21st
Jan 2025
A petition on the House of Commons’ website is calling for uniform energy efficiency regulations across all housing tenures, not just rentals.
The petition, titled “Apply the same energy efficiency legislation to all property – not just rentals,” was initiated by private landlord Mark Thompson.
This move comes in response to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s proposed legislation requiring private landlords to ensure their properties achieve a minimum EPC rating of C by 2030.
The petition advocates for the same EPC target to include homeowner or the legislation to be should be revoked if uniformity cannot be achieved.
The petition reads:
“The UK government has announced plans to significantly increase energy efficiency standards for privately rented properties.
“Owner-occupied properties are however exempt from the same requirements creating an unfair and illogical situation from an environmental standpoint.
“We, the undersigned, urge the UK government to introduce a level playing field by applying the same energy efficiency standards to both privately rented and owner-occupied properties.
“We believe that a fair and equitable approach to improving energy efficiency with the same standards is applied across the board. It is illogical from an environmental point of view to only apply the rules to the private rental sector. Either scrap the legislation or apply it equally across the board.”
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