There’s a lot of confident-sounding content online treating the 2030 EPC C requirement as settled law with a fixed enforcement regime. Here is what is actually confirmed, and what isn’t, as of the government’s own published position.
Confirmed
The government has confirmed its policy direction: a minimum EPC C for privately rented domestic property, targeted for 2030 (Warm Homes Plan, January 2026), with legislation targeted for 2027.
An indicative cost cap of £10,000 per property has been floated as part of the policy direction.
Not yet confirmed
The exact legal text, enforcement mechanism, and penalty structure — none of that exists until the legislation is actually enacted.
The final exemption categories and how they’ll be assessed.
Whether the £10,000 figure will be the final cap, a different cap, or removed — it is currently an indicative planning figure, not a legal ceiling.
What to do with an unconfirmed deadline
Planning ahead of a confirmed policy direction is reasonable; treating unconfirmed detail as settled fact isn’t. The useful, available-today action is knowing your property’s real current band and the realistic size of the gap — that doesn’t change no matter how the legislative detail eventually lands.
Check your property’s real EPC band free → no email required
Top comments (0)