The Residential Landlords Association has reported that the
Government has now revealed the dates for rental properties to comply with new
energy efficiency rules. They are:
April 2018: by this date it will be unlawful
to let out a property with an F or G Energy Performance Certificate rating, as
a new let.
April 2020: by this date the requirement for
a minimum E rating will apply, not just to new lets but also to existing
tenancies;
2025: the target is for a minimum D
rating;
2030: the minimum target will be a C
rating.
Richard Jones, company secretary of the RLA
however has stated that there is some doubt over the accuracy of a large number
of EPC’s “The Building Research Establishment
estimates that around 100,000 properties have an incorrect F and G rating so
these ratings should be better than they are. This means some of those
currently rated at the lowest banding Band G ought to be reclassified as Band F
and quite a number of those that are in Band F do in fact meet the Band E
requirement. We are making repeated representations to the government on this
issue because we firmly believe that EPCs must be accurate before compulsion is
brought in” he says.
We will update our blog with any further changes. With most of these things we find there is
always a few along the way!
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