Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards enforcement policy
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 are designed to improve the standard of the least energy efficient private sector rental properties in England and Wales - those rated F or G on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
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The Regulations provide that from April 2020, domestic privately rented property must have an EPC rating of at least E, unless it is among a small number of properties that can claim and register an exemption. Social housing is not included.
The Council has a duty to enforce the Regulations; this will be done collaboratively by Trading Standards and Housing Services. Officers will be authorised to deal with different forms of non-compliance with the Regulations which include:
- the property being sub-standard and let in breach of Regulation 23
- the landlord having registered any false or misleading information on the government’s national PRS Exemptions Register
- the landlord having failed to comply with a Compliance Notice
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Last updated 07 November 2023