Delays to energy efficiency standards could cost private renters £1bn

Stuart Stone
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Delays to energy efficiency standards could cost private renters £1bn

Postponement of new energy efficiency standards would saddle more than 2.4 million privately rented homes in England with higher bills for longer, new analysis warns

The government's failure to finalise new energy efficiency standards for private rented homes that were scheduled to take effect in 2025 is fuelling fears the rules could be further postponed, leaving...

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