Landlords have until 2030 to get their rented properties to an EPC ‘C’ rating – or be barred from letting them out. 

Ed Miliband, Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, confirmed the plans last week, telling the Commons: “One thing that this Government will do that the last Government did not, is demand that landlords raise the standard of their accommodation to a proper energy performance certificate standard C by 2030.” 

He said the move will help support more than three million people in the country facing fuel poverty. 

The C target mirrors the original Conservative proposals, first mooted in 2021, which would have required all landlords in England and Wales to have a C rated home by 2028 – plans which were axed by former PM Rishi Sunak last year.  

What happens next? 

While the NRLA supports the principle of energy efficient homes, we know many landlords face significant challenges when it comes to making upgrades, particularly when it comes to insulating older solid brick homes.  

We are asking the Government for more information as to how properties will be assessed and details of any exemptions and spending caps, as well as whether funding or other support will be available to landlords when it comes to making improvements. 

New regulations will be needed – and we will be pushing for details to be set out swiftly to allow landlords time to plan for any upgrades required.

Source: Goodlord newsAgent