How to use the EPC Checker for Landlords: full video tutorial
Test an EPC rating against the MEES minimum (EPC E) for homes and commercial lets in England and Wales, and the 2030 plans.
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Check an EPC rating against the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) needed to let a property in England and Wales today, and against the 2030 standard planned for rented homes. This full guide walks you through every box and result in the Property Clues EPC Checker for Landlords, using a worked example: a home rated E with a score of 47.
What you'll learn
- The MEES minimum of E today, and the 2030 standard similar to EPC C
- Entering the rating, score, property type and certificate date, and reading the certificate
- PRS Exemptions Register exemptions, and what-if examples for an F rating, a cheaper property and a commercial let
- The £10,000 cost cap, what counts towards it, and improvements that often help
- Key dates, the checks against the rules, and the penalties for letting below the minimum
Chapters
- Rated E: lettable today, 22 points short of C (example)
- Finding your way around
- Your property
- Scores, bands and where the rules apply
- The certificate and exemptions
- Reading the certificate
- Works and the cost cap
- What counts towards the cost cap
- The headline results
- What if: a cheaper property
- What if: some money is already spent
- What if: the rating were F
- What if: an exemption is registered
- What if: a commercial let
- Key dates and the checks
- Keeping the certificate in date
- Improvements that often help
- Penalties and duties
- The rules in short
- Planning your next steps
- Saving your checks
- Saving and recap
Figures in the video are a worked example. Property Clues tools are educational calculators and checklists, not financial, tax, mortgage or legal advice. Speak to a qualified adviser about your own situation. The voice in the video is AI-generated.