EPC C required for rentals in 1,454 days

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Today's certificate

C

EPC C · gas boiler

Meets the 2030 minimum

Renewed under the new metrics

New-format certificate (proposed)

  • Fabric PerformanceNeeds C
  • Heating SystemCappedD
  • Smart ReadinessNot yet measured
  • Energy Cost Not counted
The boiler can't carry it to C any more

How it works

From postcode to a clear answer

Find your certificate

We pull the current rating, property type and heating straight from the official EPC register.

See where you stand

Compare the rating with other homes on the street and across the council area.

Check the hidden risk

Find out whether the rating survives the switch to the new metrics, and what to do if it doesn't.

The new rules

From 2030, a rented home must pass two tests, not one

The single A–G rating is being replaced by four metrics. Energy Cost will appear on the certificate but won't count towards compliance.

C needed

Fabric Performance

Insulation, glazing, airtightness

and
Either one
C needed

Heating System

How the home is heated

or
C needed

Smart Readiness

Solar, batteries, smart controls

A gas-heated home can't take the Heating System route under the proposals, so it has to get a C on Smart Readiness instead.

Key dates

The window to act is shorter than it looks

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Rules confirmed

    Warm Homes Plan sets EPC C for rentals and the two-test standard.

  2. H2 2027

    New-format EPCs arrive

    Certificates start using the four new metrics (target date).

  3. 1 Oct 2029

    Last chance to lock in a C

    An EPC C lodged before this stays compliant until it expires.

  4. 1 Oct 2030

    Deadline

    Every rented home needs a C. Penalties go up to £30,000.

Landlord guides

Know your options before you spend

All guides
Funding

Grants and funding for landlords in 2026

Warm Homes: Local Grant, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the new Warm Homes Loan and 0% VAT: what you can get, and how.

Read The rules

The 2030 EPC C rules, explained

What the new minimum standard asks of landlords, when it applies, the £10,000 cost cap, and the penalties.

Read The rules

Exemptions: when you don't have to reach C

The exemptions planned for the 2030 standard, how long each lasts, and the evidence you'll need.

Read

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