New energy efficiency guide for rented properties

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) and the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) have joined forces to produce a guide to improving energy efficiency in rented properties.

Many landlords have already made energy efficiency upgrades to help reduce energy costs, and have passed on the 2022 energy discount for tenants paying all-inclusive bills, but more can be dome, according to Steve Harriott, group CEO at TDS.

He said: “Across the UK, energy bills are at an all-time high following the latest energy price-cap rise. Within the Private rented sector (PRS), we’re finding that landlords are increasingly concerned about how to keep energy costs down and support their tenants, while having further concerns about improving their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), as a result of proposed changes coming to the minimum EPC rating.”

The Energy efficiency guide features low-cost tips to improve your property’s EPC and offers long-term ideas to make the property’s carbon footprint future-proof.

The guide also features an extensive list of government grants that landlords and their tenants may be able to apply for, and lists some easy, quick energy efficiency ideas that tenants can implement today.

Harriott added: “By improving the property’s EPC rating, landlords can help decrease their tenant’s energy bills and ensure their property is up to standard for 2025’s proposed adjustments.”

To download your free copy of the energy efficiency for rented properties guide, please click here.

 

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2 Comments

  1. Woodentop

    How many times do I have to say this ……… The EPC being discussed is the property band energy efficiency, NOT its carbon footprint, so this statement is incorrect

     

    ‘   ……. offers long-term ideas to make the property’s carbon footprint future-proof’.

     

    Maybe one of these experts from TDS and NRLA would like to make comment about the exemption clause for rented properties that do not meet the minimum standard, which can still be rented conditionally.

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    1. Woodentop

      The guide is flawed and unnecessarily scaring landlords with some properties that cannot meet minimum standards.

       

      Rather shocking behaviour if you are bringing out a guide which is missing essential detail.

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