, 2016
The Government has announced that it intends to publish a new climate change and emissions reduction plan by the end of 2016. This is in direct response to the landmark Global Climate Change Agreement from the Paris COP21 Conference in December 2015. The Paris...