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Energy Performance Certificates: Private Rented Housing

Commons · Question 32685 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support landlords in areas with limited access to qualified professionals and contractors in meeting the proposed higher EPC requirements for private re

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Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 3 Mar 2025

The Government is now consulting on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector to EPC C or equivalent. We are proposing a phased implementation of the new standard from 2028 to 2030 to encourage early action. The consultat...