Short-term let landlords won’t be expected to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C by 2030, breaking from the rest of the private rented sector.
As it stands all that will be required is an EPC rating of E, though the government acknowledged that some landlords could change their properties to short-term lets to avoid complying with the regulations.
The government said in its consultation report: “There are many nuances relevant to the operation of short-term letting that differentiate the sector from long-term letting, and these require thorough consideration before any form of an energy efficiency standard is applied to the sector.
“On this basis, government will not require shortterm lets to comply with PRS MEES at this time, but this position will remain under review.”
The government added that many property professionals favour a ‘level playing field’.
However, it said occupiers of short-term lets are not at risk of fuel poverty – and that is the priority of the EPC policy.