Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What steps she is taking to ensure that new homes meet the minimum standard of EPC C rating.”
Tabled: 3 June 2025Answered: 9 June 2025
Asked by
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The December 2021 uplift to energy-efficiency standards means that most new build homes already achieve EPC ratings of A or B. As recently announced, the Government intend to introduce future standards in the autumn that will set more ambitious energy-efficiency and carbon emissions requirements for new homes to ensure that they are net zero-ready.