<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">These consultations will be of interest to the private rented domestic sector as residential properties may require extensive (and expensive) retro-fit works to meet the proposed higher standards. Landlords of commercial properties will watch with interest to see whether similar proposals for higher MEES requirements are put forward for commercial lettings.</p>
This may also be a welcome move away from the existing EPC metric of an energy efficiency rating, which measures the modelled cost of energy efficiency ratings and results in higher EPC ratings for fossil fuel-heated properties.