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Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing

Commons · Question 23503 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) alternative pathways for landlords unable to meet the EPC C rating requirement due to structural limitation.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 16 Jan 2025

Government will consult shortly on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation will include proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030. In this co...