Question follow-through · 27395
Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to consult on the EPC of C or above requirement for rental properties.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to consult on the EPC of C or above requirement for rental properties.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government will consult shortly on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation will include proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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