Nottingham Letting Agent Property Blog

According to a survey by the Association of Residential Letting Agents, only 35% of landlords in the UK know the energy performance of their properties, and around 17% think their property falls into the minimum category of energy efficiency performance, which is the F or G band of the Energy Performance Certificate. If this is true then they need to make plans to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, as from 2018 onwards, under the terms of the governments Green Deal, any rental properties performing at this level will be banned through the minimum efficiency standard.ARLA thinks that landlords should...

Nottingham letting agents are urging Nottingham landlords to remember that if they intend to make energy-saving improvements to their buy to let properties they could reduce the amount of tax paid through the Landlords Energy Savings Allowance (LESA). Now is definitely a great time to make properties more eco-friendly, as energy costs look set to increase even more.LESA isn't a payment, but has to be claimed as a tax allowance, and can be claimed by landlords renting out residential property in the UK and abroad. Unfortunately anyone letting out holiday homes or a room through the Rent a Room Scheme doesn't...