England & Wales · MEES exemptions

Can you let a home that's below band C?

Rented homes are expected to need EPC band C under the 2030 landlord standard. A few of them qualify for an exemption instead — listed buildings, the cost cap, refused consent, or insulation that would cause damage. Answer six questions to see which route, if any, fits — and what it takes to register it.

Do you rent it to tenants?

Current band below C (D–G)?

Is it a listed building?

In a conservation area?

Would reaching C cost over the cap?

Solid-walled / hard to insulate?

Exemption routes that may fit

guidance from your answers — each route must be evidenced and registered; none is automatic

Your answers don't point to an exemption. To keep letting it past 2030, the home will need to reach band C — see what that costs and which measures get it there.

The current PRS cap is £3,500 (inc VAT) for the band-E standard. For the EPC C standard confirmed for 2030 (Warm Homes Plan, January 2026), the cap is £10,000 per property — or 10% of value for homes worth under £100,000 — with the implementing regulations still to follow. Qualifying spend from 1 October 2025 counts.

Exemptions are registered on the PRS Exemptions Register and last five years. This is guidance, not a determination — confirm against the official landlord guidance.

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Built on the PRS MEES landlord guidance. Exemptions are not automatic: each must be evidenced and registered, and most last five years. This is guidance, not a legal determination or advice. Methodology.