Landlords: EPC C By 2030 Is Now Confirmed

If you have been half following the EPC story for the last few years, you would be forgiven for thinking nobody knows what is happening.

A standard was proposed, then delayed, then dropped, then revived. Dates came and went. 2025, 2028, 2030, all of them quoted confidently by somebody.

That part is over. In January 2026, the government published its response to the consultation on the energy performance of privately rented homes, and landlords finally have a date to work to.

What has … Continue Reading…

Moving House Mid Term? How Families Make It Work

Everybody means to move in the summer holidays.

It is the plan every family starts with. Six clear weeks, no uniforms, no school run, unpack in August and walk into September like nothing happened.

Then the sale takes longer than anyone expected, or the right house appears in the second week of term, or the rental you wanted comes free in October. And suddenly you are moving in the middle of a school year with a maths test on Thursday.

It is far … Continue Reading…

Selling This September? Here Is Your Christmas Deadline

There is a phone call we take every year in the first week of September. Someone has decided, somewhere between the last barbecue and the first uniform run, that this is the year they move. Then comes the question.

“Could we still be in by Christmas?”

The honest answer is yes. But only just, and only if you get one thing right at the very start.

Why does September matter so much for sellers?

Something shifts in the first fortnight of September. The holidays … Continue Reading…

Landlords: How To Answer A Tenant’s Pet Request

The message usually arrives on a Sunday evening, and it is always polite.

“We have been thinking about getting a dog. Would that be OK?”

Since 1 May 2026, how you answer that is no longer just a matter of preference. There is a process, there is a deadline, and there are reasons you are allowed to give and reasons you are not.

What changed for landlords on 1 May 2026?

The Renters’ Rights Act came into force for most purposes on 1 May … Continue Reading…