Renters could save £570 a year if all properties were made more energy efficient, think tank says

The government is being encouraged to act to help renters

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The Government has been encouraged to raise all privately rented homes to an energy efficiency rating of C, a think tank has said after finding it could save billpayers £570 a year.

The climate-focused E3G has said in its report, Cutting Energy Bills and Raising Standards for Private Renters, that if energy efficiency were improved, annual savings totalling £1.75billion could be made across the UK. At present, landlords can let out homes with an E rating.