Part Four: Implications for the wider market

 

The changes to EPC rules could have an impact on tenants as landlords consider how to fund the improvements. Some might see their rent rise as landlords contemplate passing on the cost of improving their properties' energy efficiency rating directly onto their tenants.

 

More than half of landlords said they will pass at least some of the costs onto their tenant, with fewer than a quarter (23%) saying they would not pass the cost on at all.