{"id":7216,"date":"2016-02-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=169"},"modified":"2016-02-12T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:00:00","slug":"landlords-must-act-on-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/information\/landlords-must-act-on-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlords Must act on Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government is working to encourage landlords to take responsibility for their rental properties and improve their energy efficiency ratings. According to the Energy Saving Trust, more than a third of the UK’s homes are rented and over 10% of these properties have an energy efficiency rating of F or G. These are the two lowest grades on the EPC scale.<\/p>\n

There are new rules about to come into effect that will mean that landlords will have an obligation to keep their tenants warm and healthy. This should mean happier tenants and create better landlord-tenant relationships, as well as helping the environment.<\/p>\n

The new regulations<\/h2>\n

From April 2016:<\/strong> Residential private landlords will not be able to decline a tenant’s request for energy efficiency improvements if they can apply for government support to help pay for them.
\nFrom April 2018:<\/strong> All landlords must improve their properties’ energy efficiency rating to at least an E, or have installed the improvements where government grants or subsidies are available. The rules will apply from April 2020 to all private rented properties, and from April 2023 for non-domestic buildings. The <\/p>\n

My property doesn’t meet the standards. What can I do?<\/h2>\n

\"energyIf you’ve recently had the energy efficiency of your property assessed and you have been given a rating lower than E, the first thing you should do is look at your insulation.<\/p>\n