Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 108580

Private Rented Housing: Energy

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Mr Clive Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help protect private renters from rent increases after landlords invest to improve the energy efficiency of homes in line with the new energy efficiency

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The government is standing up for renters through new minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector, and proposed standard for the social rented sector, which will lift around 650,000 households out of fuel poverty. Landlords should pro...

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