Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes - GOV.UK
This consultation has concluded
On 7 February 2025, we published a follow-on consultation with updated proposals to account for new and relevant considerations, including proposed reforms to EPCs.
This consultation includes a summary of responses to the 2020 consultation which we considered while drafting the update and will form part of consideration on policy choices.
We received 729 responses to the consultation from a wide range of stakeholders, including:
We're seeking views on proposals around raising energy performance standards for the domestic private rented sector in England and Wales.
This consultation ran from
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In the light of COVID-19, we have extended the consultation period to 8 January 2021 to give people more time to respond.
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 achieving this. These proposals will bring significant benefits to landlords, tenants and our environment including:
We have published a consultation stage impact assessment alongside this consultation.
See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.
Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.
Published 30 September 2020
Last updated 7 February 2025 + show all updates
