The new regulations state that, in terms of non-domestic properties being rented privately, new tenancy agreements cannot be started unless the property in question has an EPC rating which is lower than E from April 2018.

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2. 2 | Non-Domestic Property EPC Ratings UK
Non-Domestic
Property EPC
Ratings UK
New regulations will be coming into force on the 1st of April 2018
regarding energy efficiency standards for non-domestic rental
properties in the UK. The new regulations require landlords to take
measures to ensure their property’s EPC rating falls into bands A-E.
From the 1st of April 2023, landlords will be prohibited from continuing
to rent properties that do not meet these standards.

3. Non-Domestic Property EPC Ratings UK | 3
Almost a fifth of all non-domestic
property landlords could be affected by
the new regulations, according to the EPCs
currently lodged on the register with the
UK government.
The energy efficiency asset band ratings for registered non-domestic properties are as follows:
The remaining 0.02% of properties are not recorded. These figures are based on buildings with EPCs in
England and Wales that have been built, sold or let since EPCs first came into existence in 2008. Therefore,
according to these figures 18.27% of non-domestic landlords will be required to make improvements to ener-
gy efficiency within their properties before the 1st of April 2018.
Band A – 0.68%
Band A+ – 0.03%
Band B – 7.60%
Band C – 23.32%
Band D – 29.59%
Band E – 16.50%
Band F – 8.32%
Band G – 9.95%

4. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE BLOG OF BRIAN
BARSO, WHO CONSULTS FOR A COMPANY
INVOLVED IN THESE AREAS.