Written questions

Energy Performance Certificates: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

Commons · Question 32687 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support landlords in (a) rural and (b) coastal areas to meet the new EPC standards by 2030.

Answer

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...