Insulate - The Essential Insulation Magazine - May 2018
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May Issue of Insulate Insulation Magazine: Exclusive in-depth interview with Isover Insulation's Huw Rees, Schooled in Insulation, Urgent action on Building Safety, Sound Methods of Construction. Also news from Kingspan Insulation, NIA, BUFCA, MIMA, IMA, 3M, Egerton, Baumit, Advanced Insulation, Knauf, Insulation Superstore and many more....
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<strong>Insulate</strong> Columnist<br />
Just 4% of Private Landlords<br />
aware of new energy efficiency regulations<br />
<strong>Insulate</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> columnist Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the National <strong>Insulation</strong> Association<br />
A<br />
recent study from landlord insurance specialist,<br />
Just Landlords, reveals a worrying level<br />
of awareness of the new Minimum Energy<br />
Efficiency Standard (MEES) which came into<br />
effect on 1st April <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
NIA Installer members free of charge through the<br />
installer postcode locator tool on its website www.nia-uk.<br />
org to obtain a survey and quotation. By using an NIA<br />
member, landlords will be safe in the knowledge that the<br />
installer meets stringent criteria and has signed up to<br />
the NIA’s Code of Professional Practice providing added<br />
assurance and recourse.<br />
<strong>The</strong> NIA believes it’s vital that<br />
landlords have access to the most<br />
trusted and reliable of local specialists,<br />
and hopes that its online service<br />
will enable landlords to meet<br />
their obligations by making their<br />
properties more energy efficient.<br />
Additionally, when asked what changes they could make<br />
to ensure that their property’s EPC rating is improved,<br />
only just over half (52%) know that enhancing the insulation<br />
of a home could have a large impact.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new regulations in England and Wales now require<br />
private landlord’s with premises that are rated EPC band<br />
F or G to upgrade them to band E by installing insulation<br />
measures before they can renew tenancies or re-let<br />
the properties.<br />
<strong>The</strong> National <strong>Insulation</strong> Association (NIA) is providing<br />
assistance to private landlords to help them meet the new<br />
regulations by providing access to NIA installer members<br />
to carry out work.<br />
According to the latest figures<br />
from the Office for National<br />
Statistics (ONS), last year, 64,092<br />
EPCs were rated a grade F or<br />
G – the two lowest ratings. This<br />
indicates that many rental properties<br />
will require improvements in order to comply with<br />
the new energy efficiency laws.<br />
Landlords need to ensure that they are complying with<br />
the new energy efficiency laws, and understand how it<br />
affects them and their tenants.<br />
Landlords looking for help to<br />
compile with MEES should<br />
contact an NIA member via<br />
www.nia-uk.org<br />
or call 08451 636363<br />
<strong>The</strong> NIA advises that Landlords can contact their local<br />
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