Private renters in England face having to pay an additional £1billion in gas and electricity bills due to Government delays in introducing new energy standards, analysts have warned.
The proposed Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), first launched in a consultation in 2020, would make all properties with new tenancies have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of at least a band C by 2025.
This would then expand to all tenancies in the private rented sector by 2028.
