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The MEES Requirements Tracker.

Official statutory version tracking for the UK's Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). Monitoring the roadmap to the proposed Band C 2028 target.

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Statutory Coverage

How we track MEES

Direct mapping of SI 2015/962 and DESNZ consultation documents.

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Statutory Instruments

We monitor SI 2015/962 and subsequent amendments for technical changes.

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Consultation Watch

Tracking Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) policy proposals.

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SME Impact

Interpreting complex EPC requirements into clear action items for UK property owners.

Statutory Timeline

The roadmap of MEES regulation changes.

1 April 2028 PROPOSED

Band C deadline for commercial property - proposed, not enacted

The UK government has consulted on raising the minimum non-domestic MEES rating from Band E to Band C by 1 April 2028. As of May 2026 this is a proposed regulatory target only - the implementing statutory instrument has not been laid before Parliament.

  • Source: Non-Domestic Private Rented Sector - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: EPC Band B by 2030 consultation.
  • Treatment: treat Band C 2028 as a planning assumption with material commercial impact - but not as current law.
  • Until the amending SI is made, only Band E is enforceable as a matter of UK law.
DESNZ Consultation Page
1 April 2023

Band E becomes fully enforceable for all let commercial property

From 1 April 2023, a landlord may not continue to let a non-domestic property in England or Wales with an EPC rating of F or G unless a valid exemption is registered. This closed the gap left in 2018.

  • Power: SI 2015/962 reg 27 (continued letting prohibition) commenced 1 April 2023.
  • Penalty: SI 2015/962 reg 39 - penalty calculated on rateable value, not a flat fine. Max £150,000 for long breach.
  • Publication: additional named publication on the PRS Exemptions Register.
SI 2015/962 Detail
1 April 2018

Band E required at lease initiation

From 1 April 2018, a landlord could not grant a new lease (including a renewal or extension) on a non-domestic property with an EPC rating of F or G unless a valid exemption was registered. This gave the market five years' notice.

  • Power: SI 2015/962 reg 23 - restriction on granting a new tenancy of sub-standard property.
  • Exemptions: register opened for high-cost, consent refused, devaluation, and listed-building wall insulation.
  • Enforcement: relevant local weights and measures authority (typically Trading Standards).
SI 2015/962 Detail
26 March 2015

SI 2015/962 made - Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) Regulations

The parent MEES instrument created the framework for both domestic and non-domestic regimes. It set the minimum standard at Band E with phased commencement from 2018 to 2023.

  • Made under the Energy Act 2011, ss. 49 to 53.
  • Created the PRS Exemptions Register and the penalty notice powers.
  • Shared parent SI but separate parts for domestic vs non-domestic.
SI 2015/962 Detail
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Methodology & Sources

How we track energy efficiency law.

Official Source

Data is sourced from MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) and DESNZ bulletins.

Update Frequency

Tracker is updated within 24 hours of any formal government announcement or statutory instrument release.

SI 2015/962

The underlying math uses the precise regulatory formulas defined in the 2015 Energy Efficiency Regulations.

Proposed Status

We clearly distinguish between 'In Force' law and 'Proposed' targets to ensure accurate planning.

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