Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist in a political tale as old as time in which the voting potential of the mass consumer – the tenant – matters more to the government than the added costs and regulatory oversight applied to the providers of around 4.6 million rental properties across the UK, representing nearly 20% of all households.
This forms the basis of an imminent challenge for landlords and tenants as research from the data science firm Outra has found that an estimated 4.5 million rental properties across the UK currently have an EPC rating of D or below – the UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe, with almost 38% of homes being built prior to 1946.