The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations“) introduced the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (“MEES“), which aim to encourage landlords to improve the energy efficiency of buildings via a restriction on granting new tenancies and continuing existing tenancies where the property has a sub-standard EPC rating. Below are 10 key
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HELP AT LAST! GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ON MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
The Government has published its long-awaited guidance on the minimum energy efficiency standards regulations that will start to apply to non-domestic properties in April 2018. We previously blogged on the topic of MEES here back in 2015; a copy of the guidance can be downloaded from here. The guidance is intended for use by both
Minimum energy efficiency standards: Will minimal enforcement mean minimal impact?
You may recall that earlier this year the government published its response to the consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards for domestic and commercial buildings, a day after laying draft Regulations before Parliament. The Regulations, which became law on 26 March this year, may significantly constrain the way in which owners and occupiers of commercial