Will Your Rental Property Reach EPC Band C?
Need to improve your EPC rating? We help landlords and letting agents identify the most cost-effective route to a better EPC, avoiding unnecessary upgrades and helping prepare rental properties for future requirements.
Your EPC Tells You the Rating. We Help You Plan the Improvements.
Your existing EPC
- Records your property's energy rating
- Provides standard improvement recommendations
- Estimates potential ratings and savings
- Often commissioned as a compliance exercise rather than to plan improvements
- Does not provide a tailored, costed improvement strategy
Your Landlord Health Pack
- Reviews your property's condition and existing EPC
- Highlights potential property defects that could affect proposed improvements
- Models combinations of improvement measures
- Helps avoid unnecessary expenditure on improvements that may not deliver the expected EPC benefit
- Provides a prioritised plan to inform your investment decisions
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What’s the Cheapest Route to EPC C?
The Landlord Health Pack assesses your property’s current EPC position and identifies the most cost-effective improvements needed to reach EPC C. It is designed to give landlords clear, practical guidance on their property’s specific situation. It has been popular with estate agents across Devon, and we have reviewed entire portfolios to support compliance and mitigate agents losing landlords.
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The aim is simple: Understand what will work for your property before spending money on improvements that may not be necessary.
Why Independent Advice Matters
An EPC provides standard improvement recommendations, but these aren’t always the most economical way to achieve a better rating.
In one of our landlord assessments, we identified an alternative to approximately £8,000 of proposed window replacement work by modelling different combinations of energy efficiency improvements.
It’s a practical example of why understanding the building and exploring the options before committing to expensive work can make a significant difference.
What’s Included In Your Landlord Health Pack?
- Landlord provides tenant contact details / access arrangements
- Full survey of the property, including a non-lodged EPC (aka EPR) and fabric condition review
- Production of an EPR (Energy Performance Report) indicating the rating if lodged today
- Recommendations on the most economical route to C rating
- Optional further reporting where needed (ventilation, condition, etc.)
- Where recommended works are completed within three months, a Free EPC is included, provided the measures are installed as specified. This provides a 10-year compliance position.
From £275
FAQ
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) provides an official energy efficiency rating for a property, together with standard recommendations for improvement. It is lodged on the national EPC register and is generally valid for 10 years.
An Energy Performance Report (EPR) is a non-lodged assessment that allows us to model different combinations of improvements without replacing or changing your existing EPC.
As part of our Landlord Health Pack, we use the EPR alongside an assessment of the property’s condition to identify practical, cost-effective improvements and help you avoid unnecessary expenditure.
The Government plans to replace the current SAP and RdSAP assessment methodologies with the Home Energy Model (HEM). Instead of relying primarily on a single energy cost rating, future EPCs will assess energy costs, building fabric, heating systems and smart readiness separately.
This means a property rated EPC C today might receive different ratings under the new system. However, existing EPCs will remain valid until they expire or are replaced. Under the Government’s proposals, landlords who achieve EPC Band C under the current methodology before 1 October 2029 will also benefit from transitional protection, giving them an opportunity to plan improvements under the existing rules.
The changes are still being finalised. Read our blog on the current position.
In England, most privately rented homes must currently achieve a minimum EPC rating of E, unless a valid exemption applies.
The Government plans to introduce higher energy efficiency standards from 1 October 2030, broadly equivalent to EPC C, subject to Parliamentary approval.
Under the proposals, landlords who achieve EPC Band C under the current assessment methodology before 1 October 2029 will be recognised as meeting the new requirements until their EPC expires or is replaced.
This gives landlords time to assess their properties, plan cost-effective improvements and potentially secure EPC C under the existing methodology before the proposed transitional deadline.
A property rated D68 may need a very different approach from one rated D55. We assess the current position and investigate which improvements could make the difference, rather than assuming extensive work is required.
Not necessarily. We model different combinations of improvements and consider the property’s construction and condition. Expensive measures should not automatically be treated as essential simply because they appear on an existing EPC.
No. It provides an informed improvement strategy using the applicable assessment methodology. The final EPC rating depends on the measures actually installed, their evidence and the methodology in force when the certificate is produced.
Beyond EPC requirements, landlords should also consider ventilation, heating system suitability, insulation levels and the overall condition of the property. Addressing issues such as damp, mould, poor ventilation or inefficient heating can improve tenant comfort, reduce running costs and help ensure the property continues to meet evolving energy efficiency and let property regulations.