Question follow-through · 61353

Energy Performance Certificates: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current EPC rating assessment criteria on landlords' ability to meet those criteria.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
27 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current EPC rating assessment criteria on landlords' ability to meet those criteria.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

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  3. 27 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is reforming Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), including the current EPC rating assessment criteria and the methodology that underpins this, with new and amended metrics due to be introduced for domestic buildings under the Home Energ...

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