Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a landlord — typically renewing every 10 years.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Every 10 years
Under
Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England & Wales) Regulations 2015
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC / MEES) is one of the obligations that typically applies to a landlord in the UK, under Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England & Wales) Regulations 2015. It needs renewing every 10 years, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England & Wales) Regulations 2015; Energy Performance of Buildings (E&W) Regulations 2012.
Every 10 years. A let property typically needs a valid EPC (valid 10 years — 120 months shown; an EPC expiring mid-tenancy need not be renewed until re-marketing/re-letting) and must meet the minimum standard, band E, on ALL continuing lets since 1 April 2020 — a continuous condition, subject to the GBP 3,500 cost cap and registered exemptions. A rise to band C has been consulted on (~2030) but is NOT in force.
MEES breaches: LA civil penalties up to GBP 2,000 (<3 months) / GBP 4,000 (3+ months), capped at GBP 5,000 per breach combination, plus publication; failing to provide an EPC for a dwelling: GBP 200 penalty charge.
Is energy performance certificate (epc / mees) a legal requirement for a landlord?
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC / MEES) typically applies to a landlord under UK law, under Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England & Wales) Regulations 2015.
How often does a landlord need energy performance certificate (epc / mees)?
Every 10 years. A let property typically needs a valid EPC (valid 10 years — 120 months shown; an EPC expiring mid-tenancy need not be renewed until re-marketing/re-letting) and must meet the minimum standard, band E, on ALL continuing lets since 1 April 2020 — a continuous condition, subject to the GBP 3,500 cost cap and registered exemptions.
What's the penalty for not having energy performance certificate (epc / mees)?
MEES breaches: LA civil penalties up to GBP 2,000 (<3 months) / GBP 4,000 (3+ months), capped at GBP 5,000 per breach combination, plus publication; failing to provide an EPC for a dwelling: GBP 200 penalty charge.
Keeval tracks energy performance certificate (epc / mees) against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).