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Energy Performance Certificates: Private Rented Housing

Commons · Question 80410 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish guidance on the (a) timeline and (b) requirements for private rented homes to achieve an EPC rating of C; and what support will be made available for landlords with o

Answer

Answered by Martin McCluskey, 20 Oct 2025

Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. We received a significant number of responses and we will use this feedback to inform the government response, which will be published i...