Energy Advice Guides for Landlords
Understanding your EPC and the Warm Homes Plan
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are changing as part of the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan, with a greater focus on helping households understand the real cost, comfort, and carbon impact of their homes. These updates are designed to give homeowners and tenants clearer, more practical information about energy efficiency improvements and the benefits they can bring.
This guide explains what is changing in EPCs, why the changes are being introduced, and how the Warm Homes Plan could affect the way your home’s energy performance is assessed in the future.
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) guidance for landlords
As an introduction to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and how this regulation affects domestic rented property owners and landlords in the UK. Introduced into legislation in 2015, the regulation legally requires changes to be made to certain rented properties to improve their energy efficiency.
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) guidance for landlords with historic buildings
An historic building is generally considered to be one built before 1919 of traditional construction, but this guide also covers those of special architectural and cultural interest. This includes listed buildings as included on the National Heritage List.