Question follow-through · 82022

Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of new Energy Performance Certificate regulations on (a) holiday lets and (b) the tourism sector.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
16 Oct 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 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 new Energy Performance Certificate regulations on (a) holiday lets and (b) the tourism sector.

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector, including proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C or equivalent by 2030. We have sought views on wh...

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