22 May 2026
By Carl Dodd

EPC and the Renters’ Rights Act: putting retrofit in the picture

2026, affordable warmth, air quality, Carl Dodd, damp, decarbonisation, draught-proofing, emissions, energy efficiency, energy sufficiency, floor insulation, green sector, heat pumps, hemp insulation, housing, humidity, loft insulation, low impact, low carbon living, mould, natural insulation, Net Zero Carbon, new homes, PRL, Property Revolutions Ltd., reduce carbon footprint, Retrofit PRL, shading, solar panel, sustainability, sustainable living, tenants, tiny homes, tiny houses, Urban Heat Island, warm homes plan, wood fibre
How the Renters' Rights Act and Net Zero Targets threaten older housing stock The UK private rented sector (PRS) stands at a crossroads. This month, the dual pressures of imminent legislative reform and national decarbonisation targets converged to create unprecedented anxiety for landlords - and tenants. At the heart of this shifting landscape is a widening structural chasm. On one side sits a modern, highly efficient tier of rental properties, largely compliant with evolving standards, and cheap to run. On the other lies a vast, aging portfolio of pre-war, solid-wall housing stock that risks becoming legally unlettable or financially unviable.…
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15 Aug 2025
By Carl Dodd

Why the UK’s new-build towers are becoming summer ovens

2025, air quality, Carl Dodd, climate resilience, climate whips, draught-proofing, floor insulation, heat pumps, Heatwave, housing, humidity, London Climate Resilience Review, low impact, low carbon living, new homes, PRL, Property Revolutions Ltd., Retrofit PRL, shading, sustainability, sustainable living, tenants, Urban Heat Island, ventilation, weatherproof
Life inside a heat trap As we discussed in a previous Blog Post, groups of tall buildings are prone to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect - which happens because materials like concrete and asphalt absorb and retain heat. A recent headline caught our eye. It refers to what happened last June when a warning was stuck to the window of a flat in Leaside Lock, East London, reading: "DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT." The photo has been shared over half a million times: Picture Credit: Aidan Sheehan Twelve months later, after the UK recorded its second-warmest June and…
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04 Jul 2025
By Carl Dodd

On the brink: why climate resilience can’t wait

2025, affordable warmth, air pollution, air quality, Carl Dodd, climate resilience, climate whips, damp, decarbonisation, draught-proofing, Droughts, ecosystem, emissions, energy efficiency, energy sufficiency, Environment, Floods, green sector, heat pumps, Heatwave, housing, humidity, hydroelectricity, KLB – Scottish NZC, lifestyle transformation, London Climate Resilience Review, Nature, Net Zero Carbon, one planet living, PRL, Property Revolutions Ltd., rainwater harvesting, reduce carbon footprint, Retrofit PRL, rewilding, shading, solar panel, sustainability, sustainable living, tenants, Urban Heat Island, ventilation, weatherproof, wind power, wind turbine
The UK's weather is no longer just 'unpredictable' The UK's relationship with weather has long been one of mild fascination, but the days of gentle unpredictability are fading fast. We are now firmly in the age of climate disruption - and it's getting worse. From overheating cities to flash floods, droughts, wildfires, and infrastructure failures, the UK is no longer insulated from extreme weather. These events aren't 'one-off's' either - they're part of a volatile new normal. What we are seeing are climate 'whips' (hydroclimate whiplash) - sudden swings between extremes, such as torrential downpours following long dry spells, or…
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