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LATEST BRIEFING — 20 May 2026

COMPLIANCE 3 min readEnergy upgrade quote requests +21% wk/wk

F & G-rated rentals: landlords are quoting now for the 2027 deadline.

New MEES guidance brings 1.2m UK rentals into scope. Heating, insulation, glazing and electrical re-wires are the biggest spends.

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) tightening for rented homes is no longer a debate — landlords with F or G-rated stock are getting compliance letters and starting to gather quotes. The legal pressure has moved from "by 2030" planning conversation to "next budget cycle" action.

For tradesmen, that means the next 9–12 months will see a steady stream of single-trade and multi-trade jobs aimed at moving a property from band F or G up to D or better. The work is rarely one trade only — boiler swaps, loft and cavity insulation, double glazing replacement, ventilation upgrades, and electrical re-wires usually appear in clusters on the same address.

The cleanest signal is a recently filed energy certificate showing band F or G on a property classed as rented. JobFilter reads verified energy signals daily and matches them to your trade — so a heating engineer sees the boilers and a glazier sees the windows, both on the same property if applicable.

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COMPLIANCE19 May 2026 · 3 min

Building Safety Act: fire-door remedials are creating steady block work.

Blocks over 11m must show inspected, compliant fire doors. Most can't — and the responsible person now carries personal liability.

Takeaway

Quote a portfolio of blocks, not a single door. A managing agent with 12 buildings usually wants one trusted contractor across the lot — that's 12 months of work from one contact.

JoinersGlaziersElectricians

FUNDING18 May 2026 · 4 min

ECO4 + GBIS funding is flowing. PAS 2030 installers are the bottleneck.

Energy suppliers must spend the money. There aren't enough certified installers. If you're PAS 2030 you can name your price right now.

Takeaway

If you do insulation or renewables, get PAS 2030 / MCS certified now. The customer demand is funded, the supplier pressure is real, and the installer shortage is your edge for at least the next 12 months.

Insulation firmsHeat pump installersSolar PV installers

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THE RULES THAT DO NOT CHANGE.

PLANNING

Planning approvals are the earliest clean signal for domestic work.

Extensions, lofts, and major refurbs hit planning before they hit any directory. The first 48 hours after approval is the highest-margin window — the buyer has not yet started ringing round.

TENDERS

Public tenders only matter when deadline, buyer, and scope all fit.

A tender is only worth chasing when admin, insurance, capacity and price band line up. Otherwise it burns half a day on a job you were never going to win.

COMMERCIAL

New company formations point to fit-out work before the site is visible.

A new restaurant, gym, salon or office leasing premises usually needs electrical, plumbing, HVAC, joinery and decorating before opening. Business registration signals and energy filings together flag this earlier than walk-bys.

LEAD QUALITY

Most wasted visits fail the same four checks.

No timing, no budget, no buyer, no scope. Before you quote, confirm who decides, when work starts, what the budget band is, and whether scope is fixed. Missing any of these = a weak lead.

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