Energy: Private Rented Housing
Commons · Question 77065 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the funding required for local authorities to ensure the enforcement of proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented s
Answer
Answered by Martin McCluskey, 17 Oct 2025
Local authorities are key to enforcement and my department has engaged with them extensively throughout policy development. Government is already taking steps to empower local authorities, including proposing increasing the maximum fine to £30,000 per-pro...