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Private Rented Housing: Energy Performance Certificates

Commons · Question 65935 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of requiring private rental properties to have a C grade on their Energy Performance Certificate by 2030 on (a) landlords and (

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 16 Jul 2025

Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation included proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030, and was accompan...