The Association of Residential
Letting Agents (ARLA) is warning that “thousands” of landlords simply are not
ready for energy efficiency changes coming into effect on Sunday.
From April 1 all rented properties on
new lets, including renewals, will be required to comply with the government’s
minimum energy efficiency standards, or MEES.
This will ensure tenants have better
quality and better insulated homes, as every BTL will be minimum EPC rated E.
The number of properties which are EPC rated F
or G has fallen dramatically from 700,000 in 2012, to 300,000 today, many
landlords are yet to prepare their properties for the new laws.
Sunday’s deadline means landlords who
do not or cannot conform will either face fines of up to £4,000, or lose money
on empty properties which cannot be let until they meet the standards.
Martin & Co in Oxford and
Kidlington has been in dialogue with its landlords over several months,
assisting as required to prepare properties for the new energy efficiency
targets. Most landlords have recognised
the need to act, with just a handful who still have to put in place the
necessary arrangements.
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