Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 113918

Energy: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Llinos Medi

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of lowering the landlord cost cap and introducing low property value exemptions for minimum energy efficiency standards on priv

Answer

Martin McCluskey

Government’s response to the consultation on increasing the minimum energy efficiency standard for private rented homes was accompanied by the Department’s Impact Assessment. The assessment provides an estimated impact of the final policy based on a range...

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