THE COMMERCIAL PRIVATE RENTED PROPERTY MINIMUM STANDARD
Guidance for landlords and enforcement authorities on the minimum level of energy efficiency required to let non-domestic property under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015
This section is a distillation of the published Government regulations and was correct at the time of incorporating within the GO LOCAL EPC site. For a copy of the full original document please select this link THE NON DOMESTIC PRIVATE RENTED PROPERTY MINIMUM STANDARD. This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated.
Chapter 1: How the Regulations Apply to Non-Domestic Property 11
1.1 Non Domestic PRS scope 11
1.2 When do the minimum level of energy efficiency provisions apply? 13
1.3 Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings 16
1.4 Where all relevant works have been done but the property remains sub-standard (Regulation 29) 22
Chapter 2: Minimum Standards Improvements and Funding 24
2.1 Relevant Energy Efficiency Improvements (Regulation 28) 24
2.2 Relevant Energy Efficiency Improvements and Cost Considerations (Regulation 28) 25
2.3 Relevant Energy Efficiency Improvements and Special Provisions for Wall Insulation (Regulation 28(2)) 29
Chapter 3: Exclusions and Exemptions 32
3.1 Temporary Exemptions 32
3.1.3 Exemption due to recently becoming a landlord (Regulation 33 & Regulation 36
Chapter 4: The PRS Exemptions Register
4.1 The Exemptions Register 37
4.2 Exemptions Register Data and Evidence Requirements 39
Chapter 5: Enforcement of the Non-Domestic Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency 43
5.1 Compliance and Enforcement 43
5.2 Penalties 45
5.3 Appeals 51
Building Regulations Approved Document L2B: Conservation of fuel and power in existing buildings other than dwellings – Table 6
Private Rented Sector Minimum Standards Frequently Asked Questions 59
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