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Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation

Commons · Question 97456 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to requirements for EPC certificates on properties used as short term holiday lets.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Dec 2025

The recent consultation on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector sought views on whether short-term lets should be included in the scope of our proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certifi...