The UK government is implementing minimum energy performance standards for privately rented homes to reduce carbon emissions and improve tenant living conditions. Led by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly BEIS), the policy establishes binding energy efficiency requirements (measured by EPC ratings) that landlords must meet by specified deadlines. Multiple iterations of the Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings Bill have been tabled, with a 2025 update confirming the government's commitment to phased implementation across the rental sector.
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In response to: Improving the energy efficiency of socially rented homes in England
In response to: Improving the energy efficiency of socially rented homes in England
In response to: Improving the energy efficiency of socially rented homes in England
In response to: Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update
In response to: Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update
In response to: Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update
In response to: Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update
We are seeking views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030.
We are deeply concerned that Energy Performance Certificates, as currently calibrated, provide some consumers with poorly conceived advice and have a strong bias against low carbon, but initially more expensive, heating systems. As a cost-based metric, Energy Performance Certificates are …
Energy Performance Certificate assessments vary greatly in quality and consistency. It is therefore troubling that they are expected to perform such a range of functions that they were never initially designed for, such as determining eligibility for government support schemes. …
This report highlights the high and stagnating levels of energy poverty in the UK and the current disincentive that Energy Performance Certificates have on low carbon heating options due to price concerns. We therefore recommend that the Government reforms the …
We are seeking views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030.
The purpose of this 2025 consultation is to seek views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030. This consultation also includes a summary of responses to …
UIN: HCWS429 The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing a consultation on reforms to the minimum energy efficiency standards that are applied to private rented sector homes under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and …
UIN: HLWS425 My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband MP) has today made the following statement:The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing a consultation on reforms to …
We are seeking views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030.
In response to: Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
We're seeking views on proposals around raising energy performance standards for the domestic private rented sector in England and Wales.
Noting that the role of private investment in decarbonisation has so far been limited, we encourage the Government to review what role private investment might play in meeting net zero, noting the advice from witnesses that this could involve the …
We urge the Government to respond as soon as possible to its consultation on improving home energy performance through lenders which closed in February 2021. Ministers must rapidly bring forward proposals to encourage access to low-cost finance for householders to …
This balance of investment analysis should also be applied to the housing stock as, in conjunction with wider upgrades, it could enhance the living conditions of Service personnel and their families, thereby improving retention. Type: conclusion | Number: 5 | …
Second Reading 14:15:00 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (LD): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The UK has the least energy-efficient buildings in western Europe. Millions of families are living in cold, damp homes, …
A Bill to make provision to increase the energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes.
Given the importance of the MEES to the Government’s net zero strategy, not to mention the health, cost and other benefits of living in a warm home, we recommend that the MEES be incorporated into criterion D and that the …
We recommend that the Government review the impact of recent changes to taxation rules in the buy-to-let sector, with a view to making changes to make it more financially attractive to smaller landlords. If it is not willing to do …
The Government must also urgently bring forward measures to incentivise energy efficiency improvements via the mortgage market. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy conducted a consultation on how an obligation on lenders could be introduced to improve the …
The Government can take further practical measures to make its policy on energy efficiency more effective. The current system of Energy Performance Certificates still requires a thorough overhaul to ensure that they represent an accurate assessment of the improved energy …
A Bill to make provision to increase the energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to make provision to increase the minimum energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes.
The Department lacks good enough data to understand the nature and extent of problems renters face. The Department lacks sufficient data on the challenges facing landlords, tenants, and local authorities within the sector. For example, it lacks robust data on …
The Department’s forthcoming White Paper offers an opportunity for significant improvement to the private rented sector. In the past ten years, the Department has made several positive legislative changes in the private rented sector, such as providing tenants with protection …
In response to: Improving Energy Performance Certificates: action plan - progress report
The progress report provides an update on the delivery of the EPC action plan, designed to improve the quality of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).
The retrofitting of existing homes is essential for ensuring the UK reaches net zero by 2050. Retrofitting will come at substantial cost and can only be achieved through a mix of both public and private funding. We welcome the additional …
We were told that local government needs additional resources to enforce minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector. Resources should be made available for this purpose. Enforcement would also be aided by the introduction of a register of …
First Reading 12:57:00 A Bill to make provision to increase the energy performance of buildings and for connected purposes. The Bill was introduced by Lord Foster of Bath, read a first time and ordered to be printed. Lord Foster of …
A Bill to make provision to increase the minimum energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes.
We're seeking views on the government's proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings.
We're seeking views on the government’s proposals to introduce a national performance-based policy framework for rating the energy and carbon performance of large commercial and industrial buildings.
