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Energy Performance Certificates: Holiday Accommodation

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78869

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department his made of the potential impact of extending EPC C minimum energy efficiency requirements to self-catering holiday lets on the financial viability of small businesses.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation sought views on whether short-term lets should be included in the scope of our changes to help ensure a consistent standard across all private rented properties. We have engaged widely with stakeholders during the consultation process, including the self-catering holiday lets sector, and a government response will be published in due course.

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