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Commercial landlords urged to meet minimum energy efficiency standards

Landlords of both commercial and residential properties must act soon to ensure that their properties comply with new energy efficiency rules that are due to be rolled out over the coming years. 

 

As of April 2018, Government legislation will see landlords unable to rent out properties that do not meet a minimum energy efficiency standard. All properties – across the commercial and residential sectors – must ensure that their energy efficiency rating is higher than a level ‘F’ on the Energy Performance Certificate.

 

If the property is currently rated below that level, the landlord must improve the energy efficiency – through measures such as cavity wall insulation or installing a new boiler – in order to ensure the property will meet the new standards. Those that do not will no longer be able to be let to business or residential tenants.

 

Nigel Parsons of property software firm Landmark Systems told 24Dash.com: “This is a major shift and will catch some landlords out if they don’t prepare properly. 2018 might sound a long way off but it will come quickly for those who don’t look across their portfolio now and start putting in place a rolling programme of improvements.

 

“This will be essential not just for meeting the deadline, but for spreading capital expenditure evenly over the next few years,” added Mr Parsons.

 

It has been suggested that almost a fifth of the UK’s total commercial property stock will be affected by the new energy regulations. The Government’s planned changes will also impact certain residential properties, such as those let under assured shorthold tenancies and regulated tenancies.

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