We're seeking views on the government’s proposals to introduce a national performance-based policy framework for rating the energy and carbon performance of large commercial and industrial buildings.
We are seeking views on Government’s proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings.
We're seeking views on the proposed targets for the minimum energy efficiency standard for privately rented non-domestic buildings in 2030.
We call on the Government to publish an exit plan for the private rented sector from national and local restrictions. Now the Government has published its roadmap for how to exit national restrictions, hopefully for the final time, it should …
We recommend that the Government review the feasibility of its aspiration to achieve a minimum of EPC band C by 2035, given current progress on improving energy efficiency. As well as setting out how it plans to meet existing targets, …
The Government should bring forward the allocation of the £3.8bn of funding pledged before the 2019 general election. This would deliver cost savings at scale. This funding should be frontloaded to reap the benefits of cumulative emissions savings towards net …
We support the introduction of minimum energy performance standards across all tenures. Without these minimum standards, it is unlikely the Government’s overall ambitions on retrofitting energy efficiency will be achieved. Type: conclusion | Number: 23 | Paragraph: 110 | Response …
In its forthcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government, acting on the advice of the Climate Change Committee, should set an ambitious and realistic trajectory for owner occupiers to achieve minimum EPC C standards. The CCC recommends that by 2028 …
Energy Performance Certificates have a range of flaws, with their inability to reflect real-world energy performance being the biggest challenge. Desk-based assessments with out-of-date software are doing nothing to improve the market value of decarbonised homes and do not accurately …
We recommend the EPC methodology is fundamentally overhauled to support low carbon heating measures by indicating, in its headline rating not only the fuel cost of heating a property but also its energy and carbon metrics. The measures in the …
Building renovation passports have the potential to provide much more accurate data on energy usage and could be used to unlock green finance. They provide homeowners with long-term renovation strategies which can minimise disruption to their properties and thereby encourage …
We're seeking views on the government’s proposals to introduce a national performance-based policy framework for rating the energy and carbon performance of large commercial and industrial buildings.
We are seeking views on Government’s proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings.
We're seeking views on the government’s proposals to introduce a national performance-based policy framework for rating the energy and carbon performance of large commercial and industrial buildings.
We're seeking views on the government's proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings.
Lenders could have a role in building a market for energy performance improvements. The government has been engaging with lenders, their engagement organisations, and other financial stakeholders to better understand how government can encourage lenders to innovate. This consultati
We're seeking views on proposals around raising energy performance standards for the domestic private rented sector in England and Wales.
The Government has committed to upgrade as many private rented sector homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. This consultation sets out a suite of policy proposals towards achiev
We recommend that the Government include supplementary provisions in the Bill for mandating regular electrical safety checks in higher-risk buildings. (Paragraph 188) Construction Products and Supplementary Provisions Type: recommendation | Number: 63 | Response status: under_consideration Governm
Lenders could have a role in building a market for energy performance improvements. The government has been engaging with lenders, their engagement organisations, and other financial stakeholders to better understand how government can encourage lenders to innovate. This consultati
We're seeking views on proposals around raising energy performance standards for the domestic private rented sector in England and Wales.
The Government has committed to upgrade as many private rented sector homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. This consultation sets out a suite of policy proposals towards achiev
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; to give the Secretary of State powers to
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; to make provision regarding performance
First Reading 15:40:00 A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; to make provision regarding performance and insulation of new heating systems …
We're seeking views on the proposed targets for the minimum energy efficiency standard for privately rented non-domestic buildings in 2030.
15:20:00 A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; to make provision regarding performance and insulation of new heating systems in existing …
We're seeking views on the proposed targets for the minimum energy efficiency standard for privately rented non-domestic buildings in 2030.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; and for connected purposes.
We're seeking views on amendments to The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 for domestic properties.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; and for connected purposes.
We're seeking views on amendments to The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 for domestic properties.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; and for connected purposes.
We're seeking views on amendments to The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 for domestic properties.
This consultation proposes changes to how SAP assesses the energy performance of homes.
This consultation proposes changes to how SAP assesses the energy performance of homes.
This consultation proposes changes to how SAP assesses the energy performance of homes.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to make regulations about the renting out of houses in multiple occupation; to require landlords to provide energy performance certificates to prospective tena
A Bill to provide for the regulation of letting agents; to protect tenants’ deposits; to require the enforcement of environmental and energy-efficiency standards in private-sector rented accommodation
A Bill to provide for the regulation of letting agents; to protect tenants’ deposits; to require the enforcement of environmental and energy-efficiency standards in private-sector rented accommodation