Consultation outcome

Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards: EPC B implementation

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 March 2021
• Last updated: 18 June 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in the non‑domestic Private Rented Sector: interim response

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Detail of outcome

Update: 18 June 2026

We’ve published an interim response to this consultation and the 2019 consultation on strengthening non‑domestic MEES in England and Wales.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on the government's proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings.

This consultation ran from
10:30am on 17 March 2021 to 11:45pm on 9 June 2021

Consultation description

The government’s 2019 consultation on a future regulatory target for the Non-Domestic Private Rented Sector Regulations of EPC B by 2030 gained large support. As a result, the 2020 Energy white paper confirmed that the future trajectory for the non-domestic minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) will be EPC B by 2030.

Responses to the earlier consultation raised issues with how existing minimum energy efficiency standards have been implemented, so in this consultation we have set out proposals to:

• improve the implementation
• improve enforcement
• ensure the policy can be delivered in practice

See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Documents

Non-domestic Private Rented Sector Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: EPC B future trajectory implementation

PDF, 668 KB, 62 pages

Published 17 March 2021

Last updated 18 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 18 June 2026

   Published an update following the 2019 and 2021 consultations on strengthening Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in the non‑domestic Private Rented Sector.

2. 17 March 2021

   First published.