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Living in a warm and energy efficient home is so important to our health and wellbeing. It lowers the risk of illness, reduces the stress of high energy bills and plays a role in tackling the climate crisis.  

The majority of tenants in rental properties (55%) now have smart meters, new research shows. Findings from our 2025 Voice of the Landlord and Voice of the Tenant surveys shows they are the third-commonest energy efficiency measure installed in rental properties (after insulation and more efficient gas boilers). Just under half of all landlords have installed them. Another 41% say they will prioritise this energy efficiency measure in future.

The UK private rented sector is currently waiting for the Government’s response to a consultation on raising the minimum energy efficiency standards. The proposals involve raising the minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for rental properties from E to C by 2030.  

At TDS, one of our core strategic aims is to improve standards in the private rented sector. But as new research from the TDS Charitable Foundation shows, stronger enforcement alone isn’t enough. To uphold standards, tenants need to understand their rights – and know where to go when things go wrong.

The TDS Charitable Foundation has partnered with the homelessness charity DENS and Dacorum Borough Council to develop a project which will improve access to the private rented sector for people experiencing homelessness.

The TDS Charitable Foundation is running a survey of English landlords for a second time.

This indicates that legislative change alone is not sufficient to solve the challenges facing the sector in both nations.

The English Private Landlord Survey  (EPLS) is an essential resource for understanding the private rented sector in England. Conducted by...

We want to understand renters’ experiences of trying to solve housing problems when their landlord or letting agent will not help.

Rents continue to rise across the UK, albeit at varying rates in different regions.

The TDS Charitable Foundation has published its latest Voice of the Tenant survey, which shows that 35% of private renters are struggling.

The TDS Charitable Foundation has published a report which looks at the barriers that private and social housing tenants face.

Recent data from the property portal Zoopla shows that the imbalance between the supply and demand of private rented housing in the UK.

Next week the TDS Group will launch the first wave of its new regular national survey of landlords to explore their experiences...

Of the 14,340 households owed a homelessness prevention duty by the council as a result of the loss of an AST, 46.7% (6,700) of these were b

When tenants were asked what energy improvements they would like to see made to their homes, the most popular answer was insulation...

In this blog, TDS looks at key trends in the cost of rent and supply of privately rented properties across the UK in the 2023 final quarter.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published the latest findings from the English Housing Survey 2022-3.

The TDS Charitable Foundation has published results from its latest Voice of the Tenant survey carried out with over 2,000 tenants in 2023.

TDS has published its latest State of the Market Briefing for Q3. Read the full report here.