'Colder and poorer': Scrapping efficiency rules to cost renters in swing seat an extra £40m a year

Stuart Stone
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Almost 250,000 households in marginal seats are set to collectively pay an extra £40m in energy bills following the scrapping of energy efficiency standards, new analysis claims

The Prime Minister's controversial decision to scrap Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the private rented sector could mean around 2.8 million privately rented homes do not receive energy...

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