UK private renters ‘could save £570 a year if ministers act on energy efficiency’

Thermal image of houses in the UK. About 14% of the UK’s carbon emissions are associated with residential heating. Photograph: Cultura RM/Alamy

Raising the minimum standard of energy efficiency to a C rating for privately rented homes would save bill payers about £570 a year, research has found.

This would amount to annual savings totalling £1.75bn across the UK, according to the thinktank E3G in a report called Cutting Energy Bills and Raising Standards for Private Renters.