The government confirmed last night that it was to extend the requirement for energy performance certificates, part of its controversial home information pack, to rental property in October next year. Daily Telegraph
No regulations or guidelines for landlords have been produced, but landlords will have to pay several hundred pounds for compulsory energy performance certificates, which could need to be renewed every three years.
Around 850,000 people own buy-to-let properties and they have already been hit with additional red tape this year with a scheme that requires them to give their tenants' deposits to a third party for safekeeping